All Forum Posts by: Patricia Mendoza

Hi Bonnie, one property which it’s a town house it’s going good, Im renting it per room but I feel that last year I got more inquiries than this year. I’m going to try to rent it the whole unit and see how that works out.

The other single house it went quickly as soon as I put it available but it’s 2/1 unit and I’m allowing pets and it has a big back yard. 

I live close to Durham but prices are going high.

Fayetteville it’s cheap but haven’t heard anything positive. I work with nurses that have worked in the area and they said that’s the worst places to work. 

So far I like Winston Salem and Greensboro, I’m doing a contract my self in one of the hospitals there. 

When it’s the next meet up? I’m a travel nurse at Novant Hospital starting tomorrow night coming from Raleigh so won’t be able to come tomorrow. I have 2 rentals that I bought last year in Winston-Salem and renting to travel nurses. I’m very new to all of these and I have no idea what I’m doing 😂. I would love to come. 

Thank you Nathan for your reply. I got the lease from furnished finders site since I’m renting as a mid-term to nurses for 3 months. 
They are affiliated with law depot. 
I definitely will get the book that you recommended. 

Hello everyone. I’m very new to this landlording.
I just finished doing a 70% remodel of a house that was built in 1947.

I’m very excited because I have a tenant already and tonight while doing the lease it ask if there is asbestos or lead-based paint in the property.

Can please someone educate me on this topic. I will really appreciate. 

How can I find investors to sell the house the way it that Way it is?

Thank you everyone for the input. I feel a little bit better today. Came to see the house today and meeting with another contractor to get an estimate. 
The property thank God is under my name and not under the LLC.
The LLC is very new so there is nothing invested from both of us. The plan was to rehab this house and then transfer it to the LLC…I’m glad it didn’t get to that point.

Hi my name is Patricia, I recently bought my first for property for rehab,June 7 in Winston-Salem. Was partnering with a General Contractor that talked to me into.  The deal was the I was going to buy the house and he will take care of the rehab, with labor and material. And the we were going to splint the profit from the cash out and continue to do. 
We actually went and even open a LLC together.
He started taking walks out and telling we’re the bathrooms were going to be and all the changes. 
In week 2 I didn’t see any progress they where just taking the trash out from demolition.  Then he said that he didn’t want to do the partnering anymore bc he need to work with his credit first and he still wanted to do work in the house but with a official contract from his company. 
Again I believe. He asked for 30% down of $59.000 Which I gave, but still there is no progress and I don’t see any materials. I Iive in Apex which is 1.5 hrs away and go to Winston every week. I keep asking him about the progress and he comes with different stories. 
so this week which is week 6. I said that I wanted to be present when inspection comes. He told that I need to get permit my as a owner for the talking down the walls before electrician and plumbing come to do their work. I was soo suprised bc I have no experience with this but that I know that you need get permits when starting to make changes to the house. 
so anyway inspection came and put stopped on the project. I explained to inspector in the phone what’s going on and he said that he supposed to get permits in order to continue. Contractor said he is not doing it.  
Pls help me and advise me what to do,,I feel so stupid in trusting him and  that I made a big mistake. I will like to talk to someone with experience so they can guide me on having the project finish with all the legal permits but with out loosing to much money and most important what do I do with this person that is trying to take advantage. Pls help me. Will appreciate.

Hi my name is Patricia, I recently bought my first for property for rehab,June 7 in Winston-Salem. Was partnering with a General Contractor that talked to me into. The deal was the I was going to buy the house and he will take care of the rehab, with labor and material. And the we were going to splint the profit from the cash out and continue to do.
We actually went and even open a LLCtogether.
He started taking walks out and telling we’re the bathrooms were going to be and all the changes.
In week 2 I didn’t see any progress they where just taking the trash out from demolition. Then he said that he didn’t want to do the partnering anymore bc he need to work with his credit first and he still wanted to do work in the house but with a official contract from his company.
Again I believe. He asked for 30% down of $59.000 Which I gave, but still there is no progress and I don’t see any materials. I Iive in Apex which is 1.5 hrs away and go to Winston every week. I keep asking him about the progress and he comes with different stories.
so this week which is week 6. I said that I wanted to be present when inspection comes. He told that I need to get permit my as a owner for the talking down the walls before electrician and plumbing come to do their work. I was soo suprised bc I have no experience with this but that I know that you need get permits when starting to make changes to the house.
so anyway inspection came and put stopped on the project. I explained to inspector in the phone what’s going on and he said that he supposed to get permits in order to continue. Contractor said he is not doing it.
Pls help me and advise me what to do,,I feel so stupid in trusting him and that I made a big mistake. I will like to talk to someone with experience so they can guide me on having the project finish with all the legal permits but with out loosing to much money and most important what do I do with this person that is trying to take advantage. Pls help me. Will appreciate.

Thank you for your advice. I definitely going to learn from this. 

The house still under my name.. we were planning to transfered to LCC after the rehab. But 2 weeks In he dicided not to be partnering and to do the contract with his company. So far I paid him $13,650. For taking down the walls and taking trash out.