I'm glad to hear ou say "invest in my local market".

But logic also begs that you still would not have proof of sending the letter if your first class (read: not certified) letter WAS forwarded to another address, where the tenant may have actually received it, but lied in court that they never got it anywhere.

What can I do to get more information on the Canadian markets?

We are actually having one our premier events in October called Junkers to Jewels, a 3 day in person classrom and bus tour to learn about flipping, rehabbing, estimating etc on actual deals with local investors. 

If we could afford the price point in our local market we would stay in the Southern California market but its simply too expensive. 

For actually transferring to the LLC, I have been recommended against it multiple times from people and a lawyer in town.

I would love to talk to someone that has experience on this market and could tell me a bit more about it. 

For a more in-depth view of the Las Vegas investment market, DM me for a link to our blog site which contains more information on investing in general and investing in Las Vegas in particular.Before I continue, note that the charts only include properties that match the following profile, unless otherwise noted.Type: Single-familyConfiguration: 1,000 SF to 3,000 SF, 2+ bedrooms, 2+ baths, 2+ garage, minimum lot size is 3,000 SF.Price range: $320,000 to $475,000Location: All zip codes marked in green below have one or more of our client’s investment properties.What we are seeing:The chart below is from the MLS and includes all property types and price ranges.We're observing the typical seasonal slowdown in prices and inventory that starts in July because fewer people are buying properties and moving as school resumes in mid-August.Rental Market TrendsThe charts below are only relevant to the property profile that we target.Rentals - Median $/SF by MonthRents had a slight drop MoM ($1.19/SF vs $1.20/SF).

Then extra fees when actual work is involved. 

I did think about perhaps offering to rent to them for a specified amount of time at below market value (enough to cover the taxes) till they can get things figured out.I want to do everything I can so not to come off as a prick.