All Forum Posts by: Shane H.

On the one hand i'm sure it would be fine, however why risk opening yourself up to complaints/issues? Just coordinate with other unit for when they'll be out of the house for an hour.

@Jeff L. Loan amount, term, interest rate are the big 3. Then to compare apples to apples we'd need to know tax and insurance.

Honestly, to me it's just part of the cost of turnover. But if you really want to tighten the belts, i saw a post recently where the owner received permission from the neighbor to run a hose from the neighbors faucet to the laundry outlet in the rental to reverse supply the rental with water. 

I would recommend taking the time to create customizable forms. Pay a little upfront for a decent PDF editor (I use Foxit) and then you'll never have to buy online forms again. That being said, a few of the key forms i keep are a lease template, pet addendum, walkthrough inspection, a welcome packet, adverse action, and then I make sure to save the ads that i use to list each rental so come vacancy i don't need to rewrite them every time.

There are others but those are the ones i use most often.

@Yvonne H. I'm following along on this. I'm curious how this plays out. But regardless of their decision, I commend you for grabbing the bull by the horns and making your life easier going forward.

Kudos to you!

I would recommend getting them to agree to split the contestation with you. A $200-$300 check payable to both tenants with a signed letter saying they accept would be MUCH easier/cheaper than going to court over.

This is very relevant to me as I am going through the exact same process on two tenants. One is a new tenant i acquired when I bought a triplex last week, the other is a long term tenant of mine.

I've started pay and quits on both, and both have agreed to move so hopefull that saves me the issue of going forward with evictions. 

But can anyone elaborate on how to take their balance to collections to try and collect on it? Is that possible if an eviction isn't completed?

Thank you!

Ahh those are great points. I'll definitely have to look into a LLL vs Kwikset. I wasn't able to watch the video clip yet but i definitely will. The prices and process could potentially be better so i'll have to look into it a bit more.

Also I have started using just deadbolts and not having locking handles. Saves money, number of cylinders needed, and helps prevent lock outs.

@Dan H. @Jassem A. I think the biggest concern of the Kwikset option is that anyone can acquire that tool that allows you to change keys. Whereas LLL you need the specific key to change the cylinders. LLL is also great in that they keep your "profile" on record. So if ever i lose the master key or need new locks keyed to my set (even years down the road) I can just call them up and they ship it and everything still works flawlessly together.

Can you tell i'm a fan of LLL? ;P

Dang this was a fun thread to watch, it's a bummer it twindled out.