He overpromised, under-delivered, cut corners, knew nothing about building codes in our city, employed teenagers, stole from us, caused thousands of dollars of damages to our property, and vanished.What we are doing differently as we recover from this debacle that we hope will help you in finding and selecting a great GC to work with:Ask for contractor referrals from trusted, community established organizations.

This can be overkill but how do you make sure the prospective tenant’s teenage children do not have criminal background?

You might find that the site will be classified as an "attractive nuisance", so be sure to follow the rule of the town and insurer so you don't get sued if a bunch of drunk teenagers get hurt in there.Good luck!

It helps me not to grunt out my ambitions or howl out my ignorance in the standard manner, maybe put up shots of my wife and boast at 70 that she's thirty years younger than me and as limber as a teenager.

A little about me: I'm a mom of two teenage boys 13 & 15, I'm 33 I have an online fashion boutique, I once was selling products on the amazon platform but stopped for the moment (I plan to get back to it).

Hi BiggerPockets landlords,Not sure if this is the right place to post, but I'm a 26 y/o Fortune 500 software developer who is moving to Austin, TX.I have:- a senior engineering position at my company that I've held for the last few years- a 6 figure income- excellent credit- excellent references- no petsMy one problem is that 6 years ago, when I was a teenager in college, I was charged with possession of Xanax without a prescription.

Since closing we have found a few items stashed down there that makes us think the teenagers who live in one of the units are accessing it.

We weren't thinking of any consequences, the same as many kids/teenagers. 

I don’t know but just wanted to say if you have been able to get yourself in the financial position and have the knowledge and research done to be successful then you are leaps and bounds above any teenager I know.  

A teenage guy I hired as a helper ran his hand over a couple of cuts in the wall and asked what they were.