All Forum Posts by: Will Browm

Aaron, that is a great question. I have no idea. I run a large branch with people with a ton of experience. I am allergic to bees, wasps and the like. My staff comes back and tells me. I feel kind of stupid after bringing it up! I am on vacation this week and will find out next week.

I do know Africanized are a newer issue and are not the case in the majority of cases in my state.

Reminds me of when I was in the looking stage for my second SFR. I saw a 2BDRM condo on th HUD site for $7K. I told my wife we would buy it if the HVAC seemed operable. I got there and the HVAC was not only operable but brand new (furnace, AC and the cage to keep the thieves away!). HUD probably spent $8K on those items! Needed less than $3K in repairs.

The neighborhood was disgusting, very few units had owners or renters and therefore the fees were almost $300 per month. rent would be $600 tops. It was a loser even if I got it for free. Pass!

Looks like a great first house to me, Congrats. Since it is an OO, I suggest you do the minimum repairs to get in it. Then I suggest you live in it a while building some cash and experiencing the house. Don't go overboard. Your goal should be getting the value towards the top value of the neighborhood. Any work beyond that is wasted $$$.

Just read where some call Utah vs. BYU the Holy War. Wow!

UGA vs. FL is simple hatred. Not sure religion is involved however!

Love College Football. My Bulldogs creeped into 5th place. Where we will be in 8 weeks is more important.

Wow, Rich and Gary. Such nice posts from rivals. Here in the South, it is a bit more bitter and emotional. Nice to see reasonable fans!

As a Pest Control Operator, I enjoy these posts. Some of what has been said is quite accurate. Some is not. If it is honeybees, please have someone verify they are NOT Africanised. We deal with those and our insurance and safety overseers demand we have a 3 mile escape plan. Even with protective equipment, you can get in big trouble Dying over a DIY bee removal is not a wise thing.

I have never found where you can cause bees to take the queen and abandon their honey from a nuisance.

Removing the matter is very important though not for the reasons above. If you leave the hive and honey, it will begin breaking down very fast. You will have ants and roaches loving that.

Wow, I fall on the opposite on this. I have a very sensitive nose and hate the smell of smoke. We have two neighbors who smoke, however and they stay outside. I have visited there homes often and cannot detect the first hint of smoke. I would agree to let them smoke outside in this instance.

Bummer, I thought this post was going to be about smoker grills for BBQ!

You lost me at "it might take longer to rent". I am all about cost savings, but not those that encourage vacancy.

Worse. On a comeback, but much worse.

My properties are 35-45 minutes from me but 10-15 from my work. I do most my visits from work so I used that as my center point. That may get you closer to some prime areas.