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SARAtonin
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ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! 2
#26699122 - 05/27/20 09:49 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hey guys. I need some advise.
My properties have got me stressed out.
At the start of this whole pandemic and shut down I gave me tenants back their previous months rent, and gave them a three month rent free period. Now that June is approaching, the month they are supposed to start paying again I wonder if this is too soon?
Most of my state is currently off lockdown but I know people will be feeling the effects of this for some time. Im basically the only land lord in my area who did anything like that so I kinda feel like I did my job but still can’t help feel guilty if I ended up charging again in the middle of this. Should I do a period of half rent or something?
Are you paying rent? What do you think about this? Would I be in the wrong to start collecting rent again?
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Re: ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! [Re: SARAtonin] 1
#26699134 - 05/27/20 09:57 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hi Sara, as a rent payer in a relatively hard hit state, I do not think you're in the wrong to collect rent again. This is your income too we're talking about. At this point people who have lost their jobs should be situated with unemployment, as well.
My roommate got laid off, and neither of us have even been home since March and April, having bugged out to places that are less squished together, so I've ended up paying twice as much rent for a place no one was living in. My property management company did something fairly cool which was indefinitely suspend late fees(and it has helped), and they also allowed people to defer their payments using their security deposit as rent. We did not end up going down that route as it wasn't totally necessary.
Now my roommate's unemployment has come through and things are back to normal. We've managed to pay our rent on time ever since this happened, but honestly knowing that if I needed to pay like a week late that it was all cool made me stress so, so much less. And because our landlord has been so understanding and trying extra hard to make things easier on us, we try to return the favor for sure.
Good luck and thanks for being a good landlord. There are a shockingly high amount of bad ones, and some of them local to me have even doubled down on their slum lord shit in lieu of Corona.
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Re: ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! [Re: pirate-blues]
#26699157 - 05/27/20 10:10 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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I've been paying rent but I'm fortunately still employed and have a decent chunk of savings. I know that if I didn't have either of those though I'd be hard up with nowhere to go. I think a discount sounds like a good middle ground.
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Re: ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! [Re: Gastronomicus] 1
#26699172 - 05/27/20 10:18 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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That's way above and beyond fair! My hats off to you for treating your tenants so well. I wish there were more landlords like you.
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Re: ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! [Re: GreenHorns]
#26699189 - 05/27/20 10:31 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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You're awesome for doing that sara. BUT, I was reminded of this, lol.
dark and lonely on a summer night kill my landlord kill my landlord watchdog barkin' do he bite? kill my landlord kill my landlord slip in his window break his neck then his house I start to wreck got no reason what the heck! kill my landlord kill my landlord C-I-L-L my land lord!
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Re: ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! [Re: GreenHorns]
#26699190 - 05/27/20 10:33 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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I'd say it's cool to inquire about collecting it, but if they seem to be struggling it's your call. Eventually you'll have to tell them "very sorry but it's really fucking shit up to not collect rent, can't do free rent forever".
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Re: ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! [Re: trees]
#26699211 - 05/27/20 10:48 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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I am paying rent. I bet you helped restore some faith in humanity by doing what you did for them. Ty,
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Re: ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! [Re: trees]
#26699213 - 05/27/20 10:50 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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As a renter, I learned a long long time ago the absolute best situation is to rent to SSI and disability subsidized individuals. I dont care how I sound right now. But durring this whole thing there was no stress on me getting my money and there was no stress on them on what was going to happen. I did 50, off and 25, in the peak for extra sanitation items for the home. Ive helpped them out big in other ways but the money thing...advise for renters. Rent to people with fixed monthly incomes signed by uncle sam. Old people are also cleaner or have someone come clean and help, you get the.opposite of rift raft with what im talking about. It doesnt answer or help everyones problems in the rent world but if your a struggling property mnger there is ypu golden ticket.
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Re: ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! [Re: trees]
#26699219 - 05/27/20 10:53 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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I think your idea of doing a half price rent and then going back to normal after that is really good. You certainly dont have to but I know they would appreciate it.
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Edited by ichugwindex (05/27/20 10:56 AM)
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SARAtonin
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Re: ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! [Re: ichugwindex]
#26699339 - 05/27/20 12:28 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Thanks for the input everyone, I appreciate it.
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Re: ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! [Re: SARAtonin] 1
#26699354 - 05/27/20 12:39 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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I think owning rental properties is immoral
That said I never heard of a landlord being that kind
I encourage you to continue being as generous as possible because it’s cool af
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Re: ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! [Re: TheFakeSunRa]
#26699394 - 05/27/20 01:00 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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How is owning rental properties immoral? Do you rent an apt? House?
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Re: ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! [Re: tyrannicalrex]
#26699413 - 05/27/20 01:06 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Definitely not immoral to own. Charging money is immoral however.
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Re: ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! [Re: tyrannicalrex] 1
#26699436 - 05/27/20 01:12 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
tyrannicalrex said: How is owning rental properties immoral? Do you rent an apt? House?
Ive gone into it deeply in other threads
It’s a standard communist socialist and/or anarchist position
I’m not going to defend it here
My only point is that even I can nod to that kind of generosity and I hope she keeps it up
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Re: ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! [Re: TheFakeSunRa] 1
#26699471 - 05/27/20 01:23 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Do you pay rent for a house or an apartment. I'm not asking for you to defend or explain in great detail. Yes, or no?
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Re: ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! [Re: SARAtonin]
#26699515 - 05/27/20 01:35 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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I completely agree with the above! As someone who has rented in several states over the last ten years I have never heard of a landlord doing anything like this; even during these crazy times. Good for you!
+ 50 Points for SARAtonin
Paying out the ass for our current house rental; do you have any rental properties available in Colorado?
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Re: ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! [Re: tyrannicalrex]
#26699516 - 05/27/20 01:35 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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Without landlords, you would be homeless..
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Re: ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! [Re: SARAtonin]
#26699532 - 05/27/20 01:41 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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I think it's a complicated situation and I imagine they would understand if you wanted rent. Since you're conflicted maybe you could meet yourself half way.. maybe offer a reduced rent or even if you're truly feel generous, offer for them to simply pay what they can. Tell them you're there to talk to about it. Maybe one family might happily pay you full while another in need might send $100-200. I don't know. It just sounds like yes or no is a little too simple for you so maybe get creative.
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Re: ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! [Re: Crazy_Horse]
#26699555 - 05/27/20 01:50 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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ummm, I'm buying right now, sooooooo....
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Re: ATTN: Rent Payers, input needed! [Re: tyrannicalrex] 1
#26699604 - 05/27/20 02:11 PM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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charge them rent but then use the money they give you to send like 90 pizzas