All Forum Posts by: Ben Staples

In an effort to reduce the total amount of waste created by residents, the city of Malden in Massachusetts requires that people throw away their waste in blue city supplied trash bags that are $2 each.

As a landlord, I know I am responsible to pay for trash collection, but is it legal for me to make my tenants responsible for the purchase of these trash bags?

Thank you @Cynthia Nina-Soto, I will look into them

Does anyone have a referral for a Chimney company around Malden Massachusetts? 

Needs pointing, and some mortar work.

Side note: does anyone have any experience with using Thumbtack?  

Hey @Florence Crosby,

A Trello Board is an online project management tool.  Again I am not affiliated with Trello, just a really happy user.  It is totally free, but you can upgrade to trello business class to get some additional features.  Its primary use is not tenant screening, but you can use it to manage any workflow.  A workflow might be a to-do list, planning a wedding, etc.  If you want to see my trello template that I used for tenant screening, PM me.

It is probably not the most efficient way of screening tenants at scale, but for smaller investors who are not yet paying  for CRMs or property management software, it seems like a great alternative.

@Nicholas Miller if you send me a PM with your email address, I'd be happy to add you as a member to the board.  So strange the link didn't work!

@Nicholas Miller thanks for your interest.  Here is a sample board that has an identical format: https://trello.com/b/tsSiw9QN

@Jeff B. Your point on getting everything in writing is a good one.  I had a previous landlord tell me I could extend a month, but went back on his word after talking with his wife.  I should have learned then!

Also while I am in no way affiliated with Trello, if anyone doesn't yet have a Trello account and wants to sign up, feel free to use this link so I can get trello gold (really only good for adding your own background image to trello boards)

Thanks!

Congrats on the success @Aref Shehadeh

Hey @Leyanne Oliveira i'm assuming this is for owner occupants only?

Thanks

Ben

Great thread title @Cain Collison!  Best of luck

Welcome @Robert Hale!  Best of luck!