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All Forum Posts by: James Conaway

James Conaway has started 29 posts and replied 79 times.

Post: Cost for help to move tons of dirt / gravel

James ConawayPosted
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • Posts 82
  • Votes 49

Craigslist, That is a great and obvious good idea to price compare. Thanks for all the input, I decided to go with the guy I am dealing with.

I have always read you always have anyone over the age of 18 on the lease. It's a legal contract that protects you in case everyone but the one person who didn't sign stays. You don't want the person that stays to be the one you left off the lease. It also holds everyone residing at the property legally obligated to the terms of the lease. I don't see any benefit to leaving them off.

Post: Cost for help to move tons of dirt / gravel

James ConawayPosted
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • Posts 82
  • Votes 49

I need to move 9 tons of dirt and 13 tons of gravel from piles to a yard closeby. What would be considered a reasonable amount to pay someone per ton? This work would be by shovel and wheelbarrow. 

I have a guy willing to do it for $25 a ton, but not sure if that would be considered a reasonable amount to pay.

Post: Rising Water Levels in FL

James ConawayPosted
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • Posts 82
  • Votes 49
The Dutch have been managing for a few hundred years now...
Send official notice to pay immediately, including late fees. Start eviction process as soon as legally possible. She pays you first (over other bills) or evict. Get her out and a paying tenant in ASAP. Ignore the drama. Pay or go. Your a business.

I am not complaining about the cost. If it took care of the problem it would be worth it.

I think the suggestion of paying for 12 months of service is a better plan than the single hit.

I own a 4plex that had a tenant move in and bring German cockroaches with them. I paid a pest control company $600 to perform a "Roach cleanout" to treat all the units with the understanding that they would eliminate the current infestation in the whole building. 2 months go by and there are still German roaches in the source unit.

The service is still under warranty and I am asking them to come back and reapply. I also asked if I should expect their service to eliminate the current infestation in the building and they responded that it all depends on the tenants cleanliness and the only way to deal with an infestation long term is to have monthly service.

My thinking is, why the hell did I pay you a one time fee of $600 to "clean-out" the roaches if you are now telling me the only way to deal with it property is monthly service?

This sounds to me like a cop-out. I understand that if you have a building with tenants who are not clean, you are increasing the chances over the long term you will get pests.

I would think it's reasonable to expect that the one time treatment would eliminate all the current German roaches and that there would be a period of time where you wouldn't have any.

My point boils down to whether you are getting what you pay for and the product of their work should be the elimination of ALL German roaches during their treatment window (60 days).

I don't mind signing up for regular service, but $600 to "clean them out" and not have them cleaned out is very aggravating.

Am I being unreasonable?

I am considering selling two rental properties. 

I am looking for a new agent to represent these sales and welcome recommendations. I am looking for an experienced agent that has experience working with investors (buyers/sellers) and knows the current status of the market and how to maximize the sales price of the properties.

One property is a luxury condo and the other is a 4plex both located in North Phoenix.

Post: Main water line to house is broken

James ConawayPosted
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • Posts 82
  • Votes 49
Wouldn't the city be responsible for that section of the pipe?

Post: Tenant minimum to pay for damage

James ConawayPosted
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • Posts 82
  • Votes 49

Is it legal to require a tenant to pay for damages to units regardless of cause? Similar to a deductible for insurance?

I am being told by multiple landlords they put a clause in the rental agreement that any repairs below $100 or in the case of one landlord even any cost/reason is on the tenants regardless of cause.

An example being a front door being kicked in due to a burglary would be on the tenant to pay.

I suppose its the landlords way of managing high maintenance tenants to like to complain about every little thing.

What is your policy on repairs when the cause could be the tenant, but no proof is available?