All Forum Posts by: Nataly Valenzuela

Hi @Andres Andrade the more research we did the weirder it all sounded.  We looked up the names of the people reaching out, credit scores, etc anything we could find.  We even looked at when the company was established.  And we found such little info, and what we did find felt odd.  So we decided to pass on it.  I also didn’t like that when we questioned in an email the person on the other end (who had originally reached out to us for the opportunity) got really defensive and almost rude.  So we passed.  We ended up finding a tenant who lived there for 2 years & was great!   good luck with whatever you decide to do.

Hello!  My husband and I just bought a second home - planning to rent the other.  We’ve never done this before so we are learning as we go.  We posted the rental and one of the inquiries I received was from a company that claims they do corporate rentals.  I say claims because it all sounds too good to be true!  The name is Metis Properties and I cannot find much info on them other than the website they provided, which doesn’t immediately come up if you do a Google search.  The person I spoke to has provided credit score, previous tax forms, and account statements.  But I also can’t find a whole lot of info on her either (I even did a linkedin search and a page with not a lot of info comes up.  Based on some advice I found here I looked them up on the CA Secretary of State website (where the business is based, I’m in AZ though) and it was registered Dec 3rd this year, with one previous business registered in the same name but suspended.  The company will lead for 12 month minimum, has insurance and will be responsible for maintenance and cleaning, etc between tenants.  But I mean if this is a scam or not legit what do they get out of it?  Any advice? Help!  Thanks so much! 

Hi!!

My fiance and I just bought a house in Arizona.  We knew we would have to do a few fixes to it, but didn't realize HOW MUCH... (newbies!).  The previous owners did some really BAD patchwork in many places.  For example, there is a really uneven wall that shows the outline of what used to be a door frame right in the middle of it (we are guessing it was a door to the bathroom that they decided to move).  Whoever did the work did a really crappy job so it stands out in the middle of the hallway, even with textured walls.  The texture itself was a crappy job as well.  In other places they fixed spots on the wall, and then painted smooth over them but never tried to match the texture, so on the same wall we have smooth over texture.  There are many more examples... so one of the first things we want to do is remove popcorn ceiling that is in 3 of the rooms and paint everything inside, we had someone come give us a quote and he asked what texture we wanted on the walls/ceilings, which I hadn't even thought was an option!  My fiance and I really like smooth, but we were advised that no matter what a great job the painter/contractor does, those imperfections will show.  He also advised us that to repair the wall with the covered up door frame it would require removing the sheet rock and pretty much taking everything down and building that wall back up, because sanding it down wouldn't do the trick.  Which would be a whole other added expense.  I've seen some posts here and what people recommend is mostly personal preference but from anyone's personal experience or professional opinion would those imperfections look worse if we went with smooth walls?  

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!  Thank youuuu