All Forum Posts by: John Collins

Everyone, this is a troll so do not take him seriously. But his intentional stupidity allows me to make a point. 

The numbers that were 15,000 are now 19,000. 

4% of those infected are serious or critical.  

We have not even entered the first wave in America. Stay at home, do not touch things or people outside the home when you go for groceries, get bored and incubate for the next 3 weeks atleast. The number is going to hit 100,000 whether we like it or not, but through our actions as humans who care for ourselves and those around us, we can make sure it doesn't go into the millions. 

I know you're trying to be controversial or some kind of reality star here, but you're just plain wrong.

SARS killed 800 people total, maybe a handful in the US.

COVID has already killed, not infected, over 15,000 people worldwide and the peak of cases has not even begun in the US, nor has the peak ended in Europe. 

Falling coconuts, btw, kill 150 worldwide. 

The Chinese started it but were able to build hospitals in days and isolate patients immediately to kill the curve, the US and Europe cannot do that. Likley to get real, real nasty and that's only assuming the sick and elderly are the main ones in critical, if the trend continues down then we'll have more of the 18-49 crowd going critical and it can really get bad. 

Early stages, early stages.

Don't rush to count your chickens before they hatch, particurilarily not in a once a century virus mutation.

Not the time to be cocky.

Sidenote: why is it racist to call it the China Virus? Because they keep originating there due to inhumane consumption of animals? Where was the outrage over MERS? 

Shouldn't asian americans be more offended by the chinese government allowing the conditions for viruses to re-occur and stop doing business with them until they shut down all forms of wet markets forever? 

But never offensive when it hurts the bottom line. 

This quarantine is really getting some pent up rage out here... please, go for a walk alone, get some fresh air, do yoga... lacking perspective is not an excuse for attacking others online. 

There are a lot of republicans (and no, I don't have a political side they've both got too many flaws) who are kind of bluntly saying the the economy shouldn't come to a total crash to save those who are the biggest burden to the system (ie, those who can't contribute due to existing conditions, age, retirement, etc). It's a little ironic that I have parents in the 60+ range, both have conditions, who keep downplaying it and are eager to get out and about instead of "boring quarantine". You'll be made fun of for presenting a stark image of what's coming and shouting at them to stay indoors like kids. 

You've also got the first wave in NY where half the infected are in the 18-49 age range, majority of whom thought they were invincible to this virus. 

I myself am not feeling great after ordering take out from an upscale restaurant that went on about their hygiene procedures for COVID 19, but you never really know. It's likely paranoia because the soup was way too spicy etc. I've always understood nature has the upper hand and if we keep pushing it's buttons in perverted ways, it will give us the reality check we deserve. 

This is a heavily economy focused government in power that has openly questioned whether it's worth going into a great depression to save the over 65's and immuno compromised, but it could get really ugly if by this cycle of the mutation it starts sending more and more 18-49's into ICU. 

Welp, unfortunately, I have realtors in TX , GA , even OK and they provide me with rental prices of an area with similar houses. It saves me having to do research on each and every similar house, whether it's renter or owner occupied, which can be 50-100 houses, in the same zip code. Consolidation of this unique info is a huge time saver. Who knows if they're accurate to the T, you only know if you talk to the owner (many of whom I know in certain areas), but it gives me a very good idea of where to put the rent and how far to negotiate based on my needs. 

The realtor that helps me find the right tenant gets first months rent which is a very good deal at my price point. Every realtor I've ever dealt with, including those that claim to specialize in buying and selling, has been OK with this and doesn't just say NO to rentals. 

And that, my friend, is the meaning of rental comp life. You're welcome. 

Real Estate agents have a license and software that allows them to see what homes have rented for or are currently renting for in the immediate area. Zillow is surprisingly good at showing you a price history, but it's not accurate in terms of final price and the data isn't always available.

I have always wanted surrounding area comps , the more info th ebtter, but just haven't found a way other than real estate agents manually going through neighborhoods. 

Rentometer again doesn't provide a history or what houses have gone for, just current listings and not always accurate. One house I saw rented for $300 lower than what was listed on it. 

So for accuracy you just need to get real close to a realtor and bug them, or somehow get your own license and access to software.  

Put up signs and write to tenants directly saying it's prohibiited and grounds for a fine then eviction. Even put up a fake camera.

Also, you can get a dump truck to come for maybe $250 once a week to pick it all up and haul it off, split the bill and add it to all the tenants until it stops. Communicate this with them! 

 No, it's just the first point of impact for international travel into the US and has the coldest temperatures. The trajectory is close to peaking in places in Europe but has not really begun in the US.

This virus will come in waves and even hit the midwest in due time.

You'll notice warmer places like India tend to be less contagious. 

Best to stay indoor, no physical socializing, wash your hands and avoid touching things outside the home. 

No - not at all. I am more worried about a tenant who makes $140k a year and spends $4k a month on rent.

When you make good money you don't need to follow everything by the books to survive financially. 

I would give them the red carpet treatment.