Before I get an uproar about my move, I've lived in CA (Orange County/Long Beach) before and will definitely be staying there permanently.I am open to being a landlord(I currently work as a leasing consultant) and just about anything really.

How can I stop the tenants from just walking away from the lease, moving out, and not paying me anymore rent even though they signed a lease until July?

Yeah doesn't make much since,seeing its a multi unit.Thought you could at least live in on unit then after a year lease the other units.

@Stan Butler, This is one where you will REALLY need to get your attorney to make sure the text in your lease or rental agreement will pass muster.

I actually have a property that I called the bank on and asked if I could Lease Option my property out.

Hey @Bill Gulley, I may have expressed myself badly - I am not renewing the lease and the tenant isn't going to like it.

I will definitely have to check the roof condition.Forgot to mention about my exits.Exit 1: Rehab and flip.Exit 2: Lease it.Exit 3: If it doesn't sell by end of April, I can move in since my current lease ends.So assuming loan closes mid to end February, I have to worry about carrying cost for March and April.

I had no interest in a short term lease.

Oil areas have repeating booms and busts, sometimes creating lots of vacant properties.Property that wasn't easily finance-able (houses on leased oil company land, junk houses, mobiles on land, etc.) was sold over and over on lease options or land contracts with no deed transfer.

What type of lease is the Tenant in?