All Forum Posts by: Bienes Raices

If I hire someone to do the lawncare for the tenants, what do they need to have? A corp. and liability insurance? Or do they need worker's comp too? I think Florida doesn't require WC if the business has three employees or less. I'm trying not to spend a lot of money on this, but I don't want to put myself at risk if the person gets injured or there's some other incident. Thanks.

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Thanks, I went ahead and ordered them...it seem like a good deal for new appliances.

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Originally posted by Andreas Riha:

Hi Bienes Raices , if this question is directed at me the answer is that its just not done in Ireland. However it is done by the vast majority of agents and approx 50% of landlords in the UK.
I just wanted to see if its done on the vast majority of properties across the US.

Thanks for the feedback

Thanks, I wasn't sure if your properties were in the US or not.

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The price on a new set of these is very good at Lowe's. However some of the online reviews say that the dryer is too harsh on delicate knits. Does anyone have experience with the Roper brand?

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I wonder how the in-home inspection for the credit reports (result of FCRA law) would work in Andreas' case? Do the companies that do these searches have vendors in other nations who can perform the inspection?

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Originally posted by Johann Jells:

Be extremely careful buying front loaders, even new. The Frigidaire-whirlpool models are notorious for bearing seals going, and the "spider" casting that hold the drum corroding out within 4 years, resulting in a totalled machine, as repair is nearly the cost of replacement. I have a LG stacker, I simply would not buy a domestic model anymore.

Regular white top loaders can be had on Craigslist for far less than repairing one. I put those in the basements of my multifamilies, though physically moving them is getting intimidating as I decay.

Johann,
If the units are stacked doesn't the washer have to be a front loader?

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Originally posted by Brian Hoyt:

Doug,

My point is, why worry about it? Yeah, if the next landlord down the line calls for a reference I would just describe them. I wouldn't describe them as "stellar" if they were dicks. I might say something like this:

"They paid rent on time, but they messed the place up with an animal. They were mad about loosing their depsosit, but other than that, they were fine. Their deposit covered the damage."

Let me ask you, if you got this description as a potential landlord when screening new applicants, would it really be preparing you for anything? Nope. Why? Because they are renters and it is not uncommon for renters to be pissed when they loose their deposit.

The situation sounds like SO-not-a-big-deal.

I'm not seeing the big deal here either.

I had a reference call me back about someone with a caveat that the person was messy and seemed to move a lot. I ignored the warning and the person broke the lease three months after they moved in. The new LL may be so far into the process that they may not care about your warning. And it is the tenants' right to get upset about losing the deposit (even if it was their fault). That seems like a reaction to be expected (albeit it's a bit immature).

And unless the future LL is very new at the game, they should know that the most recent reference is useless. They should have called the refs further back (if they exist).

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thanks everyone

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Originally posted by Troy Baughman:

I know I will hear about this, but I made a new landlord mistake and told them they could make payments on the security deposit.

Yeah, this isn't a good idea, although I suppose in some very low income areas it may be unavoidable. I now put in my ads that the entire deposit has to be paid at once, and mention it again on the phone when they call.

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Originally posted by Brian Hoyt:

Many of the full size front loaders can be side by side or stacked. Something like a Maytag Duet would be great, but also around 800/per machine.

Thanks Brian. I definitely don't want to spend that much. I'll have to look at what else is available.

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