All Forum Posts by: Patrick Flint

I am in need of input and advice on an issue. I have a townhouse that I rent out. The neighbor on the other side of the shared wall is reported to have a mental illness that causes her to scream obscenities at all hours of the day and night which obviously is making my tenants upset and will make it impossible to keep long term tenants.

I looked at going after the seller, but in my state it is not required to disclose noise disturbances so there is not a clear cut answer there. I have spoken with the neighbors mother who lives with and provides for the adult daughter (the one doing the screaming) and they are oblivious to how people can't just be understanding. I talked to an attorney about a civil lawsuit which I may have a fair chance of winning but that would be costly and very time consuming with no guarantee of a positive outcome. The police will do nothing except refer the case to the city health department who is no help either. The HOA has taken action in sending fines which I am sure is putting pressure on the mother and daughter but so far has only resulted in more screaming and yelling.

Has anyone out there dealt with a similar situation? Any ideas are welcome. Thank you in advance.

Thank you for replying and for the tips!

I am a new investor in the area. I made my first purchase in Layton almost a year ago. I found overall that it was hard to find anything that could beat a 1% return on the mls. Found my purchase by happening to drive by an fsbo and got it for well under market value. Again I am new so take this with a grain of salt. We have a lot of older homes here and I have noticed a good number of homes that look like they need some rehab and or updating. May be a good opportunity to get in for under market if you are willing to put in some work on them. Open to feedback on this from some more experienced investors in the area. 

Hi BiggerPockets!

I have been interested in real estate for some time now. Last year my wife bought me Brandon Turner’s book, The Book on Rental Property Investing. That’s how I worked up the courage to make my first purchase and how I found BiggerPockets. 

I live in Layton Ut. My first purchase is a townhome, 3 bedroom 2.5 bath. We used conventional financing and are living in it for a year as this allowed us to put less down up front. Come November 2018 we will be able to move out and start renting. So we are ramping up to make our next purchase hopefully in the next 6 months.

My goal is to at least supplement my retirement with rental properties, but would love to be able to someday get into investing full time and stop working for the man. I am very interested in learning about house flipping as well thanks to the BP podcast. 

Looking forward to networking with other investors and get my business off the ground!