Rental Property Investor · Mercer Island, WA · Member since 2008 · 22k+ posts · 14k+ votes
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Find an eviction attorney in your area and let them work through the process. There is a process. It varies from state to state. The attorney can advise you on the exact procedures and timelines. This isn't really a DIY job unless you're experienced. Mistakes can result in you having to restart the entire process.
Have you tried talking to the occupants? Maybe offering them "cash for keys" to leave?
Investor · Leominster, MA · Member since 2011 · 1k+ posts · 589 votes
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Man I wish I could find a link to a similar situation that somebody posted recently. They were in like their 18th month of trying to get the former owner out of a foreclosed property they purchased. This person was essentially on the verge of bankruptcy from all the legal fees and on track to be foreclosed themselves. You have to go through the normal eviction process unfortunately as if he is your tenant. There is no way around it. I guess I should clarify that there is no way around it in MA as far as I know. The person that posted about it previously was in New York I believe and there was no way around it for them either. Consider the fact that the bank was not able to get them out either. Maybe somebody from your area could chime in. You might want to edit your post to include Mississippi and maybe your city or county so you will pop up on the radar of local investors.
Landlord and Rehabber · Newton, MA · Member since 2010 · 2k+ posts · 877 votes
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That can be a tough situation sometimes.
Some states will be worse than others. For your sake I would hope that Mississippi is just more or less an eviction, and hopefully your state isn't that bad on that.
As @Rob Beland said their is an epic thread on here about a guy here that is now about 18 months into trying to get the former owner turned squatter out of a house he bought.