All Forum Posts by: Lisa Cutshaw

Hi everyone, I'm looking for up to ten beta testers for a new course I'm putting together. It's aimed at flippers and buy-and-hold investors who need to improve their curb appeal but don't want to hire a designer. If you're interested, please contact me, and I'll provide a coupon code to get the course for free. 

Here's a link to the course if you'd like to take a look before reaching out:

https://www.curbappealmastery.com/courses/curb-appeal-design

I am looking for an HVAC contractor willing to work in Farmington, Maine. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated! One of my units isn't getting adequate heat to two rooms in the apartment. It currently has a Rinnai heater in the living room. One option would be to add another Rinnai unit in the kitchen, but I'd love find someone with the knowledge and experience to evaluate the entire heating situation for the building and work out a long term plan for improvements. 

@Dale Dickey Thanks for looking that up! Sorry if I was ambiguous. I'm the property owner trying to make sure I give the tenants proper notice.

Thanks, @Carl Hebert. Great ideas! 

I am getting ready to have all of my tenants sign a new lease, as the old one is up and they are now technically month-to-month. I just saw that Maine requires a 45-day notice before a rent increase can go into effect. I'm assuming that means I need to send a letter to the tenants informing them that we will be raising the rent and then have the new lease take effect at that 45-day mark in the future. Does anyone have experience with this in Maine? Am I interpreting this correctly?

Going forward, I'm assuming that each year I'll need to send a notice 2 months before the end of the lease informing them of a rent increase.

Thanks for your help.

Have a licensed landscape architect give you design feedback to increase curb appeal.Here’s what you can expect from our $250 design package:

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Who should use our curb appeal design service?

It’s perfect for anyone who wants to maximize their curb appeal without spending a lot of time or money on the design.

Who can benefit:

-House flippers

-Landlords who want to attract the best tenants and achieve the highest possible rent

-Home owners who want to improve the first impression to sell their house quickly for the highest price possible

What can you expect from us?

-A marked up photograph of your front yard showing proposed changes that would improve the curb appeal

-If you provide a plan of your front yard, we will also mark up the plan to clarify where elements should be located

-A list of products that could be a good fit for your project, including tree and shrub varieties, paint options, lighting, and site furnishings like benches and planters.

We strive to get you the finished design markups within 21 business days. If you have an urgent need to receive the finished work as quickly as possible (hasn’t every real estate investor been there?), you can choose the Rush Priority option, and we will move you to the Rush queue. All projects are important to us, and we work diligently to get each project out in a timely manner.

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Who are we? 

Lisa Cutshaw, California CLA #5895

Blue Mountain Design Studio

http://www.bluemountaindesignstudio.com/curb-appeal-design-service/

@Cory Binsfield Thanks! I appreciate the insight into your thought process. I feel like that's one of the great strengths of BP. We can all get a better understanding of the many ways a similar situation can be approached. I've got a couple of scenarios worked out in my head to help guide which choice to make under different contingencies. Now it's a matter of seeing how things work out. For me, there are certain criteria that would make it worth selling, but if a refinance came in with a big enough chunk of equity available to cash out, that would be the way to go.

@Ed Emmons Good point. The building is in central Maine. I would probably 1031 it if the proceeds justified the expense and effort. Either way, I would use the cash from the sale to invest in a bigger property.

@Michael Picher Sounds good. If I decide to sell it will be in the spring after I finish the current renovations. The property is in Farmington in central Maine. It's about half a mile from the University of Maine Farmington campus. Let me know if you're interested in any more details.

@Simcha Davidman Thanks! I've been around BP for a few years learning what I can, and finally decided it was time to go for the Pro membership. Grateful for your input. It's a good point about the return on the equity.