All Forum Posts by: Heather S.

Not that often - maybe once a week in passing and really only if I'm doing laundry or he needs something fixed.  It kindof feels out of left field.  Has that happened to you?   And yah - on of my tenants in the efficiency in the basement and Im in the top floor 

Soo..  here's one for the books (and honestly curious if this has happened to others).  I have a tenant that recently texted me that he has a crush on me.  I thought I nipped it in the bud and told him that was not appropriate especially since I was his landlord.  He said yep he got it and he'd stay PC.   Since then I only do any type of maintenance during the day and keep the door open and keep is as quick and professional as I can.   Today he just sent me a more inappropriate text after I installed a new lock in his unit yesterday and until recently he's been a great tenant, been here going his 2nd yr, never hear from him until lately.  Seriously I can not make up this stuff - guessing this doesn't happen to single men who are landlords!  What is WRONG with people!!!

I'm pretty PO'd right now and am refraining from texting back until I calm down.  Anyone dealt with this before?  

oh they aren't up until Halloween.  I just presented it that it appears they are not happy so I was giving them an option to move out without the additional early move out fees.  My own fault for not doing month to month when I figured out I was moving in to make sure it was going to work.  If it was just me I could ignore them but they are stomping on the floor and intentionally being loud and being rude to the guy below them so makes it tough to ignore.  I just sent the letter via apts.com so guess I'll see where it goes from here.  

Oh Nina's is about 2 miles away from me - that would be fun to  meet up.  That place looks great!  

@Jeff Schemmel I've got the blue in the face one!  And we should get coffee and talk stories!  I actually researched the options for double drywall or sonopam, I would have to take the efficiency ceiling down to do that. I DO have quiet time, these guys are "recording" their neighbor below them at like 6pm in the evening.  Its just too much.  Just drafted a letter to offer to let them out end of January to give myself some peace to adjust. Hoping they'll take advantage of it (although it is the coldest day of the yr...) have you done that? 

So curious if anyone has some good ideas.  I bought a up/down duplex with a small efficiency that was added in the basement in St. Paul.  Recently moved in when the top unit opened up.  The tenant in the middle complained about the previous tenant and the one below them for being "too loud".  When I didn't live here I essentially told them they needed to figure it out..  and that ended in the unit I'm in asking to move out early.  Due to me selling my house and moving after 19yrs, I didn't have the energy to ALSO  find new tenants so let them renew.  (i know probably rookie mistake!)

Here's where I could use some ideas..  the tenant in the middle has now complained to me 2x about the other tenant in the efficiency (below them). There is a drop ceiling in the efficiency (and I'm actually looking at next yr adding a layer of drywall or sonopam to the ceiling) however, I explained to them that with the cold and a 120 yr old house that ambient noise can be a little more in the winter. 

He texted me today to ask the person downstairs if they could wear their headphones (insert eyeroll on my part) since he's not sure he's the desired audience and sent me an audio clip of something he was hearing...  Mind you - I can't hear anything in my unit and it was like 5pm.  I responded "I can't require him to wear headphones in his home.  I think there are a couple things that could help.  You're hearing ambient noise that will come through any holes or cracks and sound louster.  1.) If there are certain places you are hearing it more loudly, like by your radiator or the entry way I can help you put the rug pad I bought under your rug to help muffle some of it where it seems loudest and 2.) I do have a small access panel I took down to get access to a pipe we can also put back up and that may not hep a ton but a bit."

Anyone deal with these types of things when you've house hacked?  Help me with some other ideas..  I'm just getting more and more annoyed and their lease goes through halloween so short of just offering the nearest snowbank...  any other ideas or others that have gone through this as a new house hacker?

I've actually been looking at something like a tiny home (or two) as a second home aka cabin..  Total preliminary search - but there is a company in MN I was doing some research on. https://www.yardhomesmn.com/ti...

I also supplied SMALLER scoops for the buckets as well.  Although I did learn - salt/sand mix is probably better - the salt did a number on my concrete step/sidwalk.  I also hired a shoveling/plowing company and was stopped onsite at least monthly (normally every other week) to make sure the front porch and back entry weren't icy.  Partially because I was a new owner and also because I wanted to check on the job and I did the monthly wiping everything down (yes clean freak here but my tennats all comment about how clean the laundry room is..  )

Hey.  Curious if folks allow Skinks/lizards.  And if you do - do you charge a normal pet fee?  I have another tenant that paid a deposit of $300 for their cat.  I'm not familiar with lizards..  thinking the food they eat and them getting out are the bigger issues.  Sounds like these live in 40gal aquarium.  Curious what others do..  pet fee?  no pet fee?  reduce the cat fee?   Would love some opinions

Xcel is actually both the electric AND gas carrier in Saint Paul (I know, weird right? No Centerpoint!).  I'm actually boiler heating so its gas heating the boiler.  Interesting idea with the energy squad audit though.  I may have that done.  

HOLY SMOKES!  Anyone else get their April Xcel bill and about fall off your chair?  Its more than one of my units rent for!  Any commiseration or ideas would be goodness about now!