All Forum Posts by: Joshua Lappin

Daniel, 

Greenville is a great market.  Post any questions you might have in the forums here or feel free to reach out directly. 

Thanks.

Hi Ty, 

What kind of investing do you do?  Your profile title indicates buy & hold.

Please keep me informed about the event.  I am interested in attending. 

Thanks for the advice!

Also they are not saying it can’t be had, they just want it moved to the back yard and the tenant wants me to pay for it.

So if they HOA is out of line, is it me or the tenant who has to confront them on this issue? They had it installed and pay for it each month.

Hi Landlord Friends!

I have a situation with a satellite dish at one of my properties. The HOA for the property changed the rules regarding satellite installation in March of 2014, which was a few months before we turned it into a rental. Once the tenant moved in, a dish was installed. They claim they asked our permission. I don't have any records of giving them permission, but thats not to say that I did not because this was when i was just getting started. Now in 2018, the HOA is just decided to enforce its policy and wants the dish removed to a different location. We have informed our tenant that the dish needs to be moved, but they want to be reimbursed for the cost of moving it since they claim we gave them permission to put it there. Being that it was 4 years ago and this is an elective expense which I do not cover, I.m them thinking this might be asking too much?

What does everyone think?

Josh L. 

Hi Bigger Pockets Members, I’m curious to get the opinion of some other landlords. On December 29th I got a text from one of my tenants saying that they were having problems with the HVAC system. It’s a two story unit and the downstairs was in the 60s while the upstairs was in the mid 80s. This was a Friday afternoon, so we were not able to get someone out there until the next day. When the tech arrived, no one answered the door. We called another company we will call company A to service the unit on the following Monday but they were not able to dispatch a tech for a few days. This was in the middle of a extreme cold streak and units were going down all over the place. When the tech did arrive, he was only able to keep the upstairs from overheating. The next day we had a snow storm and no one would provide service for the next few days. We are located in N.C. and are not used to snow. That leads into this week. Company A promised to send a tech out as soon as possible given the demand in the area right now. I did contact other companies and was given a 1-2 week window for service. We were able to send another gentleman to go look at the unit, but the tenant refused to answer the door and said that this person was unacceptable. This gentleman had serviced the unit before and they believed that he had “damaged” their unit, which led to the problem. The unit began to be repaired yesterday and it turns out that a circuit board and the damper system went bad. This has been a 10 day process. During this time there has been partially functioning heat which the tenant supplemented with space heaters. The tenant is now claiming there utility bill has doubled from $200 to $400 and blames the faulty unit. They want a credit for the increased bill and a credit for the inconvenience to them. My question is, should I give the tenant a credit and how much? They pay $1200 per month right now and I was thinking of giving them a $300 credit which is equivalent to a week’s worth of rent. Is this too much or too little based on the circumstances? All opinions appreciated! Josh

Hi BiggerPockets Members,

I am from Greenville, NC and I am looking for recommendations on the best CPAs and attorneys who understand investing and real estate. Any suggestions and recommendations would be highly appreciated. 

Thanks!