When I left the area due to taking a job across the country I asked a friend to manage the property for me. He is a professional, and purported to have done it before. Put a young couple, the daughter of his handy-man and husband, and a 2yo and a newborn. Ok, it's a 3 br house. Suddenly when I was gone the kids multiplied to 5 because the husband had 3 daughters from a previous marraige and a sob story. Major damage, and no money for rent. They left when I said they needed to pay rent, only leaving me with 1 month not paid, along with the damage. It sat all summer. I asked the property manager of the apartment complex where my Mom lived to manage it. He was also my landscaper who rescued my yard from the neglect over the summer. He is also a part time minister. He knew someone who needed a break and who would be great to live in the house and fix it up and appreciate a nice place to live. 6 months later, no rent, I paid the utilities until the temperature got above freezing because it was going to take 'a couple of months' to get the deposits saved up. Not paid for them yet. I turned off the utilities in May. I had a lawyer send them an eviciton notice last month. This month we go to court. I'm in Honduras, the house is in Tennessee.