D-lo,
It is a unique situation when you can find someone (renter) to take care of your property. The only way my father found was to live right in the middle of the properties and rent extremely cheap, that way the renters want to stay there forever. I thought I wanted to be a landlord while working my oil patch job. People stole from me, wouldn't pay their rent when it was due. One had a cat, which I adamantly forbid...she left me in the middle of the night with 60-80 mounds of cat feces on the bedroom floor. Did you know the acid in cat feces will eat the finish off of hardwood flooring...sorry, I digress. I have a friend that builds homes in the Houston area. The economy got slow, so he started renting some of his new homes. A particular person refused to pay rent, no one with a legal background would listen to him. Evicting her, was a long tedious process. So, the only way he could get her to leave was to remove the A/C unit from the home in the month of August. She left 3 days later. Dlowrance, listen to Bob-O, Zep, and 2old2soon. You may get the most perfect renters in the world. I've been through too much to believe any different. I also agree with Pat W., when you are not sure what to do, don't do anything. If you are supposed to have the property...you will.
Charlie
