It got rid of pet odor that soaked into hardwoods for me. 

this is known as your cash on cash return and is expressed as a percent. paying off a house gets rid of your mortgage payment, but because it takes so much cash to get rid of the mortgage, your % return gets extremely low. if you are interested in rentals to make a profit, I suggest you spend a significant amount of time here learning, before you purchase your first property. this is not just to learn about how to make money off rentals, but the many legal nuances of the business. you should also be fluent in your local landlord/tenant laws before buying a property, not after. good luck.

If I were you, I would be glad to get rid of these tenants for free!

That way they might want to liquidate their house to get rid of the lien.

Basically get rid of any functional issues.  

The seller wants to get rid of the property within 45 days with a $5,000 deposit.

Just as an example my company took over a 52 unit here in San Antonio and there was an onsite manager that we inherited, she was very trashy and rude so we quickly realized we needed to get rid of her.

If you’re still paying PMI, then pay down enough to get rid of that.

Five police departments were necessary to get rid of the 200 vandals!!!

Learn more about proper vacancy reserves, which will help you float during lean times.To get rid of unpaying tenants, you need to know the tenant-landlord laws in your state.