All Forum Posts by: Julie Garner

Just. Wow.

IME, you're the exception.  The overwhelming majority of people I've met who consistently vote for tax increases are under the impression that other people are going to pay for it.  They don't connect the dots because "the government" is going to pay for it.  I'm glad to hear that you vote for what to do with your own money.  In a Republic, a nation of law, that's as it should be.

To keep this on track, what to do to make housing more affordable?  One thing is to make it much easier and faster to evict those who do not pay or those who are irresponsible.  The costs to evict and/or *try* to collect unpaid rent has to be factored in to an overall property portfolio.  That raises rent for those who do pay their bills on time.

 ^^ This ^^.  Help the next potential victim avoid them by getting the judgement. If landlords don't do this, they're passing along their problem to the next person.

Yep, the taxes.  I realize it's not my right to tell people how to vote, but I'd like to put a clause in that reads, "Every time a levy, school tax increase, or special tax assessment passes, rent will increase by 5x the amount of that cost."  Because you KNOW it's not the people paying the property taxes that are voting for this crap.

Personally, I'd charge an early termination fee and find a new renter.  He's already let you know that she's not going to be able to pay her rent.  With a divorce on the horizon, being late on her rent probably isn't going to be at the top of her list of things to "fix."

None of you are worried about the potential for thousands and thousands of more squatters?

404 on the Top100 Dangerous cities.  It's not your bust; they seem to have removed it.  I hit their link from https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/blog/top100safest.  Here's a link to a different site: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/most-dangerous-cities-in-th...

Thanks Eric for a great and informative post!  One to keep.

Not Nashville proper.  It's a pit full of the same sort of people you're wanting to leave.  Better luck further south in middle TN.  It's growing quickly.  Just make sure you're nowhere near Memphis.

Columbia, Murfreesboro, Spring Hill are good choices.