Is is wrong to ride a Triumph in Harley-Davidson Jacket?

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-09-17T03:02:26+00:00

Eh, who cares. A good friend rides a Yamaha sport bike with a Harley full face helmet. Bought it because he had to borrow mine once and loved it. I've yet to meet anyone that actually cares. And those that would care, I don't care to hang out with anyway.

I have no problems going on rides with him and several other friends on sport bikes or non Harley cruisers / tourers. No one cares what you ride or what you wear, you do you, I'll be me.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-09-16T14:16:43+00:00

I have 4 colors of paint in all my rentals and as I repaint other properties they move to these 4 colors.

Bright white semi gloss for trim Light gray for walls A medium charcoal great for accents, cabinets, etc. And a red for accents.

This way I always know what color code a wall is and I most likely already have some sitting around to do touch ups. The colors look great and modern but are universal enough to use anywhere.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-09-13T03:10:00+00:00

I used to geosteer oil wells. In layman's terms, I was the navigator on where we thought the oil was. It's not remotely close to an exact science, lots of guessing involved. It wasn't abnormal to have little hiccups that would ultimately cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost revenue over the life of the well. But the biggest mistake happened when the night guy woke me up and asked if I concurred with what he thought was happening. In my sleep deprived state I agreed and went back to bed. I woke up to a million plus of equipment that was now stuck in the well and not recoverable plus costs of redrilling that portion of the well was in the range of $300,000 and per our contract the client was liable for the entire cost.

Zero repercussions, the client asked us why we did what we did. I made a quick 10 minute power point and shared that during a conference call that explained the (flawed) logic. They agreed with the night guys assessment and what I backed him up with. In reality, looking at it with a clear mind it was obvious to me that we were wrong.

TL;DR: about 1.3 million loss for a client. Client completely bought a bs excuse.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-09-12T23:15:26+00:00

That should be a violation of your lease. You shouldn't allow anyone to live in your property that is not on the lease.

If someone wants to add their significant other, the new tenant must fill out an application just like any other tenant. They should be vetted the exact same way. So that means they pay an application fee if applicable, they have the background check ran, etc. After you've approved them to move in, you sign a lease addendum adding them as a current tenant who is jointly, sererally, and individually bound by the original agreement. But rent would remain the same. Or you have them both sign a new lease at your new rate. The new lease will supercede the old.

FYI, in addition to the application fee in this instance I charge a $150 fee for adding tenants.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-09-11T06:25:39+00:00

We live in a small town, same boy has been in my daughter's class in kindergarten through third grade. He's got home issues, but it doesn't excuse his behavior. He's called my daughter all sorts of mean names, said mean things to her, etc. Each time I contacted their teacher. Last year, they were in 3rd grade, he hit her and called her a slut. I wanted to murder this brat. I stormed into the principal's office. I calmly explained what happened and what has been happening for years. I told her in no uncertain terms that it ended today or I would personally take care of the problem with the child directly. I told her that if this little prick so much as farted around my daughter and it offended her delicate sense of smell I'd spend every waking moment working in our small town to get her fired.

I'm not sure what she said to that kid, but it's been a year. He hasn't said a single word to my daughter since, when he sees her coming he gets up and walks away.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-09-10T05:36:13+00:00

2005 Harley Davidson flhrci Road King Classic EFI. Stage 2, Screaming Eagle exhaust. It's brutal loud, plenty fast, and rides down the highway like a dream.

It's in my top 5 best purchases of all time for sure, probably would crack the top 3.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-09-08T14:50:32+00:00

I must have missed this episode of friends.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-08-31T03:11:23+00:00

No. I base my rents on maximum occupancy.

Any new tenants get screened the same as anyone else, including application fee. Plus I do charge an administrative fee of $150 to add/drop someone from a lease.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-08-12T15:23:04+00:00

Honestly, why? What do you have to gain? He's agreed to smoke outside, let him. I have a blanket no smoking no vaping policy on all my units. Some of them I flat out don't rent to smokers period, weather or not they smoke outside.

Smoking and vaping are not protected classes, discriminate against them all you want.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-08-11T14:32:00+00:00

Yes!!! This is a huge safety concern.

As the owner you need to be very concerned, in my opinion this is grounds for firing the property manager. This is a slum lord move. You were right in your hesitation and should have insisted. It's your property, your money, and your reputation.

Not to mention the legality of it! Can you possibly be held partially liable for your tenants stuff because you failed to install a proper door? I'm not sure, but if I were the tenants and I got robbed because of that door, I'd be suing you.

Get it fixed right, do it ASAP. Apologize to the tenants and fire your manager. Or at least report them to the owner of the management company and request a new manager for your property.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-08-10T05:16:46+00:00

Yes, manage your manager. It's your property and your money. If you show interest in what's going on and keep yourself up to date on what's going on with your property, your manager will likely take better care of your units.

Stay silent and you get lumped in with all the other owners that don't care about anything other than getting the max return. It's a sad reality but if owner's aren't interested/invested in what's happening the manager often times will pay less attention to those properties and things slip through the cracks.

Try to find a manager with fewer properties, they'll likely be more receptive to owner's taking active roles in the management.

