All Forum Posts by: Henry T.

No pets ever.....Regardless how much extra you can charge (what, maybe $50 mo?) it's not worth it. Anyone who says it is has probably never had to clean a real bad one......you know, the ones where you have to wear 2 masks....and even after the carpet is out and the subfloors sanded, and new primer and paint.....you can still not walk in the house.

I had one of those. Every damage that you mentioned. the wood floors were black from urine. 5k in damage that I had to eat in 2001 dollars. The stench was unbelievable.

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stop messing around. Get an experienced eviction attorney that does them buy the boatloads.

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Quote from @Greg M.:

Frequent question here - basically weekly.

Answer #1: No pets ever. They are demons that will destroy the place and you'll never get the urine smell out.

Answer #2: Charge a large pet deposit and pet rent. Tenants are still liable for damage that you can take from their security deposit and you'll make extra rent.

Answer #3: Take all pets otherwise you're excluding over half the renter pool. Charge a higher rent to everyone and advertise you allow pets. You'll get more rent and a much wider selection of potential applicants. Also charge a higher security deposit. FYI, if you say no to pets, those pets magically become an Emotional Support Animal and you'll basically have to accept them anyway, just with less rent and lower security deposit.

The above summarizes the next 25 posts.

Correct. Definately no pets. But raise the rent anyway. You're doing yourself no favor with a low rent. Screen, screen, screen.

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Quote from @Mary Jay:

Quote from @Sergey A. Petrov:

Everything everybody else said plus what type of auction is it? Mortgage co? County for unpaid taxes? Condo / homeowners association for unpaid assessments? Each one of those comes with a variety of liens you may be inheriting. A title search will help on that end.

this is the biggest catch of all: liens

If it's a courthouse steps auction, there are no liens. I haven't been to one for 10 years, but this was the rule. Liens are wiped.

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Wilkes Barre Scranton, Pennsylvania

How many landlords does it take to remove a lightbulb? Answer: None, they call Sergey to remove the fixture!
Ha ha ha ha! Well done. At least one of us is thinkin'

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Baltimore, Maryland

Near age 60, 70 or so, For Sale by Owner contracts. Sell one by one as needed to lower the stress and hassle level.

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Quote from @Bill B.:

Bathroom vent fans have 80+. Simply put one in the bathroom.

Roger that.

Put in a bathroom fan.

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Portland, Oregon

He didn't say service animal, he said "pet". I honestly heard him say "pet". The tester messed up.

Make him prove he said "service animal".

Was there anyone with him? Did he illegally record the conversation?

Even if he said service animal, I thought he said pet.

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Cleveland, Ohio

PS, hopefully an attorney that knows what he's doing. Some are really stupid and are willing to learn on your dime. So do the proper research.

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Cape Coral, Florida

I know nothing about Florida. But here's how the big boys do it when they buy a building or whatever.. Boom!!! Done. None of this incremental crap.

You need to check your city and county laws, not just state. Or find a real estate attorney in your city.

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Cape Coral, Florida

All Forum Posts by: Henry T.

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