I don't mind a reasonable penalty just not one that is going to bankrupt me. :-)If I had signed the tenant to a month to month lease, I would have no problem forcing them out right now to get into compliance.

Then of course many of the RR companies went bankrupt, or were bought by larger RR companies and no longer exist.One of my favorite stories is about a property that two attorneys said, "There's Nothing that can be done with this property." 

It is how so many went bankrupt last down turn in the market.

My second deal was buying the remaining lots (8) in my 11 lot subdivision that went bankrupt.

They can easily remote bankrupt it.

This is why California is bankrupt now and why the state continues to lose population.How about this solution?

Are they in fact bankrupt?

Many an investor has gone bankrupt for failing to do exactly that.

No, they aren't going to go bankrupt, but no, they aren't going to double in price.Recommendation: HOLDOther Poorly Performing StocksYahoo (Down 5%) (Too bad Microsoft Didn't buy them, otherwise it would be quite different)Pepsico (down 4%)Hewlett Packard (Down 3%)Ebay (Down 4%)Alright, that's all I got for now.Don't work to make money.

To me, it takes a lot of savings to begin and when there is a vacancy, that vacancy can last a long time and quite possibly bankrupt you.