All Forum Posts by: David Stott

@Matt Harris Matt, are you interested in coordinating in blowing the cover off of doug Hirt?   I am passionate in my disdain for him, and would love nothing more than to see him be held accountable for his intentional criminal acts against me and others I've come to learn about. 

@Shane Hirt Shane, obviously we do not know each other and I want to be clear in that I'm not assuming anything about Duke Properties when it comes to your dad. But in my dealings with Doug, you might want to be aware of how he is positioning himself in relation to you and your bro and what you've built.  A personal meeting may be in order if you're interested just so that you are fully informed.  

@Shane Hirt Andy Pearsons. He's cheap but comes w the usual baggage that the cheap ones come with.  I also have painters, electricians, tile and flooring and carpet, roofers and siders.  All guys who work on the side.  I also know a 10$/her laborer who works his *** off but doesn't have a car to get around.   Get in touch privately for more info. 

 Yes. Doug Hirt.   the guy w/ a half million dollar beach house on Conesus, former Navy Seal, 70+ rentals in his portfolio, and lots more tall tales that he's ultimately unable to back up.   I'm actively seeking other individuals who have scammed out of money so he can be the next guy being chased around by the TV news anchors and/or in handcuffs w a mug shot.  So far I know of about 5-6 people.  

How about your father?   He goes around town saying he's all those things your looking for and more.   Although, be warned.  I wouldn't recommend paying him anything in advance, as he's known to just take your money and run, or starting jobs and never finishing, or push the work to other contractors who he then stiffs.   I know from experience.  He's stolen nearly over 3500$ out of the mouths of my kids, and has made no attempt to make good nor can he pick up the phone.   Quite a stand up guy.    If there's such a thing as karma, it's not looking good for him. 

@Shannon Sadik

Hi Shannon, I did a driveway at my primary this past fall  . . . I used Tandoi Paving.  They did a quality job, but they weren't the cheapest quote I received.  I trusted them the most, I guess, with a driveway that I expect to have years to come and that my kids will enjoy playing on.

I will message you with a value based contractor who I know does driveways.  He'll show you examples of his work if you want it, and I also visited hiim on one of his jobs to see the outcome.  It was ok by me, but I'm not an expert.  I think driveway guys are one of those contractors where price/quality can really vary.

Also, I'd follow Mark's advice.    Simply call your local NET office and get the name of the city inspector for your neighborhood.  A quick call could save  you a lot of headaches.

Hi @Adam Witkop, 

I lived in SF for 8 years before moving back to the hometown area of WNY.  First, to Buffalo, and now I'm settled into Rochester.   When our first child was born in SF, we new we needed a plan to get out of there due to the extreme cost of housing, etc.    I have been an investor in the Rocheter area for nearly 15 years, and currently have 7 properties.   I find Rochester to be a tremendously great place to invest due to the low cost of property, and decent rental rates (for ex, $50k investment = $1200 gross rent/month).    When we were in SF, I only had 1 duplex in Rocheter which was managed by family on my behalf.

Best of luck to you!   I'd definitely encourage you to check out Rochester for getting your RE portfolio up and running!

@Shannon Sadik @James Swiech

I got one!  He does all my installs.   He's a professional installer from a local carpet distributor and does my installs on the side.   He's a great guy, does great work at a very fair price IMO.

I will PM his details.

@Mark W. Yup, it's a shared driveway situation with a single lane access that opens to a double sized, and as you can imagine, I've had tons of issues over the years where tenants/guests block the other in, hits on the house, parking on grass, etc etc.    The issues I face with my duplex far outnumber the SFRs homes i have, mainly as a result of tenant vs tenant over all the shared elements.    I think I ultimately may jack up the rent and include these services in the lease.

@Shannon Sadik  Shannon, I saw that you were quoted in one of the media articles about this issue, and I recognized your name from the forums here, which is why I posted this topic for discussion.    Reasonable-ness and City of Rochester are not two things that go together.   My brother is a city firefighter, and he's downright disgusted with the way the city operates, and the trends he's seeing city wide.   I don't want to get into politics, but it's beginning to not look good very good to be a landlord in the city.

I have similar issues in my duplex.   The two tenants like to point fingers at eachother when it comes to who should be responsible for snow and grass.   Neither do it, and both claim to be incapable of cutting the grass and/or shoveling snow.   I added a lease clause this year - in addition to the clause on snow/lawn care being there responsibility - that if they don't do it, and it gets to a point where I have to do it, or have someone do it, then the charge back to them will be $35 for snow and $20 for loan to both tenants!   If I get fined, I will simply pass that charge along . . . as well as any impact from the tax increase.   

I'm happy to join up as a coalition of city landlords to try to take the city on, but I have a feeling the current city administration won't care much for listening.