All Forum Posts by: Jeff Copeland

Enzyme-based cleaners (such as Nature's Miracle) tend to work best, but you really need to soak it (depending on the amount and depth/strength of the urine smell, which it sounds like is pretty bad in your case). 

BTW - I mean soak the subfloors and baseboards. In most cases, you're unlikely to every get it out of carpets (or get it out of the subfloors when going through layers of carpet and padding). 

I was just thinking the same thing! Why take the time to ask ChatGPT and then cut and paste its answer to a question you have nothing to add to yourself?

I guess to up your post count? Not fair: All 1800+ of mine were done the old fashioned way!

@James Hamling - I don't disagree with anything you said. But I fear the only thing the OP and others will take away from it is "FIRE that WORTHLESS PM" (and I realize that is taken out of context and was not your intent). 

Ganging up on PMs seems to be a popular pastime here in the forums, lol! 

I think in this case we're clearly only getting one side of the story. We know literally zero about what his PM has done or how they are handling this situation, so it's hard to give him any specific advice about what to communicate to his PM, other than asking them What are you doing about this situation and what is your plan going forward?

I realize it's different in every state.

Here in Florida, they would not get a pay or quit notice in this case, because the eviction is not for non payment of rent at this point, it's for holding over beyond the expiration of their lease. Holdover evictions do not require any additional notice. 

But we don't have enough info about what his current PM has done or is doing to give advice here. They may have it under control, they may not. 

There's not enough information here to really answer your question or give you specific advice. 

Are you saying you want your property manager to go ahead and spend $800 to $1000 of your money on an eviction lawsuit, and then wait another 6-8 weeks (at best) for the lawsuit to work its way through the courts? (Which could anger your tenant, make them even more stubborn about not leaving, and make them more likely to trash your property). 

Or would you prefer they save that money, try to resolve this amicably, and wait to see if the tenant vacates as agreed?

These are usually the two options you have. Property Managers can't just snap their fingers and make a tenant disappear. 

To be clear: I am never opposed to, or afraid of, filing an eviction when it is warranted and absolutely necessary. But there are sometimes better, faster, and cheaper options. 

TLDR, but this looks like a pretty normal home inspection report. 

Were you present for the inspection? Home inspectors usually give a verbal "debriefing" and explain a lot of their findings while on site. 

In any case, your next step is to discuss the report with your home inspector and realtor. Figure out what the deal breakers are (such as items that will prohibit you from binding insurance or getting financing), and which items you can live with and fix yourself after closing. 

Then negotiate with the seller or walk away from the deal if you can't come to mutually agreeable terms. 

These are normal steps in the acquisition and due diligence process.

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Quote from @Jeff Copeland:

If you could somehow find the title insurance policy from 2013, that might help, since new title insurance would only have to cover from there forward, so to speak. 

But a quiet title suit is likely the only way to get rid of the cloud completely. 

I believe that while it is sometimes a title searching practice to come off a prior owner's policy (not one I endorse), doing it off a mtgee policy (which the 2013 policy would be) is generally not an approved practice.

 Noted. But who said there was no owner's policy issued in 2013?

I agree a quiet title suit is the way to go. 

But the OP seems to want to do anything but a quiet title suit. As you stated, this would be one possible alternative. 

If you could somehow find the title insurance policy from 2013, that might help, since new title insurance would only have to cover from there forward, so to speak. 

But a quiet title suit is likely the only way to get rid of the cloud completely. 

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This is my "first rodeo". Thanks for being the voice of reason.  You make great points.

 It's very common for a tenant to sign a lease and make a deposit several weeks before they move in. 

It's actually somewhat uncommon for someone to sign the lease and then move in the next day. In fact, it can be a red flag: http://www.evicttv.com/quick-t...

If you are "a few weeks from finishing", and they want to move in 4 weeks, what's the problem?

Are you holding it for them, or rushing to finish it in time for them?

Isn't your alternative is to spend "a few weeks" finishing it, then list it for rent, then show it, then wait for approved tenants to move in? That could take anywhere from 2-6 weeks, after you finish and list it.

Obviously you'll want to make sure they are well-qualified, but otherwise I don't understand your dilemma.