All Forum Posts by: Deisy P.

Thank you all for you comments. This all came about because two things just piled up on me on me at the same time. I don't have a trusted handy man, a go to lawyer, a go to contractor for anything. Any way, a realtor friend referred me to his and he fixed a couple of things in my apartment and then I brought up an issue w/ the coach house roof. He went up there and talked about things that he saw and took a few pics and stupid me I didn't research any of it and took his word for the things that needed to be done. He verbally told me the scope of the work would be about 4 days and possibly might higher someone else for $7,800. I paid him half up front and then the rest later. The time came and texted me that he had got there and to open the side gate. 3 hours later texted he was done. DONE? You said it would take 4 days? "I used the best materials and i have 21 years of experience." He said more things but the work was already done so I paid him the rest. I told my realtor friend and he said, why didn't you tell me sooner? I didn't know he was going to go from 4 days to 3 hours without notifying me!  So basically he charged me $5,095 just for labor. I emailed him about it after I searched the work and the time between coats and he said he used a dry torch for the sealant or whatever it's called and said he performed work that should have cost me $14k. I gave him the opportunity to give me back a portion of the money and he's not budging. He's not on yelp and i can't find him in BBB. So basically, I feel like an idiot and I should have known better and it's a learning experience but I feel very embarrassed for letting that have happened and I am truly doubting myself yeah, in thinking this isn't for me. I called a professional roofer and the man brought his son and I explained what happened, looked at me and asked me where the man of the house was. In complete shock, I exclaimed that I was the "man" of the house. It was very upsetting and with the tenant that's not paying me anything and I can't do anything about it right now...it's just overwhelming.

Do you all suggest Upwork for the CPA remote search?

Female Property Investors/Landlords. I need your advice. If you are doing this on your own. By that, I mean, no male figure next to you that is your father, boyfriend, husband, brother, cousin. If you have none of these people by your side and you are in this business, I really need your advice because I'm on the verge of selling everything. It has all come to be so stressful, being taken advantage of, imposter syndrome. I don't want to play the victim card but I don't know if this is a sign to head in another direction. If you are or have been in the same position at one time please let me know what you've done to stick with it or if indeed you did move on, what was it. Thanks.

My tenant did send me a hardship notice but it's past that at this time. She broke the lease in more ways than one already and is not making ANY attempt to pay ANYTHING. She's supposed to be out tomorrow and I have a feeling she's just going to send me another e-mail the day before, just like last time, telling me she's going nowhere. I don't know what comes next. 

@Mark Ainley can i have the name of that lawyer please?

She paid!

@Mark Ainley Thank you so much for sharing this article. Today is day one. Hopefully I won't have to go through all that mess. It's basically avoiding a foreclosure and having all the other tenants, including myself from losing our shelter. Let's hope it doesn't come to that. 

Her kid also tore up all the window shades. I saw it from the outside after the second week they moved in. @Chris B.

@Chris B. For Illinois, the governor extended it to September 19.

@Chris B. she came back. I emailed her on the first reminding her that rent was due. She emailed back on the 2nd saying she would pay it. Hasn't done so. I did advise her: "if the rent hasn't been paid in full an official document will be issued to you to either pay in full or quit the property." She replied a day later saying she'd pay it that day (2nd) and hasn't done so. I read somewhere that even if she pays, I don't have to stop the eviction process if I issued that notice.