first eviction

[Melissa S.]

Hello All, Im in the process of trying to get squatters off my property. We've gone to court and have an offical move out day. This process have been so stressful!! Anyone else other there in BP land feel like just calling it quits after something like this? Im starting to feel like this is not for me, although I do like RE. I find it hard not to take this situation personally. Anyone out there have any coping mechanisms they use while going through evictions? thanks for your thoughts.

[Jay Orlauski]

don't give up.. you've already got the hardest part behind you -if they don't follow the court orders , the law will help you get them out. Remember that this is a business and even though sometimes it is tough to not take it personal - you cannot take it personal - use this as a learning opportunity - you learned how to use the court system to get possession of your property back and now you know how to do it. Try to avoid this again by screening very carefully for your next tenants and be sure they know that there is no wiggle room when it comes to paying the rent on time or taking care of the property.

When we had to go through it, yes it was very frustrating and there were times when I was wondering why anyone would put themselves through it - at the same time , there is nothing more satisfying than developing long term positive cash flow while helping put a roof over a family. It takes a certain kind of person to get involved in real estate estate, especially land lording - but you got this far and I would say to keep it up. Evictions is just one of the ugly things we have to deal with in this industry and every job has its down side - but once you have everything up and running smoothly, you will be happy that you stuck to it.