All Forum Posts by: Chan K.

Quick update from me -

The tenant agreed to give me 75% of this month rent, and she will send the rest to my POBox when she got her next pay check.

@Aly W. and Bill, after your discussion, can you conclude which system is more desirable? Thanks

This thread is pretty good.

The software uses to collect the monthly rent is pretty advance landlord stuff. There is going to be another thread debating which software is best for certain situation. It seems like we have multiple one going on.

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for a very details recommendation. In summary, I need to consult an attorney using network from local real estate or landlord association. Is anyone from around MA and have additional references for the attorney specializes in eviction?

It sounds like I need to be more aggressive and be on time with them.

All my tenants pretty much pay on the 6th. They told me this is when they will have the pay check. My wife used to complaint why I let them control the date when we pay our mortgage on the 1st.

To my surprise I messaged the trouble tenant this morning telling her that I will be dropping off the “14 day notice to quit” and I was apologizing for doing so. She did not response. How’s about that?

I guess I am happy to spend time and know a forum (biggerpocket) like this exist, where I can learn and improve my investment method and strategy. This is the kind of thing I will never understand – it does not matter how many books/podcast I read and listen to. This is street education.

-Chan-

Wow, these are great comments.

@Shaun Reilly I will post the "14 days notice to quit". Is this generic form accepatable: http://www.constableservice.com/Forms/pdf/14%20Day%20Notice%20to%20Quit.pdf

Can I mail it in or post on her door?

@Aly W. TAW is Tenant at Will. It is a month to monty tenant.

@Val Csontos I have a copy of landlord right handy, but I think I will take your recommendation and call the court house or stop by to pick up their latest guideline.

I like to be hand on.

Can someone give me a quick procedure of the whole process if you had gone through one completely (the eviction)?

So, this way I can compare note when I pick up the guideline at the court house this week.

Thanks

can I start the eviction on my own without an attorney? I guess I can, but what is the pro and con? How much does it usually cost?

@Jimmy Young If you have a good deal or house under contract, you will be sure to find buyer.

I would recommend start getting involved with your local real estate meeting or local landlord association.

I am sure you will run into people who know of buyers/sellers.

Wholesaler is the it, because you are the deal finder. It is the critical foundation and everything derives from the deal.

@Aly W. My tenant's pattern sounds to look like your. I am impressed that it only took you one month to evict them. Do you they have small kids?

@Rolanda Eldridge and @Bob Bowling , your points are very well taken. I never thought of such request from her. I am taking your down right now.

Thanks,

@Jon Holdman Hi Jon, Yes, she is a tenant at will - month to month basis. In MA, you are not allowed to collect late fee per the law. I can ask her to pay late fee, but she does not have to pay if she does not want to.

You have deal with these types before and had charged them late fee. Do they continue to be late and do you end up evicting them? I listened to one of Brandon's podcast, he mentioned that he let something like this slight before, but suddenly the tenant stops paying completely and he began the eviction process. It sounds like my pattern is going to be like that - it will probably take me two year to kick her out, because she has a 10 months old.

I might have to tell her I will start charging late fee if she continue to breach her obligation her pay late.

My BP Landlord Community,

One of my tenants messaged me and told me that she won’t be able to pay her rent on the due date. She will need two weeks extension. She sounded very confident as she had done something like this before.

She told me her husbands lost his job and just found a new one. She said that her car did not have a plate and had cost her an arm/leg for it.

My wife told me to send in the written notice to start the paper trail. I told her that to give the tenant a week – in my stomach I know that when the one week came around I won’t see the money.

I can smell this tenant and I think she is going to be the trouble one with rent due issue.

Ideally, I can start the eviction process immediately with 1 day late in MA, because we don’t have a grace period. She is a TAW with a small baby. I don’t charge her late fee, because MA is not allowed to.

Should I tell her to move on if she is late again next month?

She was late last month too – 5 days

In general, I am a passive and aggressive. I let thing slight here and there, then I bite on it aggressively when it reaches a certain point.

Do you have any thought? Let's here it.