All Forum Posts by: Karen Bickford
Karen Bickford has started 10 posts and replied 131 times.
Post: VA Housing Voucher?...Ever Handled One?

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- Bolton, MA
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@Brandon Sturgill Be very careful with this. Make sure this is a voucher for all of the rent for as long as the term is, I got burned very bad by this because the voucher was only for 1 months rent but I was lead to believe from tenant it would be an on going payment. The tenant was in my unit for 7 months and it cost about 10 k to finally evict.
Post: Lazy landlord series Tiling step by step

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- Bolton, MA
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I think it looks good. Very wood like. I would love to do tile in all my rentals throughout as it is so durable.
@Maggie Tasseron I wear socks to bed September through May because my feet are always cold 😊
Post: Lazy landlord series Tiling step by step

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- Bolton, MA
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I agree with @Account Closed that tile in a bedroom would be cold in the North but not so much in the south.
Post: Lazy landlord series Tiling step by step

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- Bolton, MA
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@Steven Maduro Thanks for sharing your project experiences. Sounds like you will be better equipped for the next one. 😊
Post: If you won't rent to a lawyer, would you rent to a cop?

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- Bolton, MA
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@Sam Leon I would not have a problem renting to a cop I actually do have a state trooper as a tenant. He even fixed a speeding ticket or me 😊
Post: Pope Francis and thoughts on Airbnb

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- Bolton, MA
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@Casey B. No.. You don't have the ability to vet aiirbnb until it is too late
Post: Excessive Repairs for damage caused by tenant

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- Bolton, MA
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@Kelly S. I understand this is frustrating for you. Is it possible these types of repairs were likely going to crop up anyway due to the age of the Ac garbage disposal etc. It has been my experience that if they are over 10 years old they were likely on their way out and it does always seem to happen at once😩
If that is not the case than they are very hard on the house and should probably be responsible for future repairs. If that is allowed in your state of course.
Post: Burned out fire ridden house = cash cow

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- Bolton, MA
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Awesome Brandon glad it worked out for you!
Post: Paying for the landlords time

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- Bolton, MA
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@vanessa in Ma a landlord is not supposed to charge any fee to run credit. If she did bring you to court a judge would call her out on it. I wouldn't worry to much about it.
Post: When To Stop Buying And Start Paying It Off?

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- Bolton, MA
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@Arlan Potter You are right, the thrill is in the deal. I would venture to guess there aren't a lot of BP family here that doesn't like to ride roller coasters.