All Forum Posts by: Donald Howaniec

A move in fee also opens you up to a bigger pool of tenants. If I had to choose a $350 mif Versus a $725 ad all other things being equal, what would you do? You still have to properly screen. In the Chicago market most renters live month to month . The move in fee is desirable. When I did take sd most people insisted on getting their deposit back even after trashing the place.

Because your not the owner, I don't believe a judge will allow to evict. Have the present owners do it. Delay closing or hold back money until you have possession.

If you purchase a high efficiency furnace ( and I'm sure you will) there is no need for a chimney as it is vented out the wall.

They do make an offset toilet flange. Depending on whether your dealing with cast iron or pvc will determine how difficult it will be to install.

Does anyone have any experience with manufactured housing? What are the tax ramifications?

Things to keep in mind: Do these existing windows meet egress for your locality.  Some inspectors may require that you change window sizes to meet egress.  Some localities don't care or ask. You may get new windows installed and have an inspector make you change them. Some localities will require you to meet a certain R value. Some localities will require that glass that isn't above a certain height above the floor will have to be tempered (also true for windows in a bathroom). Find these things out before you order. I would look first at a window supplier.  They have regular customers that buy their products and would give you some good leads on installers. Stay away from stores with salesmen and large storefronts unless you want to pay their overhead.  I use vinyl windows in most of my rentals and rehabs.  I have used several brands and don't see much difference in one brand from the next.

Where are you located?

The public records don't give the address.  I have checked facebook on some of them to no avail.  Thanks.

I am getting public records. The problem is that the public records show more information than I'm getting with the credit check. Sometimes I believe the issue could be that it is a different "John Smith" but could it be that because public records are not linked to a SS# they don't get picked up for lack of that information?

Question: I am sure many of you have run into this in the past, where a credit check will show nothing regarding public records (judgements, evictions) but I find them on the public record.  Sometimes it is that the applicant has a very common name.  Other times, if I'm not sure, I haven't rented to them.  I have just checked an applicants name ( a common name) with a plus 700 score.  The public records show several evictions.  Anybody know how to do further checking?