All Forum Posts by: Michael Jones
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Post: Small bath tub chip - repair or complete refinish?

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Post: Tenant says oven only putting out 250 deg heat

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Post: Cast Iron Sewer Line is clogged

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I would call a local plumbing company that specializes in drain clogs. Something does not add up here:
You have a duplex that is two units in one building. Trust me, there is little chance that this building has "two" main sewer lines going to the street or city sewer pipe. That means that both units have sewer drains that tie into the one drain that connects to the city's main line.
Since one unit is flushing fine and no back up and the other unit is backing up into the tub it indicates that the clog is localized at that unit and should not be far beyond the actual toilet drain seeing that the other unit is not affected.
So if this is the case, that means you probably have no issues with tree roots or a collapsed line but rather some type of substance that is clogging up the immediate drain.
Was an auger (snake) ran through the line? If not, call a local company and for a couple of hundred to three hundred they will open that clean out and run the snake towards the road, then towards the house to open up the clog. And they may take the toilet up and run the snake right through the hole where the stinky stuff goes in the floor.
Post: Low Income Rentals. Do you like them?

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Great post and lots of great replies with good reading.
I am seeing that a lot of you are saying the repairs are higher and turnover is higher on low income rentals.
I will assume that the turnover is due to tenants mismanaging their finances and having to make a change or are there other factors that drive the turnover?
Also, regarding the higher repairs, is this generally in the area of painting and carpet or do low income renters create repair issues in other areas of your rentals? It would be easy to assume that a roof doesn't care what part of town it is in, or a HVAC unit inst going to break down quicker because the bad part of town gets hotter or colder. So other than the cosmetics and the rental not being treated well by the tenants, what repair issues will there be that do not exist in a high income area?
Post: Tenants boyfriend failed background check, let him on as guest?

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Maybe it is time I started smoking again.
Post: Tenants boyfriend failed background check, let him on as guest?

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Post: Got this text from my tenant

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Can you forward all of your tenants my name and number so after you tick them off and get them to move out I can rent to them? I am somewhat partial to renters that ask for a receipt after they have paid the rent. I am not that passionate about the receipt but boy that monthly rent payment really gets me in a good mood every time.
Post: Need Eviction Help non tenant saying shes not leaving!

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Post: Louisville Ky meetup for buy and hold investors?

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OK. Between the replies here as well as the private messages, we have interest from anywhere between five to eight.
What times, dates and areas work for everyone? personally I have a full time job so an evening works well for me and I am centrally located so any area works as well. The Highlands area has been a suggestion so far.
Post: Louisville Ky meetup for buy and hold investors?

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Sounds good jay. I have a couple of folks that have emailed and stated they would be interested as well. If we can get five of us that wants to meet we can do it.