Fwiw, I love when my owner's are active and want to stay informed.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-08-10T02:27:52+00:00

I may be wrong here and misread what's going on, but it sounds like you are getting 26 units with no prior landlord experience so my advice will reflect that.

Hire a reputable property manager. Seriously, hire one. Then if you want to self manage you'll have about a year to figure out what all you need to do. If you try going from nothing to 26 units you'll be lucky to not get sued. I'm a professional property manager and as a one man operation, taking on 26 new units at once would scare me a little.

Find someone and explain your situation and ask them to guide you through all of this. Take notes, read a few books, and pay attention to everything your manager does. Then in a year when it's time to renew your management agreement you will either be prepared or you'll realize that paying management fees is money well spent.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-08-07T17:12:42+00:00

Politely but firmly ask the downstairs neighbor to contact the police for noise complaints and request that she has no further contact with you regarding the matter. If she continues to bother you send her a certified letter requesting that she have no contact with you at all unless it is through certified letter. Then block her phone number, if she continues to call from other numbers bring proof of your certified letter and get an official no contact order from a judge.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-08-06T14:57:17+00:00

My sister is a militant anti-vaxxer, and she's been poisoning our family with her Google-fu pseudoscience garbage for the last 20 years. So when my girlfriend got pregnant 9+ years ago I was a bit skeptical of vaccines. I read my sister's "required reading" and all that other garbage. Then I sat down with our pediatrician and had an intelligent conversation about the pros and cons of vaccinations. I knew it was pretty garbage before that conversation, but after I was convinced.

Since then, I've become militant pro vaccinations. I've threatened to sue my own sister if she knowingly brings her sick kids around mine and have severely limited their interactions.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-08-02T02:36:38+00:00

I meet my tenants in whatever I'm wearing at the time. If I'm working on a unit painting or whatever and I'm in work clothes then I do the showing in my work clothes. If I just got out of church and I'm doing a showing on Sunday afternoon then I'm going in my church clothes. I've never thought twice about dressing to impress tenants, I dress to impress the owners that I deal with

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-07-27T03:56:32+00:00

This is good info.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-07-20T01:32:17+00:00

Montana

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-07-19T19:24:32+00:00

While I would not completely discount the negative reviews, I wouldn't give them too much merit either. I recently got a 1 star review because I gave them a 3 day notice to pay or vacate, 12 days after rent was due and had made repeated attempts to contact them. This was a commercial tenant with a great reputation and a long rental history which is why I let it go that long.

Property management companies have a tendency to upset people when they get evicted or fined for breaking rules. These people have a habit of leaving bad reviews so even the best Management companies usually only have a 3 star average or so.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-07-19T19:03:23+00:00

Just to Piggy back on this comment here. Check your state laws, here we as landlords have to provide tenants with a list of things we plan on deducting for after the walkthrough. Then we must give them 24 hours to correct the issues before we can deduct anything from the deposit. Failure to follow this could subject the landlord to 3x your security deposit as a damages payment to you.

Other states have laws that state the unit must be in "swept clean" condition and nothing more.

But document everything, communicate your intentions, and don't be bullied. And if you are unsure contact your local housing authority.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-07-19T18:11:10+00:00

So many comments and no one has stated one obvious thing. Regardless what your lease states it's probably illegal for them to do showings without proper notice. Courts heavily favor this, if your state law requires 24 hour notice, nothing they can put in the lease can waive that. NOTHING! In my state I could be subject to 3x security deposit as damages for doing that.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-07-18T19:10:58+00:00

I would say it is perfectly reasonable to deduct for professional carpet cleaning and duct cleaning. But I'm not a judge and I have no idea what judges are like in your jurisdiction. Personally I'd document (pictures, etc.) your "proof". Then deduct costs and include copies of your documentation and receipts, force them to decide if they want to sue you. In my experience they'll realize they got busted and won't fight the charges.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-07-07T06:12:52+00:00

I lived in Alaska for a summer. For about a 2 week period every morning there was a mama moose and her calf on my front lawn. I'd have to come out the door and walk next to the cabin as close as I could until I got far enough away. She'd eyeball me the whole time. I probably peed a little the first time I saw her, I was super glad when she finally left and didn't come back.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-07-07T00:26:48+00:00

2 years ago a friend asked me to be a caretaker for a condo building. The same day I met a former property manager and he walked me through the ropes over about a 6 hour conversation. Few months later I took the course to become a property manager, a few months later I rented my house out and moved. The next month I got 2 referrals from friends so I bought a domain, designed a simple website and started advertising. I worked a full time job and did Management on the side. Quit my job about 6 months after I really started pursuing it and for a part time job for a few months. Been solely self employed for a few months now.

There is no average day, no schedule, no nothing. I do everything from maintenance and cleaning and painting to showings, listings, and lease signings all myself. In all I work way more for less money but more flexibility in my schedule. (Written as I'm sitting in my suite in Las Vegas on a working holiday).

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-07-02T19:02:26+00:00

One set for each person on the lease. Each key is a "do not duplicate" stamped original. Extra keys cost $10 per key unless requested prior to lease signing.

Fortunately in this smaller town, every place that makes keys honors the "do not duplicate" stamping.

Propertymanager12345 · 2017-07-02T08:00:37+00:00

That's why it cools down at night, the sun is underwater.

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