City of Gainesville inspection

[Mike H.]

Anyone got one ? Just got mine. Total BS.  lesson learned I should have been present but I live 6 hours away. I knew when they started the LL license they might start pulling this crap. I just spent 7k on new windows and 5k on a new AC last year. No good deed goes unpunished. 

The city of Gainesville is about to run head on into the law of unintended consequences. I can afford the list they gave me no problem. But poor LLs? And other LL will increase rent also hurting poor people. Total BS 

[Nientzu Patterson]

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Yes, our city/County it's ironic that they for years have been poor money managers that have continued to operate at a deficit, but in their infinite wisdom they don't mind also over extending their authority to make other counter productive measures to hurt our pockets as well. Actually, maybe this is not ironic at all. Based on their track record, this is to be expected.

It's not all gloom and doom however. There are still some good returns to be had. Also, there are a couple of property managers that have gotten efficient & specialized with Air BNB. This has opened additional investment opportunities as the numbers are pretty exciting if you purchase in the right location.

 BP only lets me upvote this once, but it deserves 1mil likes. CoG is nuts. I'm considering moving toward the outskirts to avoid GRU alone!

 Many are doing just that. At the very least people are moving out of GRU territory to where either Clay utilities or other electric co ops are available.

What is the issue with GRU ? I’ve not heard anything negative about them. I mean it’s utility how could they be that bad ? 

 They are the second or third most expensive utility company in the state. The short version is they continue to increase rates to offset some poor financial decisions that have been made in the last decade. Though the population of Gainesville continues to grow,-many home owners are choosing to move on the outskirts of town to where Clay utilities is the power company as they are significantly cheaper.

Ditto to Shawn on GRU. I have home buyers specifically asked me to find home for them outside GRU area. My GRU bills goes up every year. GRU electric rates will go up 15% by 2027. From 2023 to 2027, electric up 3%, wastewater up 5% yearly, according to GRU. GRU offers assistant to qualified low income residents. Renters don't qualify.