Brandon Turner
What's Your Best Landlord "Hack" ?
25 August 2016 | 101 replies
clips) and 5/8" drywall will give you much quieter wall assembly (somewhere around STC 55 - 60 ... been a while since I've done the math) while also meeting fire code for common walls.If you want to go further for even less neighbour noise in a higher end unit, you can add a second sheet of (5/8) drywall, but instead of an air gap (which would require shimming and create a conduit for lower frequency sounds), use a sound deadening/absorbing filler such as "green glue" between the sheets.
Pavel Sakurets
I'm surprised that from all the people on BP nobody knows the answer
18 December 2014 | 103 replies
Given how inefficient most cities computer systems are and how long it can take for info to get registered electronically why would you want to wait for a bad list when you can get someone to drive and knock on doors and talk to neighbours and get the real deals that way.
Stas Vernon
getting security deposit back in South Carolina
21 August 2015 | 17 replies
I recently met my former neighbour from the same building and same rental agency, she said she moved out BEFORE the end of the lease, left her apartment in complete mess and even with damages and she was not charged for anything!
James Erickson
I'm paying too much for water! Can I split water meters?
8 July 2016 | 4 replies
The difficulty can be if some tenants will then complain that their neighbours have kids and use more water, so they should be billed less (etc).I would start by trying to understand why the water bills are so high.
Tim G.
Adventures of a new landlord errrr, Slumlord...
29 July 2013 | 58 replies
Well done on working with the neighbours - usually a good strategy.
Ryan Frank
Anyone from the Rochester NY area?
19 February 2017 | 11 replies
It's in the town of Greece and my realtor doesn't seem to know much about rentals.
Rodney Sums
What would you do if your ocean view were to be blocked
11 September 2023 | 34 replies
If that same neighbour was having their view blocked, I'd bet money they would be furious.
Brent Brockerville
Incorporating / Asset Protection in Canada
17 October 2018 | 3 replies
We remain a far less litigious society then our neighbours and unless your have a very risky venture in another part of your life a good insurance policy will be more valuable than holding your assets in a corporation.There is more overhead (separate financials) and you pay a high tax rate with a passive corporation ... unless you are personally already in a top income ta bracket bracket (or your rental income would push you into one), you may well be better off starting out holding the properties in your own name.I would make a bullet list of your near and mid-term objectives and then sit down with an accountant and attorney familiar with real estate and chart an ownership strategy to fit your business plan.
James Wise
Short Term Rentals (like Airbnb) have been BANNED!
8 June 2018 | 144 replies
I want neighbours not a business next door.