Best of luck with your endeavors and make sure to ask lots of questions...this community is very knowledgable and enjoys sharing.

I was lowering it in an attempt to fill the unit before month end.

I am going to add a question to this post to attempt to resurrect it, as I still am hoping for some input!

They did not sign it but said they would attempt to pay the rent.

We are looking into buying rental property in the Atlanta, Georgia area and possibly outside of Georgia.Our current goals are as follows:  (We are pretty sure that will change as we learn more about real estate investing)Learn as much about real estate investing from this forum and its membersConnect with others on Bigger PocketsSave as much money to purchase our first rental property this summerContinue to save and attempt to purchase at least one rental property each year after thatAny recommendations on where to get started?

And I hope to be able to add value to your endeavors as well, so please don't hesitate to ask if you think I can help with anything.Mahalo and have a great day!

They often teach people how to attempt to skirt the law.  

I'm not an agent myself, but you could always attempt to gather feedback from your clients as a way to gauge how you're doing things.

Generally speaking from an economic perspective, interest rates increase when inflation increases in an attempt by the central government to control the pace of inflation. 

I've texted and called... but ever since our lease expired and we've been month-to-month, he just ignores my attempts to contact him.