All Forum Posts by: Randy Gutierrez

 I would say that is correct, there will be no chance. The company can just claim it occurred during your ownership considering a decent amount of time has elapsed.

There is a notorious landlord in the area, wouldn't be surprised if it was one of his.

Property taxes are public record, just have to look it up. Even Zillow/Redfin can tell you what they are. Home insurance varies, I'm paying $1275 for a duplex in Easton. Home inspections are $400-$600, add $100 for a termite inspection. W/S/T (Water, sewage, trash) come out to around $1800 a year for my duplex. Gas and electric depends on usage and what they are connected to so I really couldn't tell you. However utility companies can tell you the previous history of usage/payments, so yes it is best to call the companies that service the area. The only thing I see that you didn't account for is landscaping/snow removal.  


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Great areas but highly competitive. 

Pretty broad question but I would start with the tools section on here, there is plenty of information there on how to analyze a property. If the numbers pan out then I would proceed to look for any major red flags regarding the property such as foundation, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, roofing etc. If you have anything more specific to ask I'd be happy to help.

ezlandlordforms.com has state specific ones. They are editable and even provide addendums and federal forms.

 Funny you mentioned, I paid off my car loan and it dropped 20 points, like WTH?!

Apart from opening the door to an electrical panel and opening cabinet doors, the home inspection is purely visual. Unless the joist was visible from the basement it most likely would not have been seen and put in the report. Buried in the terms of a home inspection report you will see something along the lines of that they are not held liable for anything arising from the report and that there are no guarantees and warranties of their findings, something you most likely signed or agreed to.

There are many out there, they are pretty much all the same and most, if not all will have a delay from when the tenant sends their rent and until it hits your bank account. Zelle is the only one I've seen where it will hit your account right away. We have all of our mortgage payments automatically withdrawing the 10th of the month to cope with any delays in processing and late rent.

Not worth the fight, let her leave and take it as an opportunity to raise rent.