All Forum Posts by: Abi Horton

 Well as my first property purchase I am learning some hard and expensive lessons. I did ask about the floor with a contractor and my realtor but they didn’t seem bothered and said since it’s on a concrete slab we’d just remove the floor when we redid the bathroom, treat it and put new flooring in. No one thought about the damage the moisture in the place would have done. The landlord didn’t know about the back ups. He was an 88 year old man living in FL and the tenants were there for 10 years (also older couple) and didn’t say anything. I was under the impression a tenant is obligated to tell the landlord about such issues like back ups and leaks to enable them to fix them before they get to this point. Clearly it was going on a while by the damage, that’s why I am wondering about negligence. The tenants also took the appliances but I can’t prove they didn’t belong to the house, also left a huge heap of garbage on the sidewalk in front of the house that I had to call to have cleared away but I don’t think I can charge for those things. 

The inspection was done when I was buying the property (just a few weeks before closing). The tenants told my realtor that there was backups, I’m not sure the landlord ever knew. He actually said first that there HADNT been any back ups so obviously wasn’t aware. Also in the closing docs there was a doc he signed saying there was no known issues with any pipes, water, electric etc. 

The floor is visible in the bathroom so the tenants absolutely knew there was mold, without a doubt. And definitely didn’t tell the landlord (or anyone) until prompted during the inspection (at which point we fixed the sewer line blockage) but had no idea this had clearly been going on for a while. I thought the linoleum in the bathroom was a marble effect… it’s not, it’s all water damage (see pic). 

I just bought a property that had tenements that were older and lived in the house for about 10 years. It came out during the inspection that there was a sewer line blockage and the tenants confirmed there had been “back ups”.

When viewing the property I could visibly see there is mold underneath the linoleum all over the bathroom floor. Some parts black near the toilet. But it’s on a concrete slab so was told I could just change the floor and treat it and be good. 

When the tenants moved out they found a number of spots behind furniture that had quite a bit of mold. After getting it inspected there are 6 areas where the drywall will have to be ripped out and replaced including two walls in the bathroom and I’m looking at $5k+ in remediation. 

Can I withhold the tenants deposit for this for negligence if not telling the landlord there was back ups/toilet problems? 

 Absolutely. I am currently living in NY and will be hopefully moving to Columbus OH at the end of June. I will look for local networking there but also want to know peoples opinions about any online masterminds that they have found beneficial. I would like to spend this time learning from people rather than waiting for two months until I’m there. 

I also don’t see myself only investing in Columbus OH in the future. I am a free spirit and love to travel so connecting with people all over the country would be amazing! 

@Remington Lyman what is a “CF area”?

 Thank you! I am in the process of buying this property and will hopefully move in in June. I would love to know more about the meet-ups. I did a quick Google search before and checked meetup, but wanted to ask this great community for any opinions of groups they might have attended that they found beneficial. Right now I don’t have many people I can talk to about real estate investing so I am trying to change that. 

 Thank you for your message. I work full time from home and I am in the process of buying my first property, that I will be moving into, in a new state. I would love an in person mastermind in Columbus, OH but I feel like I could get access to better groups in different locations if I were to find a group online. 

I will be networking and meeting new people, but I would like to surround myself with likeminded people because I want to learn and grow. If I can join a mastermind it will massively increase my confidence in this space and accelerate my learning, more than just hoping I will meet the right people organically in a new city. 

Hey,

I am looking to join a mastermind so I can surround myself with more likeminded people, ideally online. I have considered joining David Greene's mastermind but I would love to hear of some others that people have attended and found helpful!

Thanks!