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All Forum Posts by: Brian Van Pelt

Brian Van Pelt has started 9 posts and replied 461 times.

Post: Best Practice Question: 4 Friends Moving Into Our Rental

Brian Van PeltPosted
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  • Owings Mills, MD
  • Posts 485
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I've done this type before.

. Have each sign the lease AND have the parents co-sign. All it takes is one party to trash a rental.
This way you have 8 people who are responsible for ANY repairs.
Parents always pay up when it comes to damages.
. Make sure they initial the clause that states that the property is ONLY to be occupied by signers of the lease.

Post: Converting Smoking Unit to Non-Smoking Unit

Brian Van PeltPosted
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  • Owings Mills, MD
  • Posts 485
  • Votes 415

Vaping still uses nicotine and other chemical flavoring and suspension agents, and be spilled on carpets ,counters etc.

Calling smoking by a different name is still smoking. If you want to get technical the dictionary definition:

smoke

/smōk/

verb

gerund or present participle: smoking

  1. 1. emit smoke or visible vapor.

    "heat the oil until it just smokes"

    synonyms:smolder, emit smoke, emit fumes; archaicreek"the peat fire was smoking" 

Post: How did you get your first listing?

Brian Van PeltPosted
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  • Owings Mills, MD
  • Posts 485
  • Votes 415

Drove in a snowstorm to a listing appointment, Sellers liked my determination

Post: Can an addition be permitted but not recorded ( Los Angeles)

Brian Van PeltPosted
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  • Owings Mills, MD
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yes, but you will never know until you verify with the county.

Post: Software for comparing lists for matching entries?

Brian Van PeltPosted
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  • Owings Mills, MD
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@Marco Lopez

Beginner; I would recommend using excel which allows you to do matches and differences on data .

Advanced SQL for more complicated database searches and comparisons.

Both are fairly easy to learn.

Post: Making 200-300k+ at 26 years old

Brian Van PeltPosted
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  • Owings Mills, MD
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You save by setting aside excess income in an account.

You haven't posted anything about your current income other then what you estimate it might be.
You haven't posted about your goals as an investor other then 30 units in 3 years.

From your post i just guessing that you door to door sell Solar Power Systems, which typically employ 25ish manager who using the team approach, but it's just a guess.  

Post: Converting Smoking Unit to Non-Smoking Unit

Brian Van PeltPosted
  • Specialist
  • Owings Mills, MD
  • Posts 485
  • Votes 415

There is no easy way to get rid of noticeable smoke, even after you remediate everything there is still going to be lingering odor that will pop up every now and the. I would start  from scratch.

Post: Best Websites To Locate Vacant Home Owners Number

Brian Van PeltPosted
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  • Owings Mills, MD
  • Posts 485
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The most useful is to pay for a skip trace based on the last known address and name it's also the most expensive way. A lot of times you can get a cell phone number

Whitepages.com will give you a phone number if they have a land line.

Post: Security Deposit deadline - California

Brian Van PeltPosted
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  • Owings Mills, MD
  • Posts 485
  • Votes 415

Err on the side of caution and have the check reach then on or before the 21st day.

Post: Making 200-300k+ at 26 years old

Brian Van PeltPosted
  • Specialist
  • Owings Mills, MD
  • Posts 485
  • Votes 415

This was one of the hardest posts i've read in a long time. Very wayne's world vibe. What exactly are you asking ?