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All Forum Posts by: Matthew Paul

Matthew Paul has started 164 posts and replied 6661 times.

Post: Cheapest home insurance in florida

Matthew Paul#2 Contractors ContributorPosted
  • Severna Park, MD
  • Posts 6,829
  • Votes 7,375

Self insure is the cheapest 

Post: PM signed awful snow contract

Matthew Paul#2 Contractors ContributorPosted
  • Severna Park, MD
  • Posts 6,829
  • Votes 7,375

@Jordan LaneyI have been plowing since the early 1980s .  And its always been a 2 inch trigger to start , we start at 2 inches and continue thru out the storm .  You may be serviced 3 times during the storm and a final clean up and salting after the storm . So your $250 per push on a 10 inch snow storm could easily be $2000 for both buildings . With thawing and refreezing  retreating it will be more .      

Commercial buildings use triple net , and those costs get passed on to the tenants thru CAM fees .  And the tenants always complain the lots not being done fast enough , then they complain of the costs .  

Snow removal will always cost $$$

Post: Mass deportations: will it affect rental markets?

Matthew Paul#2 Contractors ContributorPosted
  • Severna Park, MD
  • Posts 6,829
  • Votes 7,375

I believe that it will effect the rental market harder in blue states than red states due to the sanctuary city policies . To get the biggest bang for the buck , I would go where the highest concentration of illegals live . Why catch 5 when you can catch 50 in one sweep . 

I believe that they will go after criminals first , then go to businesses that employ a large group , then to areas where a majority live .  Once this starts , a lot will self deport . 

But only time will tell

Post: Family house deal or not?

Matthew Paul#2 Contractors ContributorPosted
  • Severna Park, MD
  • Posts 6,829
  • Votes 7,375

Offer much less than zillow says . Zillow is only an estimation .

Quote from @JD Martin:
Quote from @Elizabeth NA:

Good evening Alesa, I am reaching out because I would love to speak with you about your experience as I have found myself in a VERY similar situation with Cyrus Gordon and have found he has been sued over 5 times in New jersey including from me. He was contracted to help me finish a renovation for almost $45k. Long story short, it has been over a year and the project remained incomplete and he walked away with the money. I would love to talk with you to hear of your experience with him. Please feel free to reach out. Thanks

This thread is 4 years old and I'd be surprised if the original poster is still around. 

 Or got their money back 

Post: Pets and Service animals at STR

Matthew Paul#2 Contractors ContributorPosted
  • Severna Park, MD
  • Posts 6,829
  • Votes 7,375

All pets must be on a leash and walked off property . Please respect our landscaping .

Post: What’s the hardest part of being a property owner?

Matthew Paul#2 Contractors ContributorPosted
  • Severna Park, MD
  • Posts 6,829
  • Votes 7,375

There are no problems being a landlord , just buy a property take the first renter that applies and rake in the cash . 

Post: Lot split with house on the line

Matthew Paul#2 Contractors ContributorPosted
  • Severna Park, MD
  • Posts 6,829
  • Votes 7,375

Why move the house . just cut a section off . Moving a house is expensive . 

Post: Rent or sale and new location

Matthew Paul#2 Contractors ContributorPosted
  • Severna Park, MD
  • Posts 6,829
  • Votes 7,375

Sitting on 10 acres , build a few more houses 

Post: Real Estate Advice Needed

Matthew Paul#2 Contractors ContributorPosted
  • Severna Park, MD
  • Posts 6,829
  • Votes 7,375

Dont look IN the cities , look at the suburbs outside the cities ' I do rather well in Anne Arundel county , south of Balto .