All Forum Posts by: E.S. Burrell

@Yuzi Stha

No!! This tenant is not for you. Save yourself the headache.

@Terrell Hill it’s been ten years since this post. How’s it young renting out rooms? I’ll thinking about doing this. I have 10 single families rentals am am trying to go to another level.

No, never.

After having a tenant break two refrigerators in a year, I no longer provide stoves, refrigerators, w/d, microwaves, and now I’m adding ceiling fans to my list. Don’t want to be liable.

@Michael Clark

Last year I bought my first tax foreclosed SFH online. No liens because the county owned the home. I paid too much for it though. I had to "break in" and change the locks; it was a disaster but not a total rehab. Missing furnace, missing hot water heater, etc. It took three months to get it "right". It passed inspections. It's now rented out at market rent. Furnace and water heater were bought new but everything else was either purchased used or things I wanted to get rid of from my own personal property.

I would do it again. I would not recommend buying a foreclosed house that is not vacant. You will have to evict the occupants. But like others said, do your homework.

I would first start collecting rent then cosmetically upgrade something every year; your tenant would be paying for the upgrades. I would start with curb appeal and go from there.

Call the United Way or a local church and ask for help. Your LL was a gem and did all he could. It’s not his fault. You appear to be ungrateful.

I definitely would not take anything off the rent. The lease is the lease and rent is the rent. Now if they are good tenants, I would give them a toaster oven or air fryer until the stove comes in and write it off on my taxes.

@Kumar Gaurav

Pay the fine. I wouldn’t make it bigger than it is. Just make sure it’s cut on a weekly basis to stay off their radar. You don’t want any problems with municipalities because they hold the power period.

What Theresa, Austin, and Nathan said.

@Amanda Flynn

Make sure all utilities are in the tenants name before they move in. Best wishes