They can serve the initial notice to vacate but the actual court filing needs to come from you as the owner or through an attorney.Given you're out of state, working with a local eviction attorney is definitely your best bet here.

I've bet on the stock market and I've played slow and steady income on the stock market.

I would say for most people, the 1st position heloc is no a good bet, especially if you have a 1st mortgage rate of less than 5%.Using this strategy with a 2nd position heloc can be just as powerful, so you can have your cake and eat it too!

(I know a lot of investors who are doing this, but I've been surprised to find out that it's a new concept that others haven't considered.)The more units, the better in this scenario because you can hedge your bets with more units.

How that impacts the unemployment rate I am unsure, but you can bet it has misguided it for the past 1-2 years.2) Severance will not crater the consumption economy overnight. 3-6 months severance, the real bleeding won't happen to end of Q3/top of Q4.

After picking up my life in Los Angeles and moving to Fayetteville, AR for a house-hack, I do have a word of wisdom: make sure you like the place you're going to live if you're moving across the country to start your real estate investing journey.

Buy quality assets with NON section 8 tenants that have 700 fico scores thats safe bet in the US>  And what I do ..

Thanks for taking the time to share your adventure and REI journey with all of us!

If you have a lease with this tenant that allows them the dogs, you can still say they are in violation of the lease, I'll bet, by something in the lease that says they aren't to bother the neighbors or cause any disturbances, etc.

Happy New Year Kevin, It sounds like you’re in a good position to start your real estate journey!