All Forum Posts by: Jason H.

Wow, thank you all for all of your great feedback. So much great information and wisdom... very much appreciated! 

@Yvette M. yes, sent that to her around Aug. 10... In NC it's a 10 day pay or quit. 

You're right... Thank you @Aaron Treloar 

Thank you @Aaron Treloar. I agree. At the end of the day, I just want her out, so I can find new quality tenants and move forward. In NC, it costs about $300 to file for an eviction. Since she hasn't been honest in giving me rent or an exact move out date, would you file for an eviction? At what point?

Thanks!

Thank you @Melissa N.! I do have a deposit. I am hoping to get her out without having to spend money on legal fees, but am open to that option. 

@Thomas S., thanks for your feedback & highlighting that I "made so many mistakes". Lol. This will definitely go down as a good learning experience. Normally I am very thorough in my due dilligence of tenants and this time I acted hastily just to fill the unit... won't happen again. 

@Aaron Treloar

Thank you @Aaron Treloar for your feedback. I do have a security deposit which is the same amount as one months rent. Would you suggest filing for an eviction or filing a lawsuit claiming she s breaking the lease early?

Shannon Peace, thank you so much for the feedback. I appreciate you taking the time to do so. I am currently about halfway through a 45 day escrow period and everything is going good. If I have any further questions, I'll message or call you. I'll also keep you in mind for any other FSBO transactions.

Last September/October, I signed into a 2 year lease agreement with a family to rent my SFR in the Charlotte area. School had already started and there weren't many rental prospects, so foolishly I was happy to move forward with anyone. I ended up signing the lease with the wife, who was also the sole worker in the family. HUGE mistake. The family was moving from Florida for new employment, and just about every month since they moved in, rent has been late. I have sent several eviction warning notices, and then the tenant ends up paying.

Last month, when emailing the wife about the late rent, I included the husband in the email & the wife informed me that the husband no longer lived at the home & had moved back to Florida. August 10th, 2016 (less than a year into the 2 year lease) I get an email from the wife saying that she is being transferred back to Florida in 30 days. I responded reminding her that she is only partially through a 2 year lease and that I'd be willing to work with her to break the lease IF she paid August rent (which was late again) and allowed me to schedule viewings for new prospective tenants while she still lived there. She didn't respond to my reply and I've been trying to communicate with her via email, calls, texts with very little success since. 

I live in CA and manage the property long distance along with 4 other SFR's in the same area. She is my lone problem tenant.

My goal is to get August rent, get her out of the home ASAP with little to no vacancy time, ensure that she doesn't wreck the home, all while not breaking the bank. 

How can I go about getting my August rent? What are some options I have in attaining my above goals? 

If she doesn't pay rent, I am looking into suing her for breaking the lease early. 

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. 

Sincerely,

Jason Hamelberg