Happens a lot.
Every person I have known that has rental properties has a horror story like this or worse................
Up norrth, you just about have to have multiple witnesses see a tenant murder someone on the property in order to evict a tenant quickly. And THAT was before COVID.
Hey man, it’s not my house!
There are plenty of videos you YouBoob that show much worse situations. Search for “tennant from hell”.
Friends of ours had a rental property in a neighbouring town and swore off renting after after evicting their addict tenants. The house didn’t stand empty for long as the former tenant-now street people-broke back in through the basement window to do their laundry once a week. Other owners I know discovered, after eviction, a fridge full of rotten food and piles of candle wax everywhere when the utility cut off the deadbeat’s power 3 months prior.
It’s the one reason I haven’t invested in rentals directly. Instead I invest in REITs that have a fairly high monthly dividend. I don’t make quite as much, but I still do pretty well....and I don’t have to deal with all the headaches.
Even with detailed review of rental applicants and a heightened ability to judge character..., you can get burned!
I’ve got a lot of them. Some infuriating...some amusing (now).
I have a friend in Vegas that has a rental in Pahrump. His tenants moved out end of March....and left the place trashed. Didn’t pay the last 2 months rent. He has spent over $7k putting the place back together. He’s done. It went on the market and sold. He’s just waiting for the sale to finish up now.