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Hector Lesende is owner-licensed real estate broker in Miami, Fl. Serving Miami real estate, Miami Lakes real estate, Coral Gables, Miami Beach, Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale, Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. We provide a South Florida Foreclosure List. We are HUD registered brokers. We offer Miami South Florida Eviction Service.

I have completed another eviction in South Florida. The Pembroke Pines eviction was completed in about two weeks. The tenant left the premises when the default papers were signed by the judge. The landlord has decided to let us manage the property since she lives in New York.

The landlord is in foreclosure and is trying to do a loan modification or a short sale. The tenant argued in court that since the property was in foreclosure he should be allowed to stay in the premises for free. He will leave when the bank would do the final foreclosure paper which would take more than one year. The tenant forgot to do one thing, place the rent money he owed in the court registry. The judge immediately signed the default package and ordered the Sheriff to evict.

I met the Sheriff at the property at 11:30 am. He asked if the tenant was still inside the premises. I said no, they left last week and there is nothing inside that belongs to them. No furniture, no clothes, nothing at all according to a neighbor. The Sheriff went inside as I waited by the front door. The house was vacant. He placed the Sheriff’s notice sticker at the front door and gave me possession of the house. We changed the locks. I took pictures of the house inside and out for my records. I also used those pictures to advertise the property to rent it back out.

The house was very clean, organized and presentable. The tenants left the house in excellent condition. This Pembroke Pines property will be very easy to rent again. We should be able to rent the property before the end of the month. The owner lives in Long Island, New York. She has a family member in Miami but is unable to handle the property management duties. The business of renting and collecting rent money should be left to real estate professionals.

Call Hector Lesende at (305) 300-7788 or visit www.lesende.com

Hector Lesende is owner-licensed real estate broker in Miami, Fl. Serving Miami real estate, Miami Lakes real estate, Coral Gables, Miami Beach, Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale, Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. We provide a South Florida Foreclosure List. We are HUD registered brokers. We offer Miami South Florida Eviction Service.

Price: $1,200

Excellent Rental Price

City: Miami

Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 bath with pool

Property Type: Rental

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Best Rental Price in the area. Spacious 3 bed 2 bath single family home with a pool in Shore Crest. Wood floors, granite counter top, iron gate fence, washer and dryer. Updated kitchen and bathroom. Flush landscaping. Excellent location. Close to North Bay Village, Miami Beach, and Aventura. Very quiet neighborhood. Call Hector Lesende (305) 300-7788 or visit www.lesende.com

I helped a landlord from New Jersey get possession of his rental property located in Orlando, Florida. The landlord read my blog and contacted me about doing an eviction. I told him we did not go to Orlando since we are based in Miami South Florida. Simon insisted and said he would pay double my usual fee if I would help him to negotiate with the tenant. We agreed on terms and I called the tenant in Orlando right away.

There were 10 people living in the property and finding the person who made the decisions was not easy. The tenant had not paid for months and the landlord was paying for all utilities including water and sewer, and electricity. He even rented the house completely furnished. The tenant refused to talk to him and refused to leave. I talked to the head of the household who was a lady and the one that made all the decisions.

I was able convince the tenant to give us possession of the property by offering the lady some money for her to leave with a promise that the landlord would not go after her for the rent owed. She agreed to leave but wanted the money first and then she would go. After lengthy negotiation over the phone she agreed to leave the premises and receive the money at the same time. She agreed to leave on Tuesday, December 01, 2009. A friend of the landlord who lives nearby agreed to give the tenant the money, take the keys and possession of the property.

On the day of the exchange the landlord’s friend changed her mind and said she was afraid to go to the house. She wanted to meet at a bank or at a police station.  It took several hours to convince her that it was safe and nothing would happen to her. The tenant took the money, signed an agreement and gave us possession of the property. I was on the phone with the tenant the whole time and I also talked to the landlord’s friend reassuring her that everything was going to be fine. The landlord was calling me constantly from New Jersey. The tenants left and we took possession of the property. We avoided an eviction and the landlord saved a lot of money and time.

I informed the landlord that we had possession of the property and that the nightmare was over. The landlord said he can now get a good night’s sleep. He is very happy an impressed with my negotiating skills. I always try to negotiate with the tenant first. If that does not work then we start the eviction process. Negotiating with the tenant is the key. The bottom line is to get the deadbeat tenant out fast, get possession of the property and rent to a good paying tenant.