All Forum Posts by: Kraig Kujawa

Thanks for the information, @Reuben Gathright! Do you buy a lot of Tax Deeds?

Fair enough, however, they won't collect anything unless SOMEONE buys the place.

Hey there,

I am looking at a Tax Deed sale and there is a lien (one of many) on it from a debt collection agency. I've begun to work with the county and municipalities to work on reducing the amount ill need to pay, but the debt collection agency operator says that i have to be the owner to negotiate. Of course, I dont want to buy this unless I have some assurance that the liens can be negotiated down.

Has anyone else run into this issue and have found a way to solve it?

Thanks!
Kraig

Jacksonville seems challenging to set firm rules. My realtor and a prop mgr in the areas says that the type of neighborhood often comes down to the street itself. The property Im under contract in is on a more quiet corner of 32209. 

@Carolyn Morales do you see any signs of those more dangerous zips gentrifying?

Yep Poem is good egg. @Dawn Heimann did you purchase a property with her?

Originally posted by @Benjamin Aaker:

How long has it been rented as a triplex? You might consider battling the city if the place has been a three plex for a long time (I'm sure that duration is locality-specific). I've recently bought a property that is a motel with a mobile home on it. The property is not zoned for a mobile home. Since it's been there since the 60s the city will allow me to keep renting it out as long as I don't try to remove/replace the mobile home. Essentially, I have to keep repairing it as long as I want to keep it.

Good question - I’m not really sure. I think one of the families owned the house, rented out one side and the third unit was made as a mother in law suite.

Kraig 

Originally posted by @Wayne Brooks:

@Kraig Kujawa You could probably get by renting the “two” units as one, since you have a “family” in there now where it would makes sense(asumming you’re not violating any occupancy/number of tenants laws)....not likely to be able to repeat this if they move.  You’ll likely have to remove the third kitchen though to make the county happy.

Hmm interesting. I was also wondering if I could rent it out as 3/2 altogether. 

Hey there,

Long story short, I purchased a triplex in Mount Dora, FL. Unit 1 has its own meters, Unit 2/2.5 do not. I didn't realize the third unit had not been permitted and is in R-2, not R-3. Dumb mistake. Someone reported me, and code enforcement says I have to evict the current tenant. I'm sure every county is different, but I was wondering if anyone found any creative solutions. 

For example, I was wondering if i could 'join' the leases of the people living in Unit 2 and 3 (they share utilities and are families) to make it effectively two families, and thus compliant.

The people I've talked to in Dora have basically told me that R-3 is impossible, so I'm trying to think of someway to salvage revenue from 'unit 3'. Any suggestions?

Thank you!

Kraig

@Dustin Bergeron hey Dustin - congrats! My girlfriend and I need to live in Houston to be near family a few months a year. We want to Airbnb it the rest. Could you share where you’re finding success? Thanks Kraig

http://austin.culturemap.com/news/innovation/11-05...

Austin still in the mix.

But really, no one knows