All Forum Posts by: Jason Smith

@Jay Hinrichs Agree on the fees, housekeeping and accomodations being hit or miss. The rating system is out of whack we have stayed at 4.8-5 star rated AirBNBs that would 3.2-3.4 stars if they were a hotel on Google reviews. Plus they want you to start the laundry, start the dishwasher (we don't cook on vacation), take out the trash, etc. Plus pay $130 cleaning fee.

@Rebecca Coxson Deny and give them the explanation of the qualification they didn't meet and move on. You don't need a PM, you need to define a clear qualification list and stick to it. You make exceptions for one person and not another you open yourself up to lawsuits. Do you think an applicant with not great credit, not a great salary, and 80k in debt should really be looking at a 2.4K/month place? Of course not, but if you say that it is personal and they would become angry - if you just show them the qualification they don't meet it is "less personal". Every once in a while you while get a sob story or someone angry no matter if you have the qualifications front and center in your ad, and you verbally ask them if they meet them before a showing. It happens point to the qualifications and say sorry and move on.

@Rebekah Meyer Illinios does not require you provide a/c. But if it is provided as an amenity, you have 14 days to repair by law. Otherwise the tenant can withold rent and repair. I found an a/c to be installed during covid a/c unit shortages. I had to call around a ton to get it fixed within 3 days. You should have called until you could get someone out there quickly and bought a 15amp window unit same day. You don't mess around with your husband doing an install especially with them being without for over 3 weeks already. Sounds like you live nearby the tenant, turn your a/c off for a month and see how much patience you have. The house was unrentable without a/c - give them a much bigger discount.

@Bruce Woodruff The increase in this question being asked is due to TikTok. A lot of people on TikTok are mad at Desantisis with many of the people saying f*** the people that voted for himI can't wait for their home to be underwater (or some variation of that).

Of the suggested areas Windermere, Celebration, etc a SFH isn't coming in anywhere near 300K. And to house hack in any area around Orlando is 550K plus - and that will get you are 750sf each side duplex.

Unless you have a time machine and can go back to before May 2020 you missed the boat. Inland prices are up 50% since May 2020, and coastal way higher.

@Jack B. This would have been solved by the informal rule: no cops, no lawyers, no paralegals

I found this post doing a search on Citizen's insurance, I know it is an old thread. My Umbrella policy policy requires 300K liabilty nationwide, but allows 100K if in Florida.

My questions is does Citizen's insure a duplex (non-owner occupied)?

One I got recently, imagine 2 idiots married to each other...

Her: Sorry for the late message but I think the front door is now gone. I can't open the door and I'm locked in the house. [Name redacted] is trying to open the door to get inside and he can't open it

Me: Try the back door

The screw on lock on the front door got loose and was binding up

@Desmond Fielding First mistake was telling friends your intentions with your current house. Your second mistake will be renting to friends.