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All Forum Posts by: Neil G.

Neil G. has started 58 posts and replied 219 times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xez5dImvne4

"TAKE ACTION: Contact the Virginia State Bar and The Virginia Board of Realtors and Professional and Occupational as well as the Attorney General of Virginia and DEMAND an Investigation and that these unethical bully thugs be held accountable!!"

Came across this movement on YT.. what are those named being accused of?!

Post: OR Land Grab & Eminent Domain: a Blow to Homesteads & Where Next?

Neil G.Posted
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Indeed.

Feds good,

Revolution, futile.

(As these fatal 'militant land grabs' are showcased by mainstream media )

Burns in lockdown' after 1 rancher shot dead by FBI?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVWykMKiOjU

Man killed in an FBI shootout in Oregon was a rancher and foster parent to 50 boys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xW_gqmR_Yg

Amen, investment sister! I'm currently going thru the same thing (tenants have ignored the 3 day to pay or quit and lawyer said it will cost 3 to 6 THOUSAND to evict so he said just do it myself or through a paralegal.. theres so many boxes to check off on the Complaint & Summons!).

In your case.. it sounds like she's already somewhat packed and ready to quit?

Lawyer said get them out, not just their vehicles.. thus will press for an expedited EV if possible as its not just me and the UD, but several neighbors complaining about them to local authorities already.

Indeed once the Sheriff comes out here to remove them and their property I will call the local police to have obstructions to my right of way removed if still there

crowdfunding?

Post: Haunted House Disclosure

Neil G.Posted
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nFj_k6R8G0

What's your state/local government's laws on disclosure of it?

http://mentalfloss.com/article/29123/4-br-2-ba-1-ghost-what-law-says-about-selling-haunted-houses

Most U.S. states require sellers to fill out a standard form disclosing what they know about the property's condition and list any potential physical defects. This is a relatively recent reverse of the older “buyer beware” norm in real estate and lets buyers know ahead of time of any major problems with their dream home.

Some states go a step further and require sellers to also disclose “emotional defects” that could impact and stigmatize a property. This includes traumatic events like murders and suicides, reported paranormal activity and even proximity to homeless shelters.

Whether you have to disclose anything and what types of defects you have to disclose all depends on the jurisdiction. If a seller does have to disclose emotional defects, which ones and how much detail they need to go into again varies among locations.

In Massachusetts, for example, the possibility of a property being “psychologically impacted” isn’t considered a “material fact required to be disclosed” to potential buyers. In Virginia, emotional defects like murders and ghost sightings only have to be disclosed if they physically affect the property (Blood running from the walls? Gotta tell the buyer). In California, as American Horror Story demonstrates, sellers do have to disclose emotional defects, but only in a very limited way. The state Civil Code requires that a death on the property only needs to be disclosed if it occurred less than three years prior to the sale and older incidents need to be addressed only if the buyer specifically asks. Some jurisdictions are a little more vague in the way they word things, so smart sellers could potentially disclose what they need to without having to drop words like “haunted,” “poltergeist” or “murder spree.”

http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/buying-haun...

A Google or other Internet search may also turn up relevant information. Too bad Jeffrey Stambovsky wasn't able to do a little Web-surfing before he bought a turreted turn-of-the-century Victorian in Nyack, New York in 1990. Being from New York City, Stambovsky wasn't familiar with local legends, and the seller hadn't disclosed to him that the lovely riverfront home came with its own family of Caspers.

Once Stambovsky got wind of all this, he wanted out of the purchase. He took the seller and real estate agent to court, claiming fraudulent misrepresentation. The lower court was not sympathetic and ruled that the seller and agent had no obligation to disclose ghostly presences. But a New York appellate court made the astonishing ruling that the house was haunted:

"Whether the source of the spectral apparitions seen by defendant seller are parapsychic or psychogenic, having reported their presence in both a national publication (Readers' Digest) and the local press (in 1977 and 1982, respectively), defendant is estopped to deny their existence and, as a matter of law, the house is haunted."

Apparently the seller had sold her story to Reader's Digest for $3,000 and made a "verified" claim to the magazine that the house was haunted. As one contract lawyer pointed out, "If the seller now claimed in the litigation that the house wasn't haunted, the seller would have been caught in a $3,000 lie to Reader's Digest."

Stambovsky was allowed to back out of the $650,000 purchase. But don't feel too bad for the sellers. Once word got out that the house was legally haunted, a new group of buyers were attracted to the property, including the well-known mentalist, The Amazing Kreskin.

Post: OR Land Grab & Eminent Domain: a Blow to Homesteads & Where Next?

Neil G.Posted
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  • Votes 34

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBseD64Lt0c

As some 200 FBI vehibles storm Ranch in Burns, OR it's quickly starting to look like the next 'Waco'-like federal siege in the making. Remember that Davidian cult? (Well at least how the story went per mainstream media, anyways??)

http://www.thecommonsenseshow.com/2016/01/23/the-f...

We are watching history in the making. What happens in this Oregon stand-off is pivotal for property rights and the freedom to peaceable assemble in the future. By the way, both of these activities are protected under the Constitution. Please note that the FBI agents refused to accept a pocket version of Constitution from the Bundy group. The FBI knows what they are doing is wrong and they don’t want any reminders of their unconstitutional behavior. Hence, the FBI agents and their refusal to accept a pocket version of the Constitution. The refusal of these FBI “guards” to accept a pocket size version of the Constitution is the symbolic event of this whole ordeal.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/cliven-bundy-homestead-act-history

across clients i see a growing trend here in socal to post 3 days notice to pay or quit as early as the day after the rent is due, which is likely due to the currently crashing economy as well as since california law stipulates that the Notice cannot reflect any late fees, it makes sense to do just that from now on to start the ball (3 days rolling) towards UD. 

Post: Phone numbers never go to voice message

Neil G.Posted
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DIDs? ie, numbers that haven't been assigned? check to see if they're most/all on the same network, for example

to me thats part of quiet enjoyment the tenant is paying for till they move out, assuming they are paying. besides i wouldnt want to intrude on my tenant's privacy nor possessions (a huge liablity issue).

i'd line up tenants and schedule showing as soon as the day after tenant vacates unless the pre-move inspection or walk-thru reveal repairs needed in which case i would invoke the 28/48hr notice for needed maintenance/repairs, but not showings.