On 1/28/2014 7:30 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 23:14:57 -0500, KC wrote:

On 1/27/2014 10:56 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 22:11:14 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 1/27/2014 9:29 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:25:57 -0500, KC wrote:

After kicking the defendants ass in court today, the judge gave the
babbling bitch and her deadbeat husband 5 days then I get to kick them
to the curb with the marshall... This song kept going through my head
on the way home from court, and I found a great version.. If you like
rock, turn it up, and check it out....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqP76XWHQI0#t=35

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That's every owner's nightmare. Do you have a strategy to keep it
from happening again?



I would. Sell it.


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There are people who seem to be successful at renting out property.
I've met a few. I think part of the key is probably to do a very
extensive background check. Deadbeats tend to be repeat offenders
and leave a trail of debris behind them. I think another key is to
have a really air tight lease/rental agreement with well defined
deadlines and penalties for late payment. If you want high end
tenants however you really need to start with a high end property.
That may not ne the case here.


If we ever do rent again we will certainly do all of the above. Another
thing I have picked up on is again, I am empathetic to folks with kids,
and tend to let them fall behind until it's just too deep. If I rent
again, and I always do have an airtight lease, saved my ass today for
sure... Anyway, if I rent again, first time late rent, warning, second
time, even a day, start proceedings.. This really gives a more serious
tenant 6 months to either fight, or straighten out and get it right....

I've never regretted selling the rental properties. Yeah, sometimes I wonder how much I could get
for them today, but probably not much more than I did. Plus I've gone without a whole lot of
headaches. You know what they say about the two happiest boating days...buying it and selling it.
The same is true of a rental, if you ask me.



If you don't have a mortgage on the property and would like to generate
long term income on it without renting it another option is to do a
seller financed sale.

The requirement to qualify the buyer still exists but people who are
buying rather than renting typically will have a higher respect for the
property because they are acquiring equity in it. Best thing for the
sellers is that they will earn the interest that otherwise a bank would
earn. Over a 15 or 30 year term, it is a significant amount.

The buyer assumes all responsibility for maintenance, repairs and
insurance just like in a conventional bank mortgage. If the buyer sells
the house, the seller gets paid the outstanding principal due, just like
a bank loan. One difference however is that according to our attorney,
it is much easier and faster to foreclose and evict should the buyer
default than what bank foreclosure requirements are.

We had two properties that we sold this way, the first being almost 10
years ago. Neither party have ever been a day late on their monthly
payments. If both parties go the full term of the mortgages (30 years)
we will receive much more in total principal/interest that what we would
have by a conventional sale.

The other benefit is that capital gains taxes (if they apply) are spread
out over the term of the mortgage and the principal component of the
monthly payment is not considered income for income tax purposes. Only
the interest is taxable.

The two sales that we did this way provide a nice, regular income to
supplement whatever other sources of income we have.