All Forum Posts by: Harrison Harner

I just completed a turnover on an apartment that had a pet in a B- neighborhood. Chewed molding, scratched laminant and doors, destroyed storm door, dirty walls at dog level, bare spots in yard, and smell. I suspect moisture damage on the laminant in one room is from pee. In CT, you cannot take an additional pet deposit. I wouldn't rent to a dog owner in this neighborhood again, but I would give it a go in an A neighborhood.

To add to the reviews, I've had it in my house for about 1 year with no visible issues or wear. I was sure to let it acclimate, left recommended gaps at edges, and installed on new flat and smooth plywood underlayment. I plan to use it in my rental next time it needs floors.

See you there. Thanks for taking the initiative!

CT has all their statutes online. A google search is all it takes. There's a good chance your state of interest is the same.

Start the eviction process as soon as you can by your state laws. You can always choose not to finish it. If she went on vacation, it's her duty to make sure her rent got to you before-hand, or on time. Especially since you are a new landlord to these tenants, start out as a hard-*** and then ease up as you see fit. It's much harder to enforce rules after you've been soft.

@Mark Avery

I would be interested.

@Robert Harlacher @Stanley Kallas

I used John Schlobohm for my Mortgage and was very happy. He was, by far, the most helpful person on my team. 

https://jschlobohm.homesteadfunding.com/

He's local. Can't hurt to talk to him about your plans, even before you have a property in mind. I'm sure he can give you some great information to start with.

@Robert Harlacher

It's a duplex. I live in one side and rent the other. 

Based on my experience, I recommend not using a realtor and finding a private sale.

@Thomas S. The ex-boyfriend never filed an Appearance and/or Response, so no court date was set for him. I had to either get a judgement or withdraw on every defendant listed for the case. I tried, and failed, to get a default judgment against him, so I had to withdraw to finalize the case. Yes, he essentially got off the hook. It was actually lucky that she filed an Appearance and Response.

@Matthew Kreitzer

I had questions about the validity of the affidavits as well, but wanted to keep the process moving as quickly as I could. The affidavits stated that the indifferent person saw a person, matching the description of the tenant, come and go from the property on multiple occasions within the tenancy dates, but never in military uniform. Without SS# and DOB, I wasn't sure how else to proceed. Can you comment on how an attorney might handle that situation?

In the future, collecting SS# and DOB will be standard process so I can query the national database.