All Forum Posts by: Scott Seydor

Update:

I misunderstood the removal timeline.  I went back to file for possession on 08/26 and the 72 hours was for the Sheriff to post the County vacate edict (which he did on Monday 08/29), not for my deadbeat to be out in 72 hours.  The County gives the tenant 2 weeks to get out.  The Court reached out to me and directed me to meet the Sheriff next Monday 09/12 at 8:00 am to change the locks.  

On a side note, I went into the apartment on 08/26 to make sure he was still there before filing for possession.  The place is trashed.  Holes in the walls and ceilings, all of the interior doors were kicked down and smashed.  A complete disaster.  The neighbors have had the police out there 3-4 more times in the past week on disturbance calls and one of the neighbors told me they can hear plaster falling down between the walls as this animal keeps punching/kicking them in.  

Making matters worse... I did a background, criminal and eviction check on this guy before renting to him.  Everything was great.  10 years at the same job making good money (got W2s and recent pay stubs), just two apartments in the past 10-12 years, no evictions.  This was mid-April.  I got a postcard from a company last week that was advertising for their background check services that said my tenant (by name) has an eviction on his record from February of this year.  So either evictions take time to show up on a record, or my background check was crap?!?  

I'll circle back next week once he's out and I can assess the damage, but it's not good.  

Circling back on this thread to provide an update that might help others in a similar situation.  I went against the majority here and proceeded without an attorney on the eviction process.  It was a learning experience and in my case, it was fairly painless.  I had all of my ducks in a row going into it.  After posting the 15-Day Notice to Quit I pulled together all of my evidence including screenshots of texts between me and my other tenant that documented all of the disturbance calls and police interactions (8 in two months!).  I filed for eviction at the District Court on the 16th day and my hearing was sent for 7 days later (August 10th).  The tenant never showed, so I simply explained the situation to the judge.  I assumed he'd rule on the spot, but instead, it took three days for his ruling.  The judge ruled in my favor for both possession and money due (including court costs).  He didn't really have a choice in the matter, as in addition to not abiding by my written lease, this guy was also violating the Borough Zoning Code with respect to disturbing the peace - which was included as part of my evidence.  The tenant was directed by the court to vacate by yesterday (08/25).  He hasn't left yet, so this afternoon I'm headed back to the District Court to file for possession.  With this, the Judge will order the sheriff to forcibly remove the tenant within 72 hours.

It's not over yet, but everything thus far is going as well as it could be in my particular situation.  

@Kelly French @Carson McGee Very helpful, thanks!  8+ beds seems daunting.  

Getting serious about finding an STR near Orlando. Is there a sweet spot for the number of bedrooms we should be looking for? AirDNA says there are 32K active rentals with an average of 5 bedrooms for 11 guests. My question is: what's the most desirable (highest demand) number of bedrooms? I've got to believe the rental pool is limited with too few or too many. Is there a magic number?

An attorney?  Ugh.  I was hoping to DIY this.  

Seems as though I've got a tenant that has to go.  Guy looked great on paper, but that quickly all went to hell.  In three months, rent has been late twice, he's refusing to pay the July late fee, police have been there three times for disturbing the peace and I'm fairly certain he's got a roommate living with him (he denies it) that isn't on the lease.  He's in one half of a duplex and has my other tenant (who is great) upset about the noise.  I'm new at all of this and haven't ever evicted anyone.  I started doing my homework on the Mongomery County, PA website and everything I found there is tailored to the tenant's perspective (what to do if you're being evicted and legal help on how to fight it).

Can anyone out there help me with the specifics of what I need to do?  Pennsylvania insights would be great, and Montgomery County (Pottstown, PA) would be even better.

Moyer Indoor/Outdoor in Souderton.  

 That about sums it up perfectly.  

Thanks, all!

Makes sense.  She's in the business of selling houses... I get it.  

I'm somewhat annoyed, but maybe wrongly so.  Need some input from the professionals out there.  

Backstory:  We've been working with an agent that's an acquaintance (kids go to the same small school).  We reached out to her to help us find our first investment property in our local area, saw a handful, made a few offers, but kept coming up blank.  It's a very desirable market where it's tough to make the rental numbers work.  We ended up focusing 30 minutes away in a more attainable market (pretty far outside of her normal market) and ended up closing on our first duplex with her there in March.  Since then, we've been focused entirely on this other market.   

Question:  We found a triplex in this other market and told her we wanted to see it.  She jumped on scheduling the appointment (like she always does...love that!) and told me we were on for 5:15 yesterday.  It's about an hour away from where I work, so I ended up getting there early... and learned she was there showing the same place to someone else at 5:00.  Is this weird, or just how the game works?  She did tell me that if the other guy wanted to make an offer it would be through one of her colleagues, or blind.  I guess in the end, the part I'm really hung up on is that I don't believe she has many investor clients and I certainly didn't think she was representing more than one of us in this market that's the better part of an hour from where she lives.  Am I being naive?  

FWIW... we passed on the triplex.  It wasn't the screaming deal we thought it was.