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If you gave 24 hours notice for the repair, why did you leave without entering and making the repair? Use your own key, unlock the door, go inside and make the repair.
If she changed the lock or deadbolt, simply drill out the lock, do your repair and then replace the deadbolt with your own brand new deadbolt that you should be carrying on your truck at all times.
I've owned apartments since 1999. I have never even considered Section 8. And I do not do one year leases. My leases are strictly month to month with a written line item assuring the tenant that I will not raise the rent for a period of one year. If a tenant pushes for a one year lease, I recommend that they find another place to live. If for no other reason, keep tenants on month to month so that if you get an unsolicited offer to purchase, the buyer is not prevented from emptying X number of units for immediate rehab...
To each his own, but back when I first began doing rentals, I figured that someday the mortgages would be paid off and that the monthly cash flow would be staggering as first one, then another became mortgage free... I have nothing against index fund investing, but there is something to be said for the monthly cash flow generated by a mortgage free 40 unit apartment complex... Heck the laundry room income alone will be $1,200 to $1,600 per month on 12 machines. Then add 3 Coke Machines... It does not suck.
DL
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