Don't bother retaining a lawyer unless they take you to court.Just send them a letter indicating that since they defaulted on the lease they forfeit the deposit (use what ever wording applies to your state regulations).My thinking is different - spend 5 minutes on the phone with an attorney and make sure you wont be heading to court :)  Guess another reason I don't fight over small amounts (one month of rent) is that I don't want them randomly damaging the property, stopping over at my house, or complaining all over social media how I wronged them.  

Change the locks and call social services to pick her up because she is homeless.  

", I was not referring to buying because it's sexy, I was referring to owning them as they are, and making them more desirable by making them sexy aka more socially acceptable and desirable.

I’ll also post a picture, social media link, etc. if you’d like.

You can put signs on your car, get a t-shirt that says you buy houses, and post on your own personal social media asking for people looking to sell quick.

I search for the applicant on social media.

@Eric Mory i dont use social media too much, but i do have facebook if thats the easiest way to reach you.

Tenants claim they will make this big news on social media and I will be in big trouble. 

We're getting bigger, and with growth comes more social problems - crime, homelessness, drug problems, etc...

Some of choosing a brokerage depends upon your personality and what you need from a brokerage.For instance, are you a social creature?