All Forum Posts by: Robert Carl

Im going through it now with Baltimore City Govt. $500 fine. Hope you learned to used cpvc for your plumbing cheaper and worthless to steal. Tried of it trying to figure out my next move.

@Mike Nelson

Baltimore City is $30 per SFH per year and $130 for a vacant property.

@K marie P. Exactly my point. Your time spent.

Put together a information pamphlet that tells what investors need to do or direct them clearly where to find information and requirements when you invest in real estate in Tampa.

@Nicole A.  thanks I need to use that website more. Was a bad time. It was about 3yrs ago. Learn good lessons from that experience. Like record everything with problem tenants and file promptly.

@Jay Hinrichs I seen that piece on 60 minutes. Terrible. What did you do with the properties?

@So what happens in Baltimore when a tenant says that the propery needs repairing all they have to do is pay $23 to open a escrow account to pay rent into. The tenant opens one or the tenant waits to the Failure to Pay Rent Court date which gives them more time. The judge tells them to go open a escrow account and the hearing is postponed until after an inspection is done by a city inspector. If there is nothing you are still delayed about 6 weeks. The court dosent make the tenant deposit rent in the escrow account when they open it. So what happens is you get cleared by the inspector and their is no rent in the account. So which usually takes 2 months from when a tenant doesnt pay rent now takes about 3 months or more.

@Account Closed You are right about the meters and the water department 

Is there anyway to get these laws changed like the landlord/tenant laws? Or ones that basically affect investors heavily?

@Nicole A.  Come to find out your problem is because they not doing there job properly. Why cant people in the govt. especially just do their jobs. Nothing extra. Just do your job.

@Mark Elliott great idea. Really appreiate it. Really.

@Nicole A. yeah i filled for a hearing. An inspector basically told me they sent out thousands of these this year which they usually dont. She also told me the fine probaly will be reduced but I will have to pay something.

So they still robbing me just for less. Plus the stress and time going downtown back and forth. Thanks Nicole