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All Forum Posts by: Scott Mac

Scott Mac has started 60 posts and replied 5069 times.

Maybe take the bricks out and flip them over???

Maybe take the bricks out and soak them in buckets of some kind of degreaser???

Maybe take the bricks out and space them throughout the driveway replacing the removed bricks with the ones you took out to place the old bricks???

Just my 2 cents.

Ring ring ring.

Hello Mr Renter.

I'm sorry that the oven has not been replaced yet , it would have been done already had you gotten back to me immediately instead of waiting two weeks. 

Right now we're looking at having it done by the XYZ of the month. 

I'm not ignoring you , and I understand how important an oven is to you. 

But right now because you waited so long this is the best It can be. 

If you withhold the rent I will toss you out on your ear, but I don't want to do that, because you're a good renter and we'll get that oven in there for you as quickly as we can. 

Do you have any questions for me?

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Don't cause an unnecessary expensive turn--collect the rent.

Good Luck!

Detroit, Tigers, Lions, Pistons, Red Wings, massive Cobo Hall, world famous coney dogs, etc...

Post: Investing in Detroit & Louisiana

Scott MacPosted
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Post: Investing in Detroit & Louisiana

Scott MacPosted
  • Austin, TX
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 I did a virtual drive through Faygo town a few days ago, which I think is called the Hunt neighborhood.

There appeared to be a lot of empty acreage of stubbed in lots . 

I say stubbed in lots because each of those lots used to have a home on it most likely, or a business . 

Lots of electrical wires still on the poles waiting to service houses that could be built there. 

I also noticed the grass had grown over the sidewalks so you could not see them, and in some areas was creeping got on to the roads the same way . 

I thought how ironic the neighborhood is called Hunt (at least I think it is--maybe I had ventured into another area on Google drive), And my thoughts about how it looked was it looked like some place you could go pheasant hunting due to the lack of buildings , and the amount of open ground . 

A very pretty area and the few houses that were left in the area looked to be in reasonable shape. Not the dilapidated look Detroit is known for in some neighborhoods . 

I'm not saying This is the best area to invest in I'm just saying I was surprised at the amount of open ground and how far I could see in the distance.

Just my 2 cents.

From the  internet (NOTE I did a virtal drive through not in person):


if you go there be careful.


The McDougall-Hunt neighborhood in Detroit has ahigher risk of crime, with a CAP Index score of 8 out of 10. This is higher than the national average of 4, and the risk is highest for violent crimes.  Detroit is ranked among the top 100 most dangerous cities in the United States, based on crime data.



Post: Seller disclosure fraud

Scott MacPosted
  • Austin, TX
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Even on newer structures it's good to have a sewer cam inspection done.

You can identify problem settling areas that may cause problems on newer construction as well as old, and on old you can take a look at the condition of the pipes and get an expert's opinion on them.

Good Luck!

Post: Fixer upper investment

Scott MacPosted
  • Austin, TX
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That sure is a pretty house.

Sometimes houses like that that I have seen are in very rough Neighborhoods where you might not be comfortable or safe.

Be careful of the neighborhood once you find a good house.

Good Luck!

Post: Arizona Tenant - Not paying Rent, Not Communicating

Scott MacPosted
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She has conformation the mold is a bad one, and you can smell something is not right...

Maybe  the toxic mold has her in the hospital or worse???-???

Post: What happened to Ethics?

Scott MacPosted
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Wow, and posting names like that would probably result in lawsuits for the forum.

Post: Class A, B, C or D neighborhood

Scott MacPosted
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Call a local broker on the telephone and ask that question.

Have a map ready when you do it, as well as a pencil with an eraser so you can write on the map.

Good Luck!