@Marlene Jordan Yes, just like the other gentleman said, say "I retrieved your information from public county records.

Paying a couple of hundred dollars to move units and then a couple of hundred to retrieve them later is a big headache and costly.

To each his own.And the bank was able to retrieve the asset and re-sell it to recover their loss.

Their knowledge of the market, access to property's seller to retrieve information about the property, and access to a variety of lenders.Brandon Turner did mention the pros and cons of using a realtor in his book on rental properties that really struck home for me.I believe I have yet to find the right realtor for my area, but I will suggest the alternatives such as Craigslist, wholesaler (well worth their fee), driving for dollars, and direct mail, which have all proved to be a game changer.

However, 5 years in, there's a good likelihood that your rents have increased $100-$300/m without a turn needed because a married couple working in finance doesn't want to pay a moving company every 2 years, and their golden retriever (that also earned you a pet fee and pet rent) loves the fenced in backyard.

I think I agree with you that if my past tenants haven’t listened to my call to action to pay me back I pretty much don’t have anything more to lose by hiring a collection agency to retrieve some/all my back rent back to me, right lol?

Is there anything I can do to retrieve the rent?

Every living room has a theme, it can guy action movies, rock and roll, labrador retrievers, duck hunting, deer hunting, bodybuilding, western movies, etc. 

A dozen kids could get bit by golden retrievers and it may cost the insurer thousands of dollars, but one kid gets bit by a pit bull and you are on the hook for a multi million dollar judgment.

He had managed to retrieve his mail and newspapers somehow and seemed disappointed when 9-1-1 was called.