Comments on: Landlord Forum http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/07/02/landlord-forum-2/ Real Estate News, Landlord Help, and Apartment Information Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:45:35 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: S http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/07/02/landlord-forum-2/comment-page-1/#comment-19474 S Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:11:43 +0000 http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/07/02/landlord-forum-2/#comment-19474 Dear Widow Lady, Save yourself some grief, rent to 55 or older. I would install a refrid upstairs and a microwave. If you have the energy have you considered creating an assisted living business for the downstairs with yourself as the caretaker? This will require permits but will generate another source of income. Dear Widow Lady,
Save yourself some grief, rent to 55 or older. I would install a refrid upstairs and a microwave. If you have the energy have you considered creating an assisted living business for the downstairs with yourself as the caretaker? This will require permits but will generate another source of income.

]]> By: L http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/07/02/landlord-forum-2/comment-page-1/#comment-19294 L Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:47:11 +0000 http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/07/02/landlord-forum-2/#comment-19294 Sorry to hear about your loss. I would check with zoning in your area to make sure the property can be a rooming house. Also find out how many unrelated people can live in a single family house. If it is in the proper zoning, you may have to have a public hearing. Depending on the strength of your homeowners/neighborhood association, you may have some opposition. Good luck! L Sorry to hear about your loss.

I would check with zoning in your area to make sure the property can be a rooming house. Also find out how many unrelated people can live in a single family house. If it is in the proper zoning, you may have to have a public hearing. Depending on the strength of your homeowners/neighborhood association, you may have some opposition.

Good luck!

L

]]> By: Mary http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/07/02/landlord-forum-2/comment-page-1/#comment-19265 Mary Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:10:14 +0000 http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/07/02/landlord-forum-2/#comment-19265 I don't have any experience with this except as a student myself many years ago. There was some trouble with a shared refridgerator and stolen food. Perhaps you could provide each bedroom with a small fridge and maybe a microwave (not invented when I was in college). This would keep them out of your food storage areas. I think separation of posessions as much as possible seems to be the key to preventing strife. I don’t have any experience with this except as a student myself many years ago. There was some trouble with a shared refridgerator and stolen food. Perhaps you could provide each bedroom with a small fridge and maybe a microwave (not invented when I was in college). This would keep them out of your food storage areas. I think separation of posessions as much as possible seems to be the key to preventing strife.

]]> By: Theresa Stein http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/07/02/landlord-forum-2/comment-page-1/#comment-19254 Theresa Stein Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:19:00 +0000 http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/07/02/landlord-forum-2/#comment-19254 I really appreciate this wonderful web service you provide; especially, the functionality of being able to communicate with other members. I really like that. Thanks guys for all the great work that you do. Keep up the good job. Your happy customer & member, Theresa Stein I really appreciate this wonderful web service you provide; especially, the functionality of being able to communicate with other members. I really like that.
Thanks guys for all the great work that you do. Keep up the good job.
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]]> By: Theresa Stein http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/07/02/landlord-forum-2/comment-page-1/#comment-19253 Theresa Stein Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:14:09 +0000 http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/07/02/landlord-forum-2/#comment-19253 Hi Kim, I just wanted to give that widow lady couple of suggestions from my past experience which is that : She needs to establish her rules from the very beginning - right when she starts to negotiate the rent amount and date that they want to move in. Because, once they moved in, most people don't follow the restrictions and rules that are set afterward. Also, she needs to enforce the rules consistently and don't be too friendly with them. Treat them like a regular tenant even though they might be sharing the common areas with her. I leaned those lessons when I rented a partial of my house out to couple of young students when I was in Texas. The results were disarsterous due to the above situation. I hope that will be a help to her. Sincerely, Teresa Stein Hi Kim,

I just wanted to give that widow lady couple of suggestions from my past experience which is that : She needs to establish her rules from the very beginning – right when she starts to negotiate the rent amount and date that they want to move in. Because, once they moved in, most people don’t follow the restrictions and rules that are set afterward.
Also, she needs to enforce the rules consistently and don’t be too friendly with them. Treat them like a regular tenant even though they might be sharing the common areas with her.

I leaned those lessons when I rented a partial of my house out to couple of young students when I was in Texas. The results were disarsterous due to the above situation.

I hope that will be a help to her.

Sincerely,
Teresa Stein

]]> By: Patrushkha Mierzwa http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/07/02/landlord-forum-2/comment-page-1/#comment-19252 Patrushkha Mierzwa Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:34:11 +0000 http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/07/02/landlord-forum-2/#comment-19252 The first thing that comes to mind is parking-quite an issue where I live. Since you already have rental property, you should review your plan with regulations in mind to make sure you are providing everything required by law-parking spaces, smoke detectors for each room, etc. Decide what house rules you need for your comfort (smoking, parties/late night guests,etc)and make sure to have a copy of the rules as part of the rental agreement. You'll probably need a couple refrigerators! Good luckwith your project. The first thing that comes to mind is parking-quite an issue where I live. Since you already have rental property, you should review your plan with regulations in mind to make sure you are providing everything required by law-parking spaces, smoke detectors for each room, etc. Decide what house rules you need for your comfort (smoking, parties/late night guests,etc)and make sure to have a copy of the rules as part of the rental agreement. You’ll probably need a couple refrigerators! Good luckwith your project.

]]> By: pete http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/07/02/landlord-forum-2/comment-page-1/#comment-19248 pete Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:56:35 +0000 http://www.american-apartment-owners-association.org/blog/2009/07/02/landlord-forum-2/#comment-19248 Landlords in college towns rent rooms as described above with a common kitchen/living room. Landlords in college towns rent rooms as described above with a common kitchen/living room.

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