All Forum Posts by: Thomas Hickey

I do most of my work on buy and hold rentals. Not sure if doing your own work ok flips would be profitable unless it is a house hack

Was this a "service animal"?

Rob L. Does the Haverhill real estate guild have a website for Facebook page for future updates?

Rob, Sounds good hope to see you there. Tom

I honestly think Lawrence could be the true up and comer if they could ever get a handle on their unpredictable politics/ dysfunctional local government. It's right in rt. 93

Unfortunately I don't think there is much you can do. I would certainly mention it and recommend rugs. What you can do is price problem tenants accordingly. A $200 rent increase sounds in order for the aggravation factor and the fact that you will likely have to clean and rent the apartment below soon.

John Jackson All well and good and I agree people should follow the law. Isn't your time better spent on things you can control like your future real estate endeavors?

At the end of the day as long as mortgages are all being paid you would only frustrate yourself. For a bank to foreclose on something like this would be nearly impossible.

It's a tired argument. Any desirable areas would immediately be condoized, marginal areas would become run down quickly. Also some landlords will deliberately create unsafe conditions so the building can be condemned. Everybody loses with rent control. Easier solution! If you can't afford to live in a gentrifying area move 45 minutes from just about any major city that you can easily afford. This is exactly what has happened to the house buying middle class. I grew up 15 minutes from Boston, most of my high school classmates have been pushed closer to 1 hour away, there is no "house control" you just have to adapt.

Chinmay J. I have been guilty of over-improving, only because the space was unfinished and new premium materials are not much more than economy.