104: Rookie Reply: Do I Need a Lawyer to Evict Tenants?

Real Estate Rookie

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🗓️ 14 August 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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This week’s question comes from Dan on the Real Estate Rookie Facebook Group. Dan is asking: For those of you that have gone through the eviction process, did you go it alone in small claims court or did you hire a lawyer? While Tony (thankfully) doesn’t have experience evicting any tenants, Ashley has had to evict multiple out of her personal investment properties as well as from properties she managed when she was a full-time property manager. She describes the multiple ways you can evict a tenant, all of which will rely on the situation the tenant presents you with. Here are some suggestions: Hire an attorney if you are inexperienced with tenant evictions Use small claims court to get back rent or payment for damages Offer cash for keys if you are unable to legally evict at this time Understand that many tenants will pay or leave once they receive an eviction notice And Much More! If you want Ashley and Tony to answer a real estate question, you can post in the Real Estate Rookie Facebook Group! Or, call us at the Rookie Request Line (1-888-5-ROOKIE). Links from the Show BiggerPockets Podcast Real Estate Rookie Rookie Facebook Group Check the full show notes here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/rookie104 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is real estate rookie episode 104.
0:07.3	My name is Ashley Care and I'm coming to you live from the bigger pockets headquarters with my co-host Tony Robinson.
0:13.9	And for those of you that didn't listen to last week's episode, we are fulfilling one of Ashley's bucket list items by
0:19.3	recording kind of talk show style here live at BPHQ.
0:24.6	Oh, let me just pick up my coffee cup and take a seat.
0:27.2	But yeah, we're here in Denver for a couple of days.
0:31.8	Ashley and I are hanging out with the crew here every couple of months trying to come out and just kind of spend some time.
0:36.4	You know, actually, we're literally as far away from each other.
0:38.9	I think you can possibly get on a map.
0:40.9	So it's nice to be able to get together in person every once in a while.
0:43.6	Yeah, and we're working on some really exciting things.
0:46.2	Maybe some more in person events.
0:48.9	All kinds of different content to really just get as much real estate investing,
0:53.6	a knowledge out to you guys and finding the best ways to get it to you.
0:57.3	So and we love everybody here that works at headquarters.
1:00.4	They are awesome.
1:02.0	And we have a great time every time we get to come.
1:05.3	So we're not here to talk to you guys about how much we love bigger pockets.
1:08.5	We're here to talk to you guys about real estate investing.
1:10.9	So we've got a question from the Facebook group today.
1:13.4	So so hold on before we dive into today's episode, let's take a quick break.
1:17.6	Are current interest rates making you depressed about cash flow?
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