All Forum Posts by: John Collins

I think you're looking at it too technically. She's got great credit for the income level, does a humanity related job and has no baggage whatsoever. The only question is if she ends up moving in with a bf or husband later on, but as things stand, I think it's as good as you can hope for in this neighborhood. I can't agree with discriminating less than ideal candidates who don't have shining resumes and long winding corporate careers if they have shown financial prudence and no criminal or irresponsible activity. I think she's earned the right to stay in a slightly nicer place than whatever hardline rules you guys have for income levels. 

 LVP is measured by mil but I don't think it's the equivalent to mm. 20, 22 mil LVP holds up very well for mid tier rentals with lots of uncertainty + waterproof. Stay away from 12 mil. Laminate always has a cheap feel and is easier to dent than modern LVP.

 What is so bad about the woman in her 40's? 

What are everyone's best paid services or agencies for background checks that cross reference and provide you with details? 

 I've just done a ton of testing and research on LVP brands. They are the go to option for B class rentals. Shaw LVP (wooden plank mimicks) are great, Mannington Adura is great, and Floor & Decor has a NuCore line that is very good with the underlayment (sound dampening attached). All at or under $4 sq ft. If you're handy, spend an hour watching youtube videos and do the install yourself with a helper. 

I'd also do uniform throughout - ditch the carpet altogether or only do it depending on the climate. Ask local realtors what their tenants in that price range prefer, because I haven't dealt with brutal cold for half the year in the south. 

For the stairs you can always put in wood and stain it to match if LVP bullnosing gets too tricky and there's nothing custom. They aren't going to be too picky if it looks good. 

My success on the $15k owed to me in damages and missed months was an email the length of a dissertation with a list of excuses including mold (nope, $800 of testing confirmed, they had a pet peeing on the carpet creating a bad smell) , _______'s cancer which came and went quickly, "having kids is hard", 1 of them starting college, and then an expected disappearance. I knew it was coming but prioritize being the bigger man in these blaringly obvous cases. I was annoyed for a minute, then renovated + rented out and it's history. Lesson was to serve eviction notices with multiple options for more affordable relocation. 

A or B or C rentals be damned, savvy criminals know how to con and know how to work the system. They also know which excuses to use to appeal to your emotional core. 

If anyone has any underground connects on the darkweb who do a really thorough job of screening tenants, let me know.

Asking for a friend. 

What did you end up doing? I would just do the steps in oak or pine and stain them to match flooring. 

Want to put LVT (good shaw kind, $4 sq/ft( in a high end rental $3.5k+ a month since I don't have resale in mind. My wood floors scratch easily and can't be "buffed" out neatly... they aren't 1 inch planks from a tree i cut down in the backyard. Renters with younger kids (it's very much high quality schooling family area) aren't going to tread delicately. 

A level rentals in Texas... What say you about hardwood? I so want to do higher grade LVT on top of the existing floors (top of the line Shaw or Porcelanosa, which are $4-6 sq ft) but agent is saying engineered wood or hardwood is timeless. But this is for a rental, albeit high end, and I have seen how engineered looks after 10 years in RENTALS.

To the people who have installed luxury vinyl plank - what have you used to cut it? How about against curved walls? Does the sound it makes when you walk on it (echo-ey) make it sound cheap for a high end residential home? I would be putting it over existing wood and tile.