All Forum Posts by: S Yu

Not responding to voicemails or phone calls. A bit past that point...

These are rather young tenants. They are ~ 21-22 years old. a young married couple I believe. The screening I did was to contact their previous LL and their employers and verify their paycheck and salary.

Quite unsure if they are professional tenants. This will definately be a headache for a few months.

Yea, I would do that, but since I would much rather not deal with the headache, I'd pay that initial fee for serving the 14 day notice. No pointing fingers about not receiving anything. Just left the constable a message and will wait for him to call back tomorrow morning to get things started.

Yea, 14 days... we are in tenant friendly MA. I cannot add late fees until 30 days after they are late per state law. Sucks... I'm calling up the constable tomorrow to serve the notice. Lets see what BS I hear... I just hope they don't ruin the property!

Thanks. I will serve that this 14 day. Then on April 3/4th serve them another one if it continues.

Guess I missed something on selecting these ones.

I'm living in MA and I have to go get started with my first eviction process. I have 3 units, and the eviction will be the one that moved in 1.5 months ago. Check bounced... was promised money... none. Voicemails not returned... enough with it.

I understand that in MA I will be serving a 14 day notice to quit. I will be contacting a constable to serve that notice. My question is if they see the notice and then pay the month of March, what happens in April. In April I am not waiting 3 weeks to start the process.

Then after the 14 day period I will go to court... this is going to be interesting. Tips are welcome.

Hey guys

Just have a question to a SFH I have. The tenants that use to live there were a family and they rented the whole house.

My question what would be better to get it rented? The house has 2 bedrooms so I can rent out the rooms to two different people vs renting out the entire house.

I think that $700 per room and sharing might be easier for people to swallow vs some family dropping $1400 on the entire house.

Thanks

Yea... I was thinking that too. I'm still seeing how much it is to keep this pilot lit on a monthly basis. Going to call the gas company and see historical usage. Each electric range is ~ $400 dollars and I haven't even priced out the cost of the install for two 240v outlets. Might just replace it while it is broken. Although the 2nd floor unit I am redoing the kitchen and if I get a gas stove, that will be electric ignition.

I left out a key point, I provide all utilities except electricity. So in the case of electric stove, the tenants would be paying for usage.

I just purchased a two-family house and plan on renting it out. I will be providing all of the utilities except electricity. The current stoves are gas and are 20inch units with a pilot light that stays on all the time (meaning I have to pay)

My question is if I should switch to electric stove? I would have to..
-pay for someone to pull 240v to 1st floor and 2nd floor unit
-purchase 2 new electric ranges.

Suggestions and thoughts?