All Forum Posts by: John Collins

More interested in paid options that have faster collection. 

Cozy is great in theory but the fact it takes 6 days for payment to show up is too long, and for $3/unit it is still 3 days (often 4). 

New tenant is looking to a get a fully grown dog (20 lb) in a couple months - the space has new floors. With a new dog you can't really tell how well behaved he'll be or if he'll act up. 

How much extra security deposit would you charge for this? What would you communicate to tenant? 

I don't feel sorry for anyone who expects $27k a month in rent from 1 single person/family property. That's asking for trouble. 

Can you remove that dividable wall, or atleast make it smaller? IE is there anything structural behind all of it? 

Or more specifically, surrounding suburbs with good schools like Lafayette?

Is Oakland not comparable to these suburbs?

What licenses does the contractor need? Could I use workers from out of state? Does everything have to go through a contractor or can I subcontract if I have certain materials already?

I'm looking at homes in the 1.5m-2m range and they are just so terrible, cute little cosmetic upgrades to old homes that are quite uninspiring. I'd rather get a lot or raze down an older home and build afresh. 

Is this feasible? Any and all help appreciated. 

In Texas, your insurance will only replace your roof if it has hail damage. And they will conduct a thorough inspection to make sure that is what it is. 

Try to get the lowest price possible by mentioning to the roofers you are on a budget before they give a quote. Their markup is atleast 200% of labor+materials. Advanced option - when you know a pro and not just the company that hires him, he can get a crew of a total of 8 people (10 if bigger) to knock it out in a day if you provide materials, which are easy to procure. But if you don't really know the guy or know how to inspect it while it's being done, you expose yourself to a lot of risk or additional costs if it's not done right. 

If the duplex is ready to go without issues, then you should be able to easily manage and show it. I would set up a smart lock as well as have a home security camera you can pick up the feed from at any time. 

An 8 hour drive is a bit too much, that is 2 days lost for just driving. For a showing? Cmon, that's crazy. I don't see why you couldn't advertise it through the usual channels and have the interested party's agent do the showing. 

Don't think I've ever gotten rid of dead animal smell without getting rid of the carcass. Would not trust this fleeting moment of happiness, must continue to probe for location. Do the infrared covid camera's capture dead bodies lying around? 

Could you give me a sample of the loan rates you received without a w2 or money in the bank? How were you getting the downpayments down, or were those done with hard money then an immediate refinance to pay those off?