All Forum Posts by: Sean Ridlon

Cool! Good luck! 

@Larry H. I'd recommend a sit-down with them about what happens if they do/don't have renter's insurance in the event of a loss. Have them sign a "conversation confirmer" that they declined to present POI at the time of the lease signing and that they understand that your policy will not extend to their contents in the event of loss.

I'm not a landlord (yet) but my day job puts me on flood and fire scenes in multi-family and single family rentals all the time. One of the hardest part of my jobs is telling the tenets to form two lines: those with renters insurance in my right and those without on my left then saying to all those on my left, "You have three days to remove your contents from the fire scene. The Red Cross will be here to assist you with your temporary needs." Meanwhile, those on my right get housing and replacement funds less the deductible. They even sometimes have funds to have their items inventoried, removed, cleaned, and stored if their items are restorable. There policies also cover the disposal costs. Everyone else is OOP. Out of pocket. As was mentioned, then come all the threats to sue the landlords, attempts to reach the landlords' insurance adjusters (fruitless every time). I've even seen parking lots of multi family buildings where the cars were damaged in the fire; you find out real quick who didn't have full coverage.

Howdy @Andrew Knoll always happy to welcome a fellow Alaskan to BP! There's always deals to be had in AK even though retail prices are through the roof. Shoot me an note sometime. I'm just starting out myself and like to network to keep an "inventory" of what others in my area are looking for in case I run into a deal they might be like.

I spend a lot of time in homes and driving around the state (I work for a state-wide GC) so get to look a lot of places.

If you don't mind "bullet holes" all over it, go ahead and reinstall it. Also, let's say you have Windows, doors, and corner trim on this place. Let's say the gaps are 1/4 of an inch each. Now let's say each run of siding has 12 boards.... See where this is headed? That turns each gap into a 3 inch gap per run. I'd say avoid taking it off. Also, hardi usually has 1/16-1/8 gap on the butt joints. If that's what you have, it can be caulked and yes it can be painted without too much variation assuming both paints are a similar age. If you have a color match done, it will be slightly off.

@Natalia Collini Alaska has landlord/tenant laws that heavily favor the tenant. Florida it's the other way around. Sorry you are finding out the hard way.

Hey Scott, welcome to AK! My family and I live out in Wasilla. I'd be happy to help you get familiar with Mat-Su if you're ever out our way.

howdy, Marvin! There's a few of us from Alaska here on BP. Glad to see there's now one more!

It looks to be self-adhesive flooring protector. It's hard to tell, but is it kind of lime green in color?

The stuff is great for protecting flooring but must be removed within a certain number of days or it WILL damage the floor.

Sorry!

I am in Wasilla and work as a project manager/estimator for a large statewide general contractor. Those figures are accurate, but may be slightly less depending on selections of finishes, fixtures, etc.

Also- garage space should be removed from the square footage estimate as it builds at a much lower rate.

Sorry about the sticker shock!