Is this rental worth it?
See your real monthly profit after the mortgage, property tax, insurance, empty months, upkeep and the eviction risk most calculators leave out. Every figure is sourced and dated.
Tenant stopped paying? Let's work out what an eviction will really cost.
Answer four quick questions. We add up lost rent, court fees, a lawyer and turnover, using your state's actual rules.
In Texas, it usually takes about 4 weeks.
The path for an unpaid-rent case, from the state's notice period and court deadlines. If the tenant fights it, plan for up to 8.5 weeks.
2 weeks in Louisiana. 16.5 in D.C.
Each tile shows the typical weeks from notice to lockout. Tap a state for its step-by-step timeline, fees, tenant protections and sources. Timelines are model estimates from each state's rules, not court statistics. How we calculate.
Local rules change the answer in these cities
Right to counsel, just-cause and rent-control ordinances, relocation payments and local marshal fees.
Why you can lean on these numbers
Straight from the source
Notice periods, deadlines and fees come from state statutes and court fee schedules, each one linked. Rents come from the U.S. Census ACS 2024. Methodology · download the data.
Checked Oct 17, 2026
All 50 states and D.C. are re-checked. Where we couldn't verify a figure, we label it unverified and use a labeled national default. We never guess.
Not legal advice
Rules vary by county and city. Use this to plan, then talk to a local landlord-tenant attorney before you act.
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