Evictions

At Van Camp Holding we offer landlords in the state of Florida an alternative to going through the stressful process of an eviction by buying the home with the problem tenant in it. The process is very simple and clear: we buy the house with the bad tenant or squatter in it and close on the sale in a matter of weeks.

As a landlord it is inevitable that one day you will be dealing with a tenant who just does not comply with the rules and therefore must be evicted from the property. There are several valid reasons to evict a tenant: non payment of rent, refusal to pay rent increases or late fees, violation of pet policy, illegal subleasing, .. to just name a few. The first question you will ask when dealing with an eviction is “what are the possible solutions?”. We give you a quick overview below. Which one of the three methods will be most suited for you depends on how much time and money you are willing to spend, your level of expertise and experience and your stress and risk tolerance.

1) Do it yourself: This is the cheapest solution if done right and the most expensive one if done wrong and unfortunately it is very easy to do an eviction wrong! You better make sure to understand all rights and obligations of both landlord and tenant during the eviction process. Whatever you do, do not resort to illegal selfhelp methods like locking out the tenant, turning off utilities, intimidation or putting the tenants belongings on the street because these actions will be severely punished at the eviction court. Unfortunately many people try to do an eviction themselves to then resort to one of the methods below after making some major mistakes.

2) Hire an attorney: Getting proper legal advice to do the eviction the right way is definitely a better choice than the DIY method, but there are some important pitfalls to watch out for. First of all, you want to make sure that you hire an attorney that has done evictions before, you do not want your case to be study material for someone that is unexperienced in this matter. Second, you will want to hire an attorney that is specialized in real estate and not in a total different area of law. Third, you will want to have an idea in advance about the total cost for the legal advice. One way to do this is to negotiate a flat fee that does not allow for an overrun. We once bought a house from a lady that had spent $8600 in legal fees to do an eviction before she called us to buy her property! Make sure to also account for costs other then legal fees such as holding costs, lost rent (evictions can take several months), repairs and a cleanup after the property has been vacated (tenants facing eviction will typically cause a lot of damage).

3) Sell to an investor that is comfortable with buying a house with a tenant in it that needs to be evicted. This is no different from selling a car that needs some work to a car dealership. It will be the fastest method to get out of the situation and you will not have to do deal with the tenant, attorneys, eviction court and contractors to repair the house. This is exactly the service that we offer. We have bought many houses with bad tenants before and can buy yours too. We are very experienced in dealing with these situations and can therefore do the entire eviction process and necessary repairs much cheaper than most people. If you feel that we can add value for you by buying the house with the tenant in it then fill out the form and we will contact you right away.