Might be a good idea to check the building codes in your area and see if this is an item that has been set down in law.

I'm happy to learn a new skill set and would love to join some local groups.Thank you all in advance for any input!

Whatever your lease & the law says, you should begin the eviction process as soon as they have not paid by the due date.

In our case, we make purchase money loans toward local flips, and I argue that deferred payments make our loans safer.

Paul as a local, but wouldn't recommend it for someone investing out of state.

My sister in law wants to sell three sf rentals in Spokane.

This is a stain on the city and the state. lol all 50 states in the USA already have laws restricting wholesaling.

All that changed after the GR (Great Recession) and by law, loan servicers can't crush you like in the old days. 

A couple of book recommendations:- David Greene's 'Skill' & 'Sold'- Hyper Local, Hyper Fast Agent by Dan Lesniak- Gary Keller's Millionaire Real Estate Agent- Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Successful PeopleSoak up the practical advice and apply it.The main takeaways I got from these books:- A day where you don't work to generate leads is a day off.

New threads and topics await all of you law and ethics folks elsewhere.