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Ryan Cleary
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Evicting a tenant to sell a house

Ryan Cleary
  • Investor
  • Palm Beach County, FL
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I am looking to 1031 the first investment property I bought. Its a 2 family home in a rough neighborhood, one side vacant and the other is occupied.

I have an okay relationship with the existing tenant but it has been a constant struggle with late rent, her keeping the property a mess, and her unit is disgusting, etc. 

The property is located in Florida and I would like to have the property completely vacant for the sale because I know her unit and her mess will turn away any potential buyer.

(even if I was keeping the property, I would want her gone, each time I am there I am picking up a handful of diapers on the property? Why am I picking up diapers? I dont understand how this even happens, does she occasionally open up her front door and and fling a diaper on the property?)

Anyways, would you suggest trying to evict her myself or is it worth spending the money on a lawyer to have this done properly?

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Greg Scott
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Greg Scott
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@Greg Scott She is currently month to month


 Then you can have her out in 30 days by non-renewing.

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