I immediately remove a small portion of my monthly net cash flow for reserves, and put it in a separate reserve account, then I take whatever the income taxes will be and put that in a money market account.

I make a short list of what the tenant needs to do such as remove all belongings by X date, return all keys by X date, leave the place at least broom clean.Then I sign and they sign.

I started removing everything and realized how bad the damage was.

Just food for thought.

Just some food for thought!

Originally posted by @Donald Hendricks: if they have nothing to eat, people, they die.Perhaps eventually, but bedbugs can go dormant for a prolonged period of time (months) when a food source is not available.

It was difficult getting their repair crew out because of the all of the claims this weather event created but yesterday they came out and removed all the carpet, some walls, and put in dehumidifiers to dry everything.Here's how I understand the insurance will work.

Hopefully we can continue the discussion now that the nasty posts have been removed.

Many in the military in those situations rely on food stamps to get by, as referenced in this article.http://goo.gl/3gvVAD I don't want to turn this thread into a debate about the military, etc.

I suppose I have not accounted for snow removal/lawn service but my numbers reflect over 50% expenses