All Forum Posts by: Andrea M.

Absolutely nothing, I turn my ringer off at about 9pm. However, my tenants know they can text/call me in case of emergency and although it may be late, I will respond once I wake up, no matter what time I wake up. I have a crazy sleep schedule so I may wake up at 3am and check my cell phone. In the case of an extreme emergency where they need to vacate the property, do so to ensure the safety of themselves and family members and leave me a message of a text and I will contact them once I wake up ..all my properties are local

Lokesh W. If I was in your situation, I would prorate the lease for 2 weeks before and have them sign and once all deposits & prorated rent are submitted, the renters insurance kicks in, then I would allow them to start moving in their things. Seems like they will be using your property as free storage. With my tenants I have allowed them to move things in a day or so before..but not an entire 2 weeks. I really wouldn't want to be responsible for the tenants personal belongings in the event that something happens with no documents signed, who would be legally responsible for it?

We have sprayed( primed) cabinets before using a paint sprayer, not the can spray..I have also had to touch up with a brush/roller afterwards

We send out the pay or quit, even if the tenant calls and explains the situation, so there is no hold up on our end with getting a court date of a delayed court date. Once the tenant pays, we disregard the pay or quit, if the tenant doesn't pay, we move forward with the eviction process. Regarding the late fee, we judge and enforce it on a case by case basis with each tenant. We have given some leniency, but too many excuse means it time for us to part ways.

LOL..thank you for all your response..think I will just scrap it

Michael Lauther When we were trying to figure out the best way to deal with our situation outside of using bleach we went into Lowes and an employee in the paint department suggested the TSP, to help with odor and soot removal, yes we used it on all the affected walls and ceilings prior to applying Kilz. We were just careful not to soak the walls, It eliminated the odor

I would go with sanding the floors and staining , since I believe that any/most chemicals you may use you run the risk of having the chemical discolor the floor.

I would think that at the initial purchase contract or offer documents it would be specified as to the property being vacant upon closing. I would just tell my attorney and agent to verifty that the current occupants of the property will be out on the closing date. But since you say that you are closing next week, you may have to give them 30 days to move out.

Well if I was you, based on my closing date, I would start to prepare my "Introductory Letter" with the notice of increased rents with an effective date. This way, on the day you close you can either tape them to the door or mail them out.

Michael Lauther We have dealt with a fire/smoke damaged property and for the walls, we scrubbed them down with bleach (part bleach + part water and/or TSP the liquid form ( which we brought from Lowes-followed directions on the bottle) with like a deck broom and painted with Kilz , also at Lowes/Home Depot