All Forum Posts by: Jennifer Ruelens

Our accountants are what you are looking for.  Our small market gets great prices on professional services like this. Emert and Associates http://www.emertcpa.com/ They have offices in Lock Haven and Williamsport.  I work with Beau Vincenzes there.  

@Joe Splitrock those costs look spot on to a bit low to me. I turn 300 units each year.

@Marvin Meng

You did what I have advised my female employees to do countless times when this happens to them. I am glad this is your first occasion of sexual harassment in your business. For women it is constant. On the phone, email, text, in person, we receive “offers”, “jokes”, “compliments”and photos of sexually explicit things.

A well written lease doesn't require the judge to read it, their job is to decide what has happened, how the law and the lease address it and then enforce those.  This is based on my experience doing hundreds of evictions in my career and testifying before at least 12 judges across PA.  PA is pretty landlord friendly.

@Rachel Underwood Zoom phone is the best voip deal going. Super flexible easy to use, and cheap

@Jacob Beran I would continue to communicate to the neighbor what I expected to happen. Since you’ve done it verbally I would do it in writing. Take this as far as you need to take it to ensure this will never happen again because you were such a pain in the *** about it. Seriously, be memorable so whenever they hire a plow they make sure they don’t do this. Forget them handling this snow probably won’t happen but make sure they know you are pissed and if it happens again you are going to have your lawyer handle it.

This is a huge game changer for your leases.  Always list a consequence (usually financial) to the lease violation.  This is especially great when the violation is small and not normally eviction worthy, but you need compliance.  You can charge the fee or not, up to you.  I always charge the fee the first time and then I don't have the problem near as much moving forward.  e.g. smoke detector found not installed and working properly, fine $xxx, cigarette butts thrown on the property, fine $xx + cost to clean it up, lawn/snow not maintained properly, fine $xx.  Make the fine higher than you think you should.  You don't actually want the fine money, you want less headaches!

Same logic for not providing enough notice, what if they don't provide the required notice?  What is the financial consequence?  It is never enough to simply ask for what you want in the lease, you have to detail what happens when the tenant doesn't comply or ignores you. 

Your question is wildly broad but broad strokes to paint, refloor, do lights, windows, kitchen and bath on a 1700 sf 3br/1ba home I would budget $25k.  My market is Northcentral PA, pretty rural here, I would assume we are among the lower-cost areas of the state. 

Just a guess, but they opened up a new LLC for this asset or they changed their mind about which LLC will buy it?