Well I know I'm going to regret this but I'm a landlord myself. I am looking at having to raise rents on the apartments here. I don't like it but the costs to keep a building occupied have just exploded, mainly due to inflation, scarcity of materials & fuel costs. Just a few examples- I was paying $ 90 a month for one dumpster as late as February. It is now up to $125 a month & may go higher. Interest rates have also increased so I'm paying $100 a month extra on the mortgage (money that we borrowed for major renovations to the building btw) and that is going to go up again since the Federal Reserve just jacked the prime rate another .75% this week. I have to replace another electrical panel & the cost to do that went from $1000. to $ 1800.00 in just a year. God only knows how much it's going to cost to heat the place, I've estimated at a minimum it will be double the cost of last year. And do not get me started on insurance, water/sewer fees and property taxes, the costs for which only goes in one direction. Finally, no matter how carefully you budget for expenses there is always something unanticipated that can throw everything off.
I am sick to f***ing death of landlords being portrayed as evil greedy money sucking parasites making life hell for poor put upon tenants. Most of the landlords I know are responsible people who do their best to provide a decent place for their tenants to rent & take care of things when they need fixing or replacement. I could tell you horror stories about asshole tenants from my own personal experience. Too many of them think that just because they pay rent they are entitled to trash the place & generally act like assholes towards their fellow tenants among other things. Screening processes help but a lot of them know how to game the system. And oh yeah tenants bitch about first/last month's rent, damage deposits etc but if landlords didn't get f***ed over financially on a regular basis by tenants those protections wouldn't be needed.
I'm not trying to paint every landlord with the same brush, this is just my personal experience. Believe me I know about trashy tenants, and I don't confess to knowing about all the expenses. But I've outlasted at least three management companies here. The first one was the best, since then it's been a merry go round.Well I know I'm going to regret this but I'm a landlord myself. I am looking at having to raise rents on the apartments here. I don't like it but the costs to keep a building occupied have just exploded, mainly due to inflation, scarcity of materials & fuel costs. Just a few examples- I was paying $ 90 a month for one dumpster as late as February. It is now up to $125 a month & may go higher. Interest rates have also increased so I'm paying $100 a month extra on the mortgage (money that we borrowed for major renovations to the building btw) and that is going to go up again since the Federal Reserve just jacked the prime rate another .75% this week. I have to replace another electrical panel & the cost to do that went from $1000. to $ 1800.00 in just a year. God only knows how much it's going to cost to heat the place, I've estimated at a minimum it will be double the cost of last year. And do not get me started on insurance, water/sewer fees and property taxes, the costs for which only goes in one direction. Finally, no matter how carefully you budget for expenses there is always something unanticipated that can throw everything off.
I am sick to f***ing death of landlords being portrayed as evil greedy money sucking parasites making life hell for poor put upon tenants. Most of the landlords I know are responsible people who do their best to provide a decent place for their tenants to rent & take care of things when they need fixing or replacement. I could tell you horror stories about asshole tenants from my own personal experience. Too many of them think that just because they pay rent they are entitled to trash the place & generally act like assholes towards their fellow tenants among other things. Screening processes help but a lot of them know how to game the system. And oh yeah tenants bitch about first/last month's rent, damage deposits etc but if landlords didn't get f***ed over financially on a regular basis by tenants those protections wouldn't be needed.
I wouldn't want to be a landlord at all. Unfortunately there are some real shitty ones and they give good landlords like you a bad wrap. You actually take care of issues and have them fixed correctly.Well I know I'm going to regret this but I'm a landlord myself. I am looking at having to raise rents on the apartments here. I don't like it but the costs to keep a building occupied have just exploded, mainly due to inflation, scarcity of materials & fuel costs. Just a few examples- I was paying $ 90 a month for one dumpster as late as February. It is now up to $125 a month & may go higher. Interest rates have also increased so I'm paying $100 a month extra on the mortgage (money that we borrowed for major renovations to the building btw) and that is going to go up again since the Federal Reserve just jacked the prime rate another .75% this week. I have to replace another electrical panel & the cost to do that went from $1000. to $ 1800.00 in just a year. God only knows how much it's going to cost to heat the place, I've estimated at a minimum it will be double the cost of last year. And do not get me started on insurance, water/sewer fees and property taxes, the costs for which only goes in one direction. Finally, no matter how carefully you budget for expenses there is always something unanticipated that can throw everything off.
I am sick to f***ing death of landlords being portrayed as evil greedy money sucking parasites making life hell for poor put upon tenants. Most of the landlords I know are responsible people who do their best to provide a decent place for their tenants to rent & take care of things when they need fixing or replacement. I could tell you horror stories about asshole tenants from my own personal experience. Too many of them think that just because they pay rent they are entitled to trash the place & generally act like assholes towards their fellow tenants among other things. Screening processes help but a lot of them know how to game the system. And oh yeah tenants bitch about first/last month's rent, damage deposits etc but if landlords didn't get f***ed over financially on a regular basis by tenants those protections wouldn't be needed.
At this point I'd be on the phone to the city and public health department because that is mold and is unsafe for everyone.I'm not trying to paint every landlord with the same brush, this is just my personal experience. Believe me I know about trashy tenants, and I don't confess to knowing about all the expenses. But I've outlasted at least three management companies here. The first one was the best, since then it's been a merry go round.
It's hard to stomach seeing $237 more a month when I have been asking them to do a simple thing like clean the breezeway since March and I keep getting excuses as to why it can't be done. The leasing agent said they have four maintenance guys with not a lot of work to do. So why can't they power wash a breezeway?
I mean, look at these pics. It's gross.
I'm just frustrated right now.
Could you move to Nashville and manage this property? We need more Bruins fans here. And someone who knows what they're doing.
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Well I know I'm going to regret this but I'm a landlord myself. I am looking at having to raise rents on the apartments here. I don't like it but the costs to keep a building occupied have just exploded, mainly due to inflation, scarcity of materials & fuel costs. Just a few examples- I was paying $ 90 a month for one dumpster as late as February. It is now up to $125 a month & may go higher. Interest rates have also increased so I'm paying $100 a month extra on the mortgage (money that we borrowed for major renovations to the building btw) and that is going to go up again since the Federal Reserve just jacked the prime rate another .75% this week. I have to replace another electrical panel & the cost to do that went from $1000. to $ 1800.00 in just a year. God only knows how much it's going to cost to heat the place, I've estimated at a minimum it will be double the cost of last year. And do not get me started on insurance, water/sewer fees and property taxes, the costs for which only goes in one direction. Finally, no matter how carefully you budget for expenses there is always something unanticipated that can throw everything off.
I am sick to f***ing death of landlords being portrayed as evil greedy money sucking parasites making life hell for poor put upon tenants. Most of the landlords I know are responsible people who do their best to provide a decent place for their tenants to rent & take care of things when they need fixing or replacement. I could tell you horror stories about asshole tenants from my own personal experience. Too many of them think that just because they pay rent they are entitled to trash the place & generally act like assholes towards their fellow tenants among other things. Screening processes help but a lot of them know how to game the system. And oh yeah tenants bitch about first/last month's rent, damage deposits etc but if landlords didn't get f***ed over financially on a regular basis by tenants those protections wouldn't be needed.
When I was a wee boy and my family moved to the south shore from Dorchester, I remember driving by the same heating oil company constantly as we slowly made the move over a couple weeks. It started at 79 cents, and I think within a year of the move it was 1.29
That's the absolute worst, especially if the path is over grass. Funny how the filler neck is hardly ever in a spot you're already shoveling right? I don't hold up well in the summer heat, so by default I tolerate shoveling, but I admit that any minute saved shoveling heavy/wet snow is worth whatever the trade off is.
Yeah I can visualize that being a lot of work. 50ft doesn't sound like it's far away until it takes three 40lb shovels full of snow to gain 1ft.
We have lucked out timing wise. Our house was build in 1823. Last fall we got insulation done throughout through Mass Save. In late winter we scheduled a plumber for a new furnace and are converting from oil to gas. We're also getting a generator because my son loses his mind when we lose power.
My sister’s tenants left shit on the ceiling. On the ceiling.Well I know I'm going to regret this but I'm a landlord myself. I am looking at having to raise rents on the apartments here. I don't like it but the costs to keep a building occupied have just exploded, mainly due to inflation, scarcity of materials & fuel costs. Just a few examples- I was paying $ 90 a month for one dumpster as late as February. It is now up to $125 a month & may go higher. Interest rates have also increased so I'm paying $100 a month extra on the mortgage (money that we borrowed for major renovations to the building btw) and that is going to go up again since the Federal Reserve just jacked the prime rate another .75% this week. I have to replace another electrical panel & the cost to do that went from $1000. to $ 1800.00 in just a year. God only knows how much it's going to cost to heat the place, I've estimated at a minimum it will be double the cost of last year. And do not get me started on insurance, water/sewer fees and property taxes, the costs for which only goes in one direction. Finally, no matter how carefully you budget for expenses there is always something unanticipated that can throw everything off.
I am sick to f***ing death of landlords being portrayed as evil greedy money sucking parasites making life hell for poor put upon tenants. Most of the landlords I know are responsible people who do their best to provide a decent place for their tenants to rent & take care of things when they need fixing or replacement. I could tell you horror stories about asshole tenants from my own personal experience. Too many of them think that just because they pay rent they are entitled to trash the place & generally act like assholes towards their fellow tenants among other things. Screening processes help but a lot of them know how to game the system. And oh yeah tenants bitch about first/last month's rent, damage deposits etc but if landlords didn't get f***ed over financially on a regular basis by tenants those protections wouldn't be needed.
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Twenty years of stacking wood in June to have to always tend to the stove instead of hitting a button
I got tickets even though I never win. I expect my streak of never winning will continue tonightIn 90 minutes I am going to win a BILLION dollars
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