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

Reply to comment by Charlesinrichmond in Landlord wants to raise rent by $100 a month. Do these numbers sound fair? by Ill_Temperature_4654

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.