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All Forum Posts by: Brian Hunt

Brian Hunt has started 3 posts and replied 24 times.

Post: Sometimes I like being a landlord...

Brian HuntPosted
  • Investor
  • Brazil, IN
  • Posts 24
  • Votes 33
Originally posted by @Account Closed:

Landlords work 24/7 and yet people say to us when they find out we are landlords, "Oh is that all you do", and my reply with a grin is, "Yep, that's all that we do".  

 And it is tough.  It's mentally tough.  It's constant work trying to keep up with everything, but it's mentally and emotionally draining.  I'm in a small town with a lot of low income people, so our rental pool isn't the greatest.  I try to screen those who are just plain trash out of the picture, but people can be incredibly deceiving and spin a web of lies that you could never begin to untangle.  We use what tools we have and try to do the best we can.  It's tough.

Post: Sometimes I like being a landlord...

Brian HuntPosted
  • Investor
  • Brazil, IN
  • Posts 24
  • Votes 33
Originally posted by @Franklin Romine:

@Brian Hunt

Add a few dozen more trailers to your property and you will be a bad a**.  

Don't stop. Keep the momentum.

Frank

 As soon as I move out of here.  Lol. We only owe about $40,000 more on the property and it's paid for.  We've been working on a woman to sell us her 3 bed/2 bath home with an inground pool, guest house, and 40x100 pole barn all sitting on 18 acres, but she's not quite ready to let go just yet.

Post: Sometimes I like being a landlord...

Brian HuntPosted
  • Investor
  • Brazil, IN
  • Posts 24
  • Votes 33

speaking of evictions. We had one girl one time who thought she could beat the eviction because the hallway light quit working a month after she stopped paying rent. Then she told the judge the place was uninhabitable. His response was "Then why are you still there with your 2 year old daughter?" 

Post: Sometimes I like being a landlord...

Brian HuntPosted
  • Investor
  • Brazil, IN
  • Posts 24
  • Votes 33
@Account Closed:

You know it. It's always at the absolute most inconvenient times. But, those times are just peppered in here and there. I've ran into people that have that attitude of, "Oh, I could be a landlord, it can't be that hard." Those are the people I offer to be my "intern" through a winter. Whenever I get called out, they get called out. When it's 5 below zero with windchill factors of -30, we go make sure each rental's pipe wraps are working right and everything is well insulated and do welfare checks to make sure everyone is warm and has food and water. They generally change their tune at that point.

Post: Sometimes I like being a landlord...

Brian HuntPosted
  • Investor
  • Brazil, IN
  • Posts 24
  • Votes 33
Originally posted by @Cal C.:

That sounds like a long day.  I'm glad you were able to resolve the problem quickly.  Are the trailers as near to your house as you make it seem?  

Since I don't know jack about trailers, were you able to repair the roof?   

 Yeah, the trailers are on the same plot of land as my house. Which is good for responding to emergencies such as this. Bad for keeping tenants at arm's length. Basically all that comprises a mobile home roof is a piece of heavy galvanized metal on top of a wood truss frame with insulation between the metal and ceiling. Piece of aluminum trim coil, some construction adhesive, some screws and silicone for the exterior, then replacing the drywall inside.

Post: Tenants won't ever answer the door

Brian HuntPosted
  • Investor
  • Brazil, IN
  • Posts 24
  • Votes 33

Not sure what the law requires on notice of inspection in Rhode Island, but if it were me, I'd write up a written notice for inspection 24 hours from the time you intend on delivering it.  If they don't comply with the inspection, it's grounds for terminating the lease.  If they do, walk around, see how many people are in there, and tell them what you need to tell them.  I'd have the vehicles towed lickety split, no questions asked.  One thing we always stress to our tenants is always talk to us, you talk to us and tell us what's going on, we'll be far more understanding than if you avoid us.  If you avoid us, you will get what the law requires from us and that's it.

Post: Sometimes I like being a landlord...

Brian HuntPosted
  • Investor
  • Brazil, IN
  • Posts 24
  • Votes 33

Yesterday was not one of those days.  I'm a truck driver by day through the week and Tuesday I got called out on an overnight run.  I woke up about 7:30 Tuesday evening, got everything ready to go, showered, gathered all my stuff up, put my little girl off to bed, talked to my wife for a few minutes, and took off about midnight.  Drove to Mogadore, OH for an 8 am delivery, then turned and headed back to Springfield, OH for a pickup to come home with.  All and all about 760 miles. Anyway, I got home and plopped down on the couch, peeled my shoes off, was watching a tv show when the back door doorbell rang.  You have my attention...no one rings my doorbell at 9 pm.  I walk out to my neighbor standing on my porch.  He says, "Hey, a big limb just fell out of one of your trees."  I go to investigate and half the tree had broke off and landed on top of one of my rental trailers.  I survey the damage to the back side and don't see anything too bad, just some cosmetic stuff.  Then I walk around to the front.  I shine my flashlight up and see a branch about 4" in diameter sticking straight up on top of the trailer.  This can't be good.  As it turns out...it wasn't.  A 7' long, 4" diameter branch javelined itself through the roof, through the ceiling, and into the living room of the trailer.  After about 20 minutes, a chainsaw, a hammer, a prybar, wire, and pliers, we got it out of the roof.  This was much more entertaining when I was on the other end of the renting spectrum.

Post: Question about deed transfer in Indiana

Brian HuntPosted
  • Investor
  • Brazil, IN
  • Posts 24
  • Votes 33

Oh, and there is a 10 year old mortgage from 3 owners ago on it, but we're filing a paper with the courts for a Quiet Title action hearing to clear that off since the company that holds the note cannot be found anywhere.

Post: Question about deed transfer in Indiana

Brian HuntPosted
  • Investor
  • Brazil, IN
  • Posts 24
  • Votes 33

Ok, sorry about the late response, been busy.  We did go about it ourselves with the guidance of an attorney.  We did a very hefty check on the property and found out a few things that were a bit unsavory, but for the price we got it at and the shape it was in, we made off like a bandit.  Turns out, that particular section of the paper was not needed.  We were only out about $100 for all the filing fees and the checks we did on the property and now everything is switched over and we are the new owners.  Now it's time for the remodel and flip.  Thanks for your input though, much appreciated!

Post: Tenant painted room, I'm scared, sad, what to do?!

Brian HuntPosted
  • Investor
  • Brazil, IN
  • Posts 24
  • Votes 33

We've since learned our lesson about that. 2 years ago, when we started this, we didn't have any mentors to advise us on things, so it's been a live and learn process.