I’ve never considered cash for keys as an option, and don’t recommend it but if there is a situation where someone were to do it for whatever reason, just be sure to withhold that payment until the tenant is completely out, property is fully inspected and found to be in acceptable condition and locks are changed. 

The government has been intentionally withholding on foreclosing on FHA borrowers.But since the beginning of the year that has started to change.Now, the foreclosure process is starting up again.  

If you are going to be giving her the deposit back, I would replace the locks and withhold the cost from her deposit.

Other landlords choose to withhold a prorated amount if they find a replacement tenant within 30 days of the original lease start date.

Borrowers often with hold information they consider detrimental to their loan application.

(Question:  how much did you withhold from the security?)

Yet, when I initiated a withdrawal, I was met with a complex set of terms, penalties, and withholding conditions that were never clearly explained beforehand.

Just be sure you meet REPS and material participation tests, and confirm with your CPA before reducing W-2 withholding to avoid underpayment penalties.

If the tenant decides to withhold rent or take legal action, this could lead to the property being condemned until the mold is remediated, which could cost you even more in the long run.If the mold remediation is too expensive, selling AS-IS might be the way to go.

I think there is more to dive into next week in the meeting and having seen the loans come up due and withholding our payouts to pay for the new floating rates.