skinnylynnie80 t1_jacjlvo wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:37 PM

It sounds to me like the management company is the one doing the nickle and dimeing. They are the ones that are keeping these ridiculous fees. Former landlord here. When I interviewed management companies I purposely chose one that was not charging lots of fees to tenant. As a former landlord, I would much prefer to have a good tenant stay then deal with the unknown of a new tenant and the turnover costs.

bkemp1984Part2 t1_jacmr8g wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:03 PM

We wanna temporarily relocate somewhere else but keep our house to come back to. It'd be so nice to use a company while we're gone but I just dont trust any of them.

PopularMedicinetoday t1_jacygly wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:26 PM

If you want to message me feel free. I have rental (well sold all but one now) and manage my own and have thought about managing for others.

My motto is “don’t call me” and the only way to achieve that is by doing things correctly in the first place. If you do it right the first time then you did quality work and it pays dividends long term, that includes finding tenants, contracts, fixing stuff, and just overall not being a nickel and dime kindof guy. My rentals are in Jackson ward.

If we cross paths great but if not good luck my friend!

Charlesinrichmond t1_jad9v65 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:41 PM

Most suck.

I know of someone who rented from Blue Dog without issue fwiw

bkemp1984Part2 t1_jadb6zs wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:49 PM

Yeah, I planned to look around a bit but not going to put much effort into it. I've assumed that to not be a part of the problem I'll need to manage it myself. Don't wanna be a shitty landlord, but people also like to forget there is no shortage of shitty tenants, so we'll see if we last as the managers.

Charlesinrichmond t1_jadczer wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:01 PM

that one gets thoroughly ignored. The things I've seen... I'd say there are as many shitty tenants as shitty landlords out there.

Oftentimes people rent to a friend undermarket to avoid the disaster. But make sure its a real friend, I've heard of disasters there too

bkemp1984Part2 t1_jaduu5b wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:53 PM

Right, letting property you own can easily result in greed, but not wanting to pay for things even if it's your fault as a tenant is just another form of greed. Someone can sign the cleaning checklist at move-in, not even attempt half the things at move-out, and then automatically expect their full deposit. Someone can break things and we let it slide and then one time we charge them, we're just a greedy landlord.

We don't struggle with pests much, but everyone assumes pests are just the fault of the dwelling when it's like are you leaving food all over the place? Are you not telling me about a water leak because it seems small and now it's attracting pests? And the stuff people think you can flush is mind blowing. No, sorry, you can't dispose of kitty litter or that massive ball of hair you combed out. Or people still somehow think flushing paper towels is OK. We talk to people about it before move-in, it's in the lease, and still we're amazed by the new things people come up to try and fit down a toilet. But if it's clogged, it's the plumbing's fault and the owner should pay.

My dream renter is a dual income family with kids. Two sources of income, reason to stay for a while.