All Forum Posts by: Andy Kaye
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Post: Navajo white paint -- which brand do you use?
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- Long Beach, CA
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Originally posted by @James DeRoest:
Originally posted by @Andy Kaye:
I see that a lot of landlords like Navajo White, but every brand has their own color. Benjamin Moore is very light. Behr is kinda yellowish. Scherwin Williams is in between. Which one is the best for rentals?
Wouldn't put white in a rental if you paid me to.
White tells a tenant that its a blank canvas and they can do whatever they want. Which they will.
Chose builders beige, mid tint for living areas, light tint for the bedrooms, and then for the bathroom, corridor and kitchen decide whether these are bright or dark rooms and use accordingly.
Valspar 2000 (used to be called contractor paint) from Lowes.
Dude Navajo White isn't white. its more like ivory-beige.
Post: Navajo white paint -- which brand do you use?
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- Long Beach, CA
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I see that a lot of landlords like Navajo White, but every brand has their own color. Benjamin Moore is very light. Behr is kinda yellowish. Scherwin Williams is in between. Which one is the best for rentals?
Post: Cost of installing shower doors for a tub?
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- Long Beach, CA
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Right now I have a tub/shower that uses shower curtains.
How much would it cost to install a glass shower door like the one in the picture below? I just want the cheapest door they sell at Home Depot, nothing fancy. How much should I expect to pay?
Post: Living how close to freight train tracks does it start to become bothersome?
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- Long Beach, CA
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I am looking at some properties a few blocks away from a freight train track. Does anyone know how close is considered too close where it would start to hurt the resale value of the property?
Obviously a property 500ft away is gonna have crummy resale value. But how about 2500ft?
Post: Quietest window AC (air conditioner)?
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- Long Beach, CA
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Summer is approaching and I am starting to think that having a window AC for my room is better than turning on the central air and wasing so much electricity.
Can you guys recommend an AC that is QUIET and cheap? That is my primary criteria
Post: What business structure do YOU use and why?
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- Long Beach, CA
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you cant get an umbrella policy without having a landlord policy first.
Post: Securing a renter - pinging for ideas
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- Long Beach, CA
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Try Rentometer to price your rent. Just looking at whats on the market right now is inaccurate, because all the cheaply priced units already got rented out and are off market.
Post: What business structure do YOU use and why?
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- Long Beach, CA
- Posts 56
- Votes 12
No tax benefits. And as someone above said, the asset protection of LLC is overhyped by lawyers and gurus. Landlord insurance and not doing negligent stuff is the first line of defense. If you have just 1 SFR, just keep it under your own name for now.
Post: How to background check of tenant who doesn't have Internet?
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- Long Beach, CA
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Originally posted by @Account Closed:
Go to RentPrep.com. You can do the background check for them with very basic info. No need for the tenant to do anything.
Thx that worked
Post: How to background check of tenant who doesn't have Internet?
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- Long Beach, CA
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So I'm trying to rent out a place right now, but the applicant is a senior citizen and doesn't have Internet, doesn't have cell phone, and I'm pretty sure doesn't know how to use a computer.
Sites like MyRental.com and SmartMove.com all require the tenant to authorize their credit check by email.
In my situation, what do I do?