Specialist · Easton, PA · Member since 2018 · 1k+ posts · 2k+ votes
Morning all.. so here it is, 9:15am on a Sunday, I’m drywalling the kitchen of a half double I own and am rehabbing. I own the other half also. I waited until 8:45 to start working. My tenant in the other half just text me and asked if I could not make so much noise, she had to hear it all day yesterday (drilling and running electrical). I told her I’d move to other walls that aren’t opposite side of her kitchen wall but that she’d probably still hear but not as bad. Am I wrong? Do I call it quits for today or just keep going? If someone else owned this side she would probably not have been able to send that text..
My wife said the same thing.. and that it annoys her that she almost never pays rent on time.
Then it sounds like you've got zero incentive to walk on eggshells for the tenant. Ignore the text and do your job. Slap a 3 day eviction notice on the tenant's door the next time rent is late. Tenant can either get in line or get put out. End of story.
Ahhhh yes... I was awaiting a reply from you. I figured you’d tell me to tell her to grab a beer and a Newport and shutty.
That’s good advise matt ! If she starts flappin at the gums then give her a pack of Newport’s as a peace offering to shut her up .honestly though A small bribe goes a long way and can soothe a savage beast ! I use little Caesares hot n ready pizzas when I want to do this because they are 5.55$ and feed a small family . Everyone loves pizza and by giving them this meal they feel they need to reciprocate the favor and do something that you want . Worked great many times when I needed to get things done
I understand that everything you said was legal. But after seeing that article about BiggerPockets it seems counter intuitive to say things like that. People already have a bad view of land lords.
My wife and I house hacked and rehabbed a Fourplex. We only worked after 10-6pm on anything with nails or screws. And when we had to take a jack hammer to the tiles we sent them to dinner (on us) Saturday night and worked while they were gone.
They signed a lease renewal in the middle of a rehab with a $50 rent raise.
@Matt M. - I’ve read great reviews on Rockwool Safe n Sound / Soundproofing 16” batt insulation. I put it between rooms in a shared house and people aren’t complaining about each other. It would probably work well in the wall between the houses, if possible. I was trying to sell an attached twin (townhouse with only 1 other house, like half a duplex) and every time the neighbors were home during my open house the buyers would get turned off because they could hear running up and down the stairs through the main wall. Insulation is one of those products that has a pretty nice (20-30%+) bulk discount at Home Depot.
My wife and I house hacked and rehabbed a Fourplex. We only worked after 10-6pm on anything with nails or screws. And when we had to take a jack hammer to the tiles we sent them to dinner (on us) Saturday night and worked while they were gone.
They signed a lease renewal in the middle of a rehab with a $50 rent raise.
Seems rare on here, to treat tenants as fellow human beings who have the right to quiet enjoyment of their home. We do the same as Grayson to the extent possible, and we have low turnover. Currently living in Germany for the W-2 job and the law everywhere here is: No noise except between 7 am to 7 pm, no noise at all between 1-3 p.m., and none AT ALL on Sundays. That's music, tools, lawn equipment, etc, but not kids. Most people live in MF and homes are built so that you don't hear neighbors' children, etc within the building. It's nice.
I understand that everything you said was legal. But after seeing that article about BiggerPockets it seems counter intuitive to say things like that. People already have a bad view of land lords.
Just my two cents.
Everyone has an opinion on what property managers should or shouldn't do. You can't please everyone.
But of course. After the 5th is $40 late fee. My last tenants late fees paid my insurance policy.
That's what I like to hear........Going forward if rent isn't paid by the 5th you should also setup a radio playing Creed in the kitchen of the neighboring unit.
Haha! She’s already been warned. If I don’t have rent by the 10th, I file. I don’t need to post a notice first. Once they sign a Pennsylvania Association of Realtors lease I use, they waive their right to a notice.
@Matt M. Normally its 7am during the week and 9 on sunday. Not sure about Saturday. Usually go to 8pm I believe. Can start earlier and stay later, you just have to be quiet. I wouldn't stop working. Just be telling her that the faster you get it done the less longer she will have to listen to it. You are well within ur rights.