If the rest of the story involves lack of communication and her inability to convince you of her situation so you don't spend the money evicting, then my advice would be to move forward with eviction.

Have MLS access in the lakeland area and can value a property fairly well if it isn't old/different.

My properties were in Williamson County Texas which has a fairly high foreclosure rate considering how well Texas has been weathering the recession.My last deal:Duetsche Bank Jan 2011Original list 99kList 89kDOM 90+Bid 74, Bank countered 79, agreed on 77 but negotiated 10k off because slab sloped so 67k, 10k in fix up (didn't fix slab as minor) and rented for 1000 monthDeal 2 July 2010HUD list 160k, bid 139k the first day it went to investor bid and was the only bid. (8k Tax credit had expired) Bid accepted

As a hard money lender we receive calls from wholesalers fairly often.

If you got to pick and choose, that would be the opposite of a "Fair" Market Value.

It was 2006, and about a year before my wife and I had finished paying off some fairly large debts I'd inherited from my previous marriage.

The area is fairly depressed.

Especially since you may have acquired them at a fair amount.

He is 8 years into the business and does very well.I have done fairly well in my first 2 years and have completed deals in excess of $2,500,000.

I look forward to learning more and communicating with you all.