Paul Baldwin
Any body ever work with Five Stream Ventures
16 January 2025 | 4 replies
Looking to acquire a property from Five Stream Ventures. Any one have any feedback on them and/or their performance?
David Switzer
Issue with the HOA Board (need advice!)
31 January 2025 | 3 replies
So no Board, nothing to manage except State law...the organization docs for the HOA should have identified when the developer maintained control, the terms for it to be turned over and at turnover you would establish a legislative body which would be the Board...
Chris Pontello
Avoiding a short sale through creative financing
26 January 2025 | 6 replies
An auto body shop across the street that "stores" cars needing work there.Since abandoning the home, major landscaping would also be needed to clean up the walkway to the water.
Doug Teasdale
Wholesaling questions in Az.
30 January 2025 | 6 replies
It’s really weird up here, I tried reaching out on Nextdoor app and no body knew what a “wholesale” is.
Devin James
Unnecessary Limits on Housing Development
31 January 2025 | 7 replies
Quote from @Devin James: In one of our development projects, the City staff asked us to remove 40 units from our concept plan.This wasn’t requested by the City Commission at a formal hearing, it was the opinion of the staff.Our original concept already proposed fewer units than the current zoning would have allowed.Here’s what erasing 40 units means:- 40 fewer homes for buyers- Over $1M in lost profit for our team- Fewer tax dollars and impact fees that could’ve benefited the City’s infrastructure & servicesWe gotta get betterEveryone wants more affordable housing, but not everyone wants to do what it takes to achieve it we never listen to the recommending bodies. we move for city approvals and work closely. the other thing we do is keep going back to the same groups over and over and over and over every month on the same agenda and make very small reductions like 2% or 4% and that reduces and beats them down eventually they accept what you want. it's just before beating a dead horse. we keep tabling until they give us something we all agree on then we go to vote. in our city in columbus we have to get recommendations but that's our strategy. we used to come out as aggressive as possible. we typically study developments in the area and keep it very similar in terms of density. we have a track record of very controversial projects and litigation and not taking no as an answer. after a year of that haha I can tell you it's not worth it. now we are more relationship based and buying the right kinds of plots of land. if the numbers don't work on the front end don't do the development.
Laurence K.
Police Bodycam footage
10 January 2025 | 5 replies
Looking for some advice.A prior tenant did some malicious damage to my property.I called police, they attended and the report said they were wearing body worn cameras.
Devin James
To those who consider themselves very wealthy, is wealth worth what is takes?
22 January 2025 | 56 replies
Most of the ultra wealthy individuals sacrifice a lot to obtain their wealth, and I won’t make those same sacrifices.Similarly, I don’t desire to have 5% body fat because I don’t want to put in the effort required for it.I understand that ultra wealthy is subjective, but the main point stands.
Grant Woodward
Pool liability mitigation
30 January 2025 | 12 replies
Not worth it to me.In my area if the pool has a powered safety cover that can hold body weight, then a barrier fence is not required.
Jim Vasica
Painting pricing question
15 January 2025 | 6 replies
Lol, every single time I've decided to do the painting myself........about halfway through I am regretting it big time......my body hurts, it's mind-numbingly boring (I think that's why painters have the drinking/druggie reputation... :-)
Mila F.
Tenants trailing landlord during inspections
29 January 2025 | 8 replies
Unless they are cooking meth in a room they don’t want you to see or find the body in the freezer.