Quote from @Kevin Zheng: Hire an attorney immediately and get them out.The tenant can tell your parents are at a loss of how to proceed, so the tenant is taking advantage of that weakness.

Chicago has far better investment opportunities and it makes sense to keep building on the processes that work, if they are working...

I suppose I could always wait and get a number when and if I hire a VA but they are helpful and that is the reason I am looking into them.

Markets closer to where you live tend to be easier to get started with as you might be able to learn the processes of managing a short term rental.

Eviction rates are less than 1% and process is very quick.

Our screening process tends to keep riff raff out, but like any real estate deal we see the occasional problem child and deal with them swiftly before they upset the order of the home.  

Though, this process will be the same for the other state (if you created a CA LLC you may need to register it as a foreign LLC in the state in which you are doing business/holding property).

Just spend the next 6 months browsing these forums, listening to the podcasts, reading a few books.Then start connecting with local realtors, general contractors, and developers.Post any specific questions you have about the process here in the forums and you'll get answers within a few hours.

If we follow this process, it would take us 2500 properties to replace our salaries.

Hi, I am in the process of purchasing my first investment property.