Although I suspect that's how/why I found my way here -- trying to learn about this whole game.

@Angel McClinton, I'm in the game on fourplexes in NW Houston, specifically Cypress and Spring. 

Just paint and carpet, maybe.  98% chance you'll get the house back ini same or worse condition.Needs plumbing swap, new breaker box, 200% chance you'll get the house back.I've done note and mortgage (traditional seller finance) and had to foreclose, about $1.5k plus the non-paying months.   

I say why would I stop playing this real life game of Monopoly?

Once these folks vacate, you can remove W/D before new tenants move in. I

Wealth is not measured “just” in $, is it worth that $ to give up that time. 

Can the city of Chicago take my building away for not having someone living in. I

With multiple offers in I had to counter higher, still going to cash flow but not as nice of a deal.

Like I said I'm not as credible as you may want me to be, but these are my viewpoints from someone who is on the outside looking in. I

One property I am interested in is a short sale.