All Forum Posts by: Edward Hamill

Wow... there's a call back from WAY back!    Little trivia for you... Doug Llewellyn (People's Court) was the producer behind the show and thought it was going to be his HUGE money maker!  Maybe that's why he is back on People's Court these days  :-)

Assuming it is in Georgia, she could be breaking the law (curbstoning) and you could be in trouble if you allow it, so getting rid of her is your smart move.

Curbstoning is selling of 5 or more used cars without a license.  If she does have a license, she is in violation of running a commercial business out of a residential zoned property, so its a lose-lose for her.

- here is a link to the law passed in 2007

https://giada.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ocga-...

Day late and $100 short...story of my life!  :-(

Check out dotloop (owned by Zillow), Docusign or a company like that.  They handle all of the storage for you and allow you to email forms, do electronic signatures, etc.    I have been using both of the above for various things the last few years during my day job and plan to use one for my personal business as well.

You do not need to be "an agent" to use a service like this... even my doctors office uses docusign for new patient signup.

Have you considered modular (NOT mobile/manufactured... true modular).  You can get a great product for  your price range.  PM me and I can send you my contact at one of the local builders.  ( used to be in the business... did multifamily, townhouse, multi-story... definitely not trailers!)

You might be stuck...  From another site online:

Window Screens – Before the new law the landlord was responsible for providing and maintaining screens in good condition. Because screens are often damaged or ruined by the tenant, the tenant’s guests, pets or family; the landlord was making frequent repairs and replacements. This gets expensive. With the new law effective on July 1, 2013, the landlord is responsible to provide screens on the windows that are in reasonably good condition and the landlord is only responsible to make repairs once a year.

I prefer Sideline.  Is an app on my iPhone that I can make and receive calls as well as send/receive texts.  Has its own voicemail, etc.  They will soon be adding auto attendant as well for a fee.

I pay $3.00 a month for ad-free version.  I don't drop or miss calls like I did with Googlevoice, since it uses my carrier line rather than voip.

They have a 10mnth plan for teams that does a ton more, but seemed like overkill since its just little ole me!

 I use a larger ticket system that is segmented for each client, so it is a bit of overkill for 95% of folks

I asked my web guy (aka my 14yr old son) to email what we use now (he "oversees" most of my real estate clients due to conflict of interest with my day job)... I will post as soon as he sends it.

I build websites for a second income, mostly in WordPress, Drupal and Joomla and have done this for a few clients (not a solicitation - I do not work with BiggerPockets users, out of respect for the admins, since I am not a PRO member).  There are a number of great ticket systems as well as invoicing/payment systems that would make life a bit easier for you.  It is mostly dependent on your knowledge, wants and budget.

That being said, it will be abused by the same folks who call you nonstop.  Believe it or not, simply adding a few extra "hoops" cuts down on that...  Making them log in with a username and password is great, but STILL require that they complete standard fields on the request form such as name, address, unit number, phone, email and description.  Require that only 1 item per request be allowed.  If more than 1 issue is included in the request, return the request to be broken into different tickets (this has a real practical purpose.  For example, a ticket that includes electrical and plumbing issues may go to 2 different people so this slows down the process if they are mixed together)

Also, being able to submit online requests is a privilege.  Abuse can cause you to lose access to the system.

Finally, add Captcha.  It cuts down on spam and multiple submits of the sale issue.

Purpose of deposit is to keep you whole in the case of damage and/or early termination.  

If you are not out any repairs or rent, you will open a can of worms keeping the deposit as far as I understand.

That being said, I would not return a penny until they are out and a walk through is completed and new tenant has moved in.  Cover any repairs, cleaning, etc as well as any days/weeks vacancy between the two and go from there.  No matter what, I would follow the letter of the law and your lease regarding timing, etc (No checks on move out date).