All Forum Posts by: Casey Howe

Hi Ben, there are a lot of great secondary markets south and west of Boston, and on the Cape that obviously have lower price points than in Boston.  It's my view you can still find deals if you play the long game.  I'd recommend connecting with a great agent that is focused on investors specifically those looking to purchase multi-family. @LienVuong at The Elle Group is strong in this area.

Scott, I'd love to be a non-salesly resource for investors looking for insight into property management, specifically through the lens of asset management.  I'm focused on building a company that views long term buy and hold through full P&L management, looking to increase value and improve cash flow.

Welcome back to the group!   I'd love to connect, feel free to DM me.  I'm very aligned with much of what you mentioned, and now that I've built my team up I'm looking to get a lot more involved as well through networking.

In my experience, having a "disinterested party" validate the smoking is incredibly helpful.  Certainly consult with an attorney, but if, for example, you had a contractor doing some work that indicated in writing there was a strong smell of smoke, this could be used in court during a for cause eviction.  Its stronger than he said / she said.

Another option is to potentially have a constable serve notice of lease violation to the resident.  If there are certain times of day that you notice the smoke, you can work with the constable/attorney to serve notice at that time and note the smell as well.

I would def get something in writing served, preferably by a disinterested party.

Good Luck!  There are lots of different strategies out there.

Stonelink Property Management is solid and they are experts in that area.

It sure is is.  Looking forward to connecting.

@David Lewis if you wanna chat rental rates and market specifics in some of the micro markets mentioned above I'm happy to. I can just give you some data to guide your thought process.

I like Quincy and Worcester 

It is extremely odd the previous companies did not ask for that if they are collecting rent for you and issuing you disbursements.  They 100% need this so they can issue you a 1099 in January. It's an IRS requirement.  it sounds like you upgraded your management company for sure.