All Forum Posts by: Lindsay Wilcox

They're so busted up I didn't even think a charity would take them. I took them out to the curb, knowing that "heavy trash" day is the 2nd Tuesday of the month, and most of it disappeared in the time it took me to go inside and get the next thing. It was a little spooky.

At this point, I'm thanking my lucky stars all they left me with was some gross furniture. I should be able to have the place cleaned up by this weekend.

While I was at the courthouse filing for an emergency possession hearing because they weren't letting me in to fix a leaky sink they said was leaking on an electrical box (I checked--it isn't), they dropped their keys in my mailbox. I called the courthouse today to update them and tell them it's not actually an emergency anymore, but they said I just have to wait and see if the judge grants it anyway. I wouldn't hate having an earlier hearing.

My immediate plan is to try to get the place leased before it gets cold, 'cause that's my best way to cut my losses. That takes so much priority over chasing the money. I got in writing that they don't want their belongings back, so I'm I'm full-on flip mode tomorrow morning!

I am east of State. And I agree, orcs going to be a little while yet. I'd definitely be interested in talking with you. I'm on tenant #3 for that unit and only bought the place a year ago, so I'm obviously doing something wrong! It's a 3-plex, and I live in one of the units, which has major ups and downs! There's also a chance I'm going to need to move back to Colorado next year after 10 years away to take care of parents, at which point I'd probably need to hand management over to PM completely.

One of them works, but I've already overheard him saying he knows enough that, in Indiana, if he just changes jobs, I'd have to find him before I could sue to garnish wages at his new employer.

Fortunately, in the long run, since I get to keep their security deposit, it's probably not going to end up being a terrible amount of money for me. I'd certainly like to get it back, and I'll certainly try, but I'll survive if they don't pay it.

I just had to evict some tenants, and they told me that if I get a judgment against them, they'll "just file bankruptcy so [I] never see a dime."

My first instinct was to laugh out loud, but then I thought, "Hold on--these people really don't have anything to lose. And they're stupid enough that they just might try something any sane person would realize was idiotic. I wonder if..."

Anybody have tenants try that before? I'm in Indianapolis if you happen to have local experience, but if not, still love to hear your story. Or, for that matter, any other story that made you wonder what on earth your tenants were thinking!

It was a text message. That's writing.

The only open window had a screen in it. I've already located it in a trash can, but if it had been taken, it would have to have been taken from the inside because the rest of the windows were locked. Nobody could have taken it from the outside and then locked the window to cover their tracks.

I finally got a response from them about their belongings and they specifically said, "We don't want them," so I'm going to move ahead with clearing them out!

I just had an idea, when I realized they had moved the trash can under where the air conditioner used to be, and sure enough, under all the garbage in the trash can, my air conditioner, in pieces.

I sent them a text asking them to provide a reason so I have something to tell the police.

Sorry, that was for @Clay Manship .

Fountain Square...but the eastern part of it that isn't all fancy and nice (yet!) ;o)