All Forum Posts by: Joseph Weisenbloom

I have been trying to find if there is a wall assembly material that can act as stuctural, shear strength, insulative, interior surface and exterior surface. Anyone know of an assembly material that meets these requirments?

I looked at hempcrete which is insulative, shear strength, but is not structural. Regular concrete blocks are structural, shear strength but not insulative. Normal wall assemblies require tons of different products like lumber, drywall, insulation, sheathing and siding to meet these needs. Looking to see if there is an all in one material out there. Anyone heard of one?

Guys I want to update the forum. So I ended up getting the deposit. I also leveled with this tenant and reset expectations. I talked to my lawyer and while I could have backed out of the contract, this could caused other issues. I will be amending my contract to eliminate any issues with this in the future. I also will be more careful with sending fully executed contracts. The lease is month to month so I will let the forum know how this tenant behaves. 

@Nathan Gesner Hey there I usually collect the money upfront after I get the lease signed. This particular time they were giving me grief because my contract doesn't state I need the deposit right after signing the lease. The weeks I was referring to was the amount of time until their move in date. I can't risk holding the property for them without a deposit in hand. I am confident I can get the deposit from them but at this point do I even want to? If they are causing issues with the lease signing what other issues will they cause.

@Chris Seveney Its a month to month. So I can do 30 day notice if I want to end the lease. I am going to call the tenant and level with them and see what we can work out. I think I can get them to send a deposit but at this point I don't know if I want them to given how they reacted. Below is exact language for sec deposit.

Roommate has to deliver to Landlord a deposit in the amount of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750)
("Initial Deposit") before move-in. If this Lease is not accepted by Landlord or Landlord's
authorized agent within five (5) days, the Initial Deposit shall be refunded. The Deposit shall be
held by
Landlord as security for the performance of Roommate's obligations under this Lease pursuant to section 14

@Khalid Bryan Yes its fully executed. Its a standard texas real estate council lease. I will be amending the lease after this incident.

@Jonathan Bock They paid for background/credit check. Other than that no. No deposit or anything. I am going to call the tenant and level with them. Yea the attitude is a bit concerning.

Recently a perspective tenant found a loophole in my lease after it was signed. It states that the deposit will be "paid before move in" To this effect the tenant could pay the day before move in leaving me waiting weeks with the threat of them backing out at the last minute. 

Is this lease valid without receiving a deposit? Or can I cancel? Im a little concerned as finding a lease loophole isn't the ideal way of starting a rental relationship. I have used this lease for 7 year without running into this issue. Most people want to secure the rental with a deposit in advance.

What do you guys think?

I have a flip I am currently working on and there is no space for ducts. I am considering buying a few multizone minisplits and placing the heads in the bedrooms, kitchen and the living room.

My question is will this strategy work? How do I circulate conditioned air to hallways, bathrooms etc? 

@Celine Crestin @Kapp Japhet Hey guys decided to go with McCoys for windows. They were neck and neck with Lowes but had a few perks like free shipping and what not. I think the companies mentioned are good for custom windows but everything in the house was standard 36x48 and 36x36 dimensions.

@Celine Crestin Thanks! I will check out Menards and Window World. The prices of windows have gotten insane recently!

Where are you guys finding the lowest priced double pane windows? Already shopped HD, Lowes and McCoys. 

Anywhere else I should be looking?

@Zack Oberlies Yea it seems people dont want to live with other people anymore. For me that was the most exciting thing about Austin was communal living and meeting people. Now it seems newcomers don’t want to keep Austin weird but turn Austin into a bland city like where they came from.