I want to note that ethically, I do not feel comfortable collecting rent from her next of kin so the component of obligation of the estate is largely irrelevant.You are also apparently supposed to secure all of her belongings and note anything that is removed by family members that you allow to visit the property.  

My question to the community is, do I go ahead and file for eviction tomorrow morning or should I wait?

In two months of not working, she brought home $8,304 which is equivalent to 3 1/2 months of income and puts her ahead.

My question to the community is, do I go ahead and file for eviction tomorrow morning or should I wait?

If the money is just sitting in your bank account earning less than 1% for the next three years, then go ahead and pay it off.

Have you visited Ohio?

Single-family home sales increased for the eleventh consecutive month, up a dramatic 47.4 percent year-over-year with 9,105 units sold;The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes dropped from 58 to 40;Total property sales rose 58.3 percent with 11,348 units sold;Total dollar volume increased 85.9 percent to about $4.0 billion;The single-family average price reached a record high, rising 20.0 percent to $371,854; The single-family median price climbed 17.6 percent to $295,000 – also a record high; Single-family homes months of inventory registered an historic low 1.4-months supply, down from 3.4 months year-over-year and below the national inventory of 2.1 months;On a year-to-date basis, single-family homes sales are running 24.4 percent ahead of 2020’s record pace.Townhome/condominium sales shot up 112.7 percent and reached record-level pricing with the average price up 8.8 percent to $246,940 and the median price up 11.0 percent to $200,000;Single-family home rentals fell 3.4 percent with the average rent up 11.0 percent to $1,960; Townhome/condominium leases rose 15.1 percent with the average rent up 8.0 percent to $1,688.HAR

Just go ahead and get a preapproval from their “preferred” lender...agents do this, as they should, simply because they know Their lender will do a Real preapproval....2 years tax returns, W-2’s bank statements , etc....unlike many who just run a credit report.

I say all of this to give people a heads up before getting into this business.

I own and self manage 16 doors in my neck of the woods and am doing a quick solo visit to Austin TX this weekend.