Try to convince field inspector to cut lockbox off2.

So it looks like they just figured they might as well cut out the middle man and let the investor get the loan amount up front.

I assumed a 3% appreciation of the current house value.With those assumptions I calculate:After 5 years=$14,000 loss on saleAfter 10 years=$19,000 profit on saleI know that in general investors do not hold a rental property that does not cash flow, so maybe the answer is cut my losses now.

"Investors" won't cut it, they are the general public.....buyers and sellers

Based on your story, I would work with her.She seems to understand the impact of an eviction.If she can't come up with the $500, I would take a partial payment for whatever she has in her bank account.The eviction will cost you more than the $500.Hell, sometimes I feel compelled to review their finances with them and see where they can cut expenses, just so I can get my rent easier.I have had tenants who shouldn't be subscribing to cable or direcTV or full blown cell phone plans.

If they have renters insurance, their insurance company will put them up somewhere and cut them a check for their losses.

My BiggerPockets time has been severely cut right now due to my entertaining but time consuming low income tenants.

Any leads that end up buying the property you get a cut from it, correct?

And, perhaps the biggest resulting problem of the enhanced regulation, those banks severely cut back on the available funding for mortgages.Additional regulation is not the answer. 

The cut-off date here is Dec. 31, not April 15th.