All Forum Posts by: Marie S.

Has anyone recently sold a home with a tenant in Tennessee? Was there any nuances that I should be aware of? In most states, the lease survives the sale. I would expect that the same exist in Tennessee. My husband hired a property manager that insists that we can't sale a house with a tenant in it. I could be wrong, but it sounds a little sketchy to me. 

I made that huge leap and passed my exam several weeks ago. Given that I've finally contracted with a broker, you will most likely see a very different profile (if not see this profile become dormant) very soon.

If you're on the fence about getting your license, don't be. There are people that are successful at this without a license. Those vets get my respect. However, the network I've built in the last several weeks have paid off in the best way - in the investor sense. Getting educated and passing my exam has been an eye opening experience that I would experience all over again if given the opportunity. I'm very glad that I did. I'm so excited and can't wait to post my success (As a licensed Realtor of course).

My husband and I have invested in Clarksville, TN since 2008. We're going to be looking to liquidate soon. Let me know if I can be of assistance.

Goo Off works wonders. You can get it at the hardware store.

I'm finalizing the content in my book that is set to be released in May.   While I aim to show that landlords (and tenants) from all over the country have a range of terrible experiences;

the stories of landlord-tenant issues I have vetted are not showing a range of locations. If you would like to share your story with me, my website is:

http://www.landlordtenantrelations.com/take-survey.html

If you have issues loading, you can go to my G-drive form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18S67EmT0H6f3kb8QQ0RSl_Ghz8l7ui-PjRDknQPr8UU/viewform?c=0&w=1

Please let me know if you have questions.

As far as the latex paint: One coat primer and 2 coats paint - even if the paint has the primer mixed. Also, wait for the paint to dry before you make any moves. Sometimes it looks like crap when it's in that weird semi-wet stage.

I'm thinking about putting a commercial washer and dryer in a multifamily. All of the major stores (Home Depot, Menards and Lowes)  have poor ratings on these washers and dryers. Are these things worth it? Are the as poor as the ratings?

@Kyle Hipp They're not getting any calls at night because the tenant called me. This was the third late call. I get an email and text letting me know that a tenant has called. I made test calls from my husband's phone just to be sure that the answering service answers. The services works without fail, even at 2 am. While my tenant may hate an answering service, they are in place to facilitate the processes I have in place when I'm not available. Not to mention, I use Rentec Direct. She could just as easily log in and submit a work order.

@Angelo Behar 

Burned out light bulb...How did you know?!  I actually use my Google Voice number to give to tenants. Apparently I'm not using it right! I set up the app on my iPhone and have never logged in since. The whole premise behind giving the direct line is in case of an emergency. I guess I foolishly didn't expect someone to abuse it.

@Elizabeth Colegrove 

We are definitely cut from the same cloth. I charge the tenant when they call a plumber out at 10 pm to remove their sock shoved in the kitchen drain (-which is unnecessary because every tenant is issued hard and soft drain stoppers). I've never charged when I was called unnecessarily. Do you charge a flat fee for the emergency call or do you charge by the time?