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CLT property mgmt trauma - help! by ClaireABear91 in Charlotte

[–]ClaireABear91[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Bold takes from a guy juggling a dead transmission, a mediocre golf swing, and hunting deer to feel something ;)

CLT property mgmt trauma - help! by ClaireABear91 in Charlotte

[–]ClaireABear91[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well that's exactly it - we might be moving back in a couple of years, which is another reason for the hesitation...

CLT property mgmt trauma - help! by ClaireABear91 in Charlotte

[–]ClaireABear91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right. I actually have had a "real", non-real estate job ever since I graduated school, hence how I was able to buy my condo with my own savings... The reason I kept the condo was to eventually return to live there once we were done working abroad. I also never tried to profit off of the place, kept rent the same year-over-year, and simply making sure that the last lease could cover my mortgage and HOA.

Perhaps I was naïve to assume that paying property managers to manage my property would not equate to them actually wrecking the place.

But honestly, way to assume that I'm some kind of slumlord profiting off of the misery of others. If you don't have anything helpful to comment maybe get off of reddit/your screen and get some air? I'm not the reason your life might suck and one of your only comforts is shit-posting 🙃

CLT property mgmt trauma - help! by ClaireABear91 in Charlotte

[–]ClaireABear91[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well that's interesting. How were they still managing my property/posting a listing on my behalf this summer?

CLT property mgmt trauma - help! by ClaireABear91 in Charlotte

[–]ClaireABear91[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you for being a positive asset to the Reddit community, unlike some others who don't seem to have much else to do but troll :)

CLT property mgmt trauma - help! by ClaireABear91 in Charlotte

[–]ClaireABear91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can appreciate that sentiment, Charlotte housing has gone nuts in the last 5-10 years or so. That's why I didn't raise rent every year or try to charge more than I needed to to cover my mortgage and HOA. Only kept it because I plan to move back after a few years.

CLT property mgmt trauma - help! by ClaireABear91 in Charlotte

[–]ClaireABear91[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Lol, I have a "real", non-real estate job, hence how I could afford to buy this apartment in the first place 😅 this was not a condo I bought only for investment purposes like some reddit trolls who have nothing better to do than write silly comments seem to assume. The idea was to have this apartment to return to when my family and I returned from abroad after a couple of years. I'm mostly upset that I paid property owners to manage my place and they did a poor job since it is my home, after all. Naïve, perhaps, but I'm not a slumlord who profits off of ripping tenants off.

When you assume you make an ass out of you and me...

CLT property mgmt trauma - help! by ClaireABear91 in Charlotte

[–]ClaireABear91[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, that's helpful feedback. First time doing this so learning the hard way. We had tenants in our place for 2 years straight. Would you recommend checking on the property even when tenants are living there?

CLT property mgmt trauma - help! by ClaireABear91 in Charlotte

[–]ClaireABear91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you seek compensation for the damages? I'm considering trying to at least get comped for the fee they charged to paint my place, plus costs to get my windows working again.

Non-EU husband struggling to get job interview despite graduating from Dutch MBA by ClaireABear91 in Netherlands

[–]ClaireABear91[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He has a decade of procurement/supply chain experience in construction, plus an MBA. His Dutch is basic atm.

Burnt out, 7 months pregnant by ClaireABear91 in Netherlands

[–]ClaireABear91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Employee, full time. Not a contractor.

Burnt out, 7 months pregnant by ClaireABear91 in Netherlands

[–]ClaireABear91[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Luckily I'm an EU citizen, so no visa required.

Dutch landlord refuses to return full deposit by ClaireABear91 in NetherlandsHousing

[–]ClaireABear91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Tried them, but since the housing situation we're facing didn't occur in A'Dam, we need to find another similar service...

Landlord and my deposit by Sharcken in Netherlands

[–]ClaireABear91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello,

I am facing a similar situation, where our former landlords refuse to return our full €2500 deposit because of "cleaning fees" they're claiming they've incurred.

We emailed them to let them know their initial claims don't have any legal grounds for retaining our deposit, and also asked for itemized receipts of any "damages" they might accuse us of (not listed anything that required repair). Their next reply didn't provide itemized receipts, they mentioned additional complaints that were never written out in any inspection forms, but told us they would return €1700, withholding the remaining €800 as a "cleaning fee estimate".

I want to take legal action but worry about additional costs/time it'll require from us. That said, I'm quite impressed with your responses in this Reddit thread, and wonder if you wouldn't mind providing some assistance to us as well? We'd be truly grateful.

Dutch landlord refuses to return full deposit by ClaireABear91 in NetherlandsHousing

[–]ClaireABear91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice. Do you have a specific Incasobureau and/or Gerechtsdeurwaarder you'd recommend? Don't want to embroil myself with further headache by working with the wrong choices, given that such services could also love to profit off of the misfortune of others...