And especially in SF, with rent control and urban density, you literally get extreme and absurd situations like a multi million dollar condo literally RIGHT NEXT DOOR to a rent controlled flat where the immigrant inhabitants (6 in a small 2BR) collect recyclables in their back yard.  

Tax lien certificates allow counties to collect delinquent property taxes by offering these certs for sale.

Usually you could not change the rent before the end of their current leases.My advice: promise nothing, give them new address or online tool for payments, official letter (paper) that you are a new landlord and collect their concerns, needs, maintenance request.

We collected the "evidence" and found the people named on the magazines and letters by going to their address.

You mentioned that I cannot collect any fees for processing the loan?

A DSCR loan does not collect personal income, tax returns, or debt obligations to qualify you for the loan. 

I've used it to collect rent since it bought Cozy, but cannot figure out how to list.

I spent my corporate career collecting fancy titles and aggressively pursuing salary bumps - trust me when I say that the sigma grind for 30 seconds of an endorphin rush is not a good ROI.10) Decide if this is right for you.

Not that it will change the tenant's behavior, but we wold put it on the record with the tenant that they will be held responsible for rent and utilities, in accordance with the lease contract, through the end of the lease - or until the property is rented out again, whichever comes first.Hopefully, your PMC has their drivers licenses, work & banking info, so they can turn the data over to a collection attorney to pursue garnishment.FYI - most PMC's do NOT handle collections, so don't expect yours to handle this.

If you're a landlord in NY, you know you are only allowed to collect 1 months rent as security deposit.