Banks often stop paying the taxes when the escrow money for taxes gets used up because the owner stopped paying the mortgage.

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The upside:  There is a lot of money to be made, potentially, and every door you add to your portfolio builds your company's value bigger and bigger (vs. sales, where it's a transaction and then it's over).

Just so you know. “100% deductible” doesn’t mean you get 100% of yoru money back.

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When the National rodeo comes to Vegas those people have money and their horses are closer to family members a most people’s dogs. 

My assumption is either they moved out before the eviction was finalized or they paid whatever money was due and the landlord dropped the eviction, would that be somewhat accurate explanation of how this "dismissed without prejudice" would appear on someone's record?

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Hold people accountable, don't keep the same crew for every time, make sure money is being respected in the way you can control it and have your *** backed by the contracts you sign with these folks.

An easy math example is $1,250 of rent needs to support $1,000 of mortgage, property taxes and insurance and HOA (if applicable).