(maybe touchy, could be that they're just not managing effectively)Are the leases annual, or month to month - depending on the deferred maintenance levels of the property, a month to month lease may be a solid option - helps you rid of bad tenants a little bit easier/cheaper/faster and usually provides more reasons to evict, sometimes it can be for no reason at all so long as you provide a 30 day notice.Also - take a look at the property and try your best to estimate rehab costs - whether it's $2K or $50K, you'll want to have an idea.

Call Scott McLain and his crew at Rid Dirt Lending (reddirtlending.com),  or his brother Rich and RMAC lending (rmaclending.com).

Also the rooms can get an odor to them that's hard to get rid of.

Outside of my mom's primary residence and a bad first investment we're trying to get rid of, we have 11 SFR's in the city of Atlanta, 9 of which are rented.

WE HAD TO GET RID OF OUR 9LB.

I'm SO GLAD I've gotten rid of my PM company, and honestly I would advise against using them if at all possible.

The $200-$300 dumpster rental you'll also need to get rid of the excess soil around your house will be well worth the expense.

Or, only let the leases be month to month from day one so you can get rid of them. 

If you feel you can handle the work by yourself or through someone else, get rid of them now.

I live in Idaho.  I have an upscale rental on the golf course and my tenant's life appears to be in a complete spiral.  I am in the middle of the eviction process and I happened to talk to his former boss, who told me...