All Forum Posts by: Tim McIver

Thanks @Tyler Gibson and @Nathan Gesner.  I issued a polite email to the tenant informing her of what took place and to do her best to make sure that something like that does not happen again.  I took a day to send it so that I would not say something rash out of anger.  No threat of eviction . . . at least not yet.

I own a duplex, live in one side and rent out the other.  I have two tenants in that unit, a man and a woman, who rent as roommates (no other relationship).  Today I was in the backyard doing some yard work when I caught the boyfriend (presumed) of the female tenant urinating in the flowerbed behind a garage that is on their side.  He saw me as he finished and quickly went back into the house.  This was done in a rather public place and, of course, they have a bathroom he could have used.  To make it worse, I have a 7 year old daughter that could have witnessed this.  Needless to say, I'm furious.

My question is to you experience landlords: what would you do?  I figure my current options are

• Do nothing
• Issue a warning to the female tenant to the effect of that if there's another transgression by this individual, I will start the eviction process.
• State to the female tenant that this individual is no longer allowed on the property.

I'd appreciate your thoughts on this.  Thanks!

@Harrison Smith

Brian, there's a meetup in Portland on September 19th:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/605714-southern-maine-monthly-investors-meetup-september.  Hope to see you there!

Welcome Andrew!  I'm down the road from you in South Portland.  There's a local meetup this Wednesday: 

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/56....  Hope to see you there!

Tim

@Ian Dixon What meeting is this?  Link?

@Cody DeLong: Welcome to BP! I too am new to REI and new to Maine as well. If any of you do grab coffee, I'd be up for attending. Also, if you can, I recommend attending a Southern Maine Monthly Investor's Meetup organized by @Ivan S..  You can sign up for the next one here: 

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/538710-southern-maine-monthly-investors-meetup-march.  Hope to see you there!

I had a really great time at this meetup!  It was good to meet everyone that attended.  I hope to see you all at the next one.

Hi Daniel.  I'm a budding RE investor in the Portland area.  I'm really just starting out; I rent out one unit of a duplex and live in the other.  So, I'm not the best person to give advice on finding good deals.  But, welcome nonetheless!

Hi @Nicholas Olson!  Another warm welcome from a fellow Mainer.  I love your introduction and you have some great goals there.  Good luck to you!