Re: [MBZ] Update on the rental house

2020-08-10 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
>If that area doesn’t attract non loser tenants then sell the house. +1 Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/m

Re: [MBZ] Update on the rental house

2020-08-10 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
> relist it again and start from scratch Relist it on the MLS.  Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_oki

Re: [MBZ] Update on the rental house

2020-08-10 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
One word Contract It puts the deal on a professional level right from the start.. You write the contract with performance clause that clearly states what is to be done, the delivery time for finished work,inspection, and most importantly, Value... with clear language to the quality of work

Re: [MBZ] Update on the rental house

2020-08-10 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Yes that is true and I have also come to believe it is generally not a good idea to work out deals with renters to do work. Maybe I am mistaken in that. When we first started renting it the people who were going to move in were professional painter. We worked out a deal were we paid for the pain

Re: [MBZ] Update on the rental house

2020-08-09 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
Contractor to do work in exchange for rent. Sounds like another dead beat loser situation. Don’t fall into that trap. Screen your renters well. Do credit check, proof of employment etc. If that area doesn’t attract non loser tenants then sell the house. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 9, 2020, at

Re: [MBZ] Update on the rental house

2020-08-09 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
OSB can take a certain amount of short-term moisture. After all, it's common for houses that are under construction to get rained on before the roof is on. If you can get it properly dried out and it's still solid it's probably OK. I understand the temptation to have the contractor fix the place u

Re: [MBZ] Update on the rental house

2020-08-09 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
It’s so tempting. I’m honestly not sure what we are going to do at this point. We had a guy come over who is a contractor that was originally scheduled to view the house to lease when we were showing it but had to cancel due to a family deal. We got him over together to work up quotes for the ut

Re: [MBZ] Update on the rental house

2020-08-09 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Okie lighting? -D > On Aug 9, 2020, at 8:47 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.amazon.com/Gallon-Can-Spill-Proof-Container/dp/B00SLPYJX0 > > I'm just sayin'. > > -MMM- > > On Sun, Aug 9, 2020 at 7:17 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Update on the rental house

2020-08-09 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
https://www.amazon.com/Gallon-Can-Spill-Proof-Container/dp/B00SLPYJX0 I'm just sayin'. -MMM- On Sun, Aug 9, 2020 at 7:17 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The folks we signed a lease with that were due to move in next weekend > were told of the situation and it wo

Re: [MBZ] Update on the rental house

2020-08-09 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
The folks we signed a lease with that were due to move in next weekend were told of the situation and it would probably be end of month at the earliest. They wanted to come out and look. After a lengthy discussion and full disclosure they said they still wanted to lease the house. We gave them t

Re: [MBZ] Update on the rental house

2020-08-09 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Only way to find out is to ask ... On Sun, Aug 9, 2020 at 2:32 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > PS thought about trying to file an insurance claim but I’m not sure USAA > would cover it due to negligence. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 9, 2020, at 2:27 PM, Ka

Re: [MBZ] Update on the rental house

2020-08-09 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
>have the o zone machine running and it smells >much better. You probably already know this, but don't breathe that ozone from the machine. It is very toxic.  Ric

Re: [MBZ] Update on the rental house

2020-08-09 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
PS thought about trying to file an insurance claim but I’m not sure USAA would cover it due to negligence. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 9, 2020, at 2:27 PM, Kaleb Striplin wrote: > > Just finished removing ALL of the carpet and padding in the downstairs > portion of the house. Good news is