All Forum Posts by: Sharon Porter

My name is Sharon and I have my property up for sale. It is a 7 bedroom 3 bath 2 family in Springfield MA. Asking price is 450K. It has a potential income of 6K per month. If you are interesting you can go to realtor.com and see the listing. you can contact me at 857-271-6590.

I  personally would not take that type of risk again going through the same thing again. Because when people have done something before they are more or less to do it again. Unless you want to go through the same thing again.

Thanks Denise for your words of encouragement. I appreciate your insight and experience. It is a help for me going forward. I am glad that you can relate, it makes it easier knowing that someone else has gone through the same thing. The system needs to change and become more fair to Landlord needs, especially small landlord that does has a massive amount of property but just start out.

I purchase a 2 family 2 years ago. I inherit 2 tenants one a section 8 and  the other was put in the property to sell it by the owner. He gave the first floor money to rent the apartment and I was not aware of what was going on until late. The guy he rent the apartment to put a group of homeless people in the apartment because they didn't work or have any income. The first month the guy in the first keep saying to me if I want him to leave. I didn't understand what he was saying until he finally left and leave the homeless people in my apartment. I am in the process of trying to get them out. They owed me 7 months $10K in back rent and that not only that but the second the second 8 call the police on me. Call the city on me (twice) on me at the same time she doesn't pay her rent. So now I am losing $7K from section 8 because they refuse to pay me because they said I didn't fix the apartment that the second floor daughter dig up the walls and the flooring. I think they need to get rid of section 8 because it allows people to be irresponsible and have the mind set that they should live for free without paying. 

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I hope investor don't invest in Massachusetts it is the worst state for landlord. The court system is the worst so if you are thinking of investing in Ma don't. I wouldn't advise my worst enemy to invest in MA. I know I read an article before about how this poor investor went through hell with tenant and the court in MA. If you are a small investor this is not the state for you unless you want to loose money. So I am selling this property and move to another state where I can invest and gain success. 

Thanks for the info but my company only has the one 2 family and the tenant owes me $7K.. So there is no money to hire an attorney.

Thanks for the information. I will see how the process as my company does not have money for attorney.

I am in the process of evicting an a tenant. I start the process already. Do I need to hire an attorney or not? I looking for answer to  make a decision.

I have a question regarding how much fix up should be done to sell a property. I am in the process to selling of a property.

Welcome Rosette to BP. 

Welcome to BP. Have fun.