All Forum Posts by: Craig Janet

Can you just get a bigger window unit. They make them up to 20,000 BTUs that would make most apartments cold as a meat locker. You may have to do some electric work. Even a 115 volt 12,000 BTU should keep it well below 90 degrees. 

You should have never replaced a working fridge in the first place. She complained once and you caved, that's why she's doing it again. 

She isn't going to pay you if you drive there. She will have a good excuse at the last minute and ghost you. Save your self 6 hours of driving and proceed with the eviction. 

First of all, you need to pay off the credit cards anyway possible before you invest in real estate. You are probably paying 10-20% interest. That's a pretty difficult return with any investment. I don't like 401K loans because you can no longer "contribute" and take advantage of the employer match (at least with my company).

You have to control your parents. If you can't, get you some roundup and take care of the plants.

I'm not too familiar with solar panel installation, but I assume they are bolted down with at least some 1/4 lag bolts maybe larger. So yes new shingles would have to be installed. Caulking would be a leak waiting to happen.

Do not buy the home until the solar panels are removed and the roof is repaired. It's as simple as that. 

I agree with the poster above. You got robbed on the trenching. In Louisiana I found a guy on facebook with a mini excavator to trench out 100 foot about 4 foot deep for $300. It took him about 20 minutes. You can rent the mini excavators for about $250 per day.   

I normally despise all PMs and would never let them hold my money. But you are so out of the loop on your own property that I can see where he is coming from. Do you even know how much money you're making? How much will go into this account? Do you get a statement monthly/Quarterly? What happens when the HVAC goes out? Will he have to secure another loan and deal with angry tenants who will have to wait for a new HVAC. He maybe sensing how hands off you are and preparing for the worse.

After a dispute is filed. The recipient must provided proof that the charges are valid. This should be easy if they are still living there. Did the PM follow up with the dispute? If not then they will have to eat this charge.

If they did dispute it, provide the necessary supporting documents and it still wasn't reversed. They I would be open to paying something to them. This is a risk you run when accepting credit cards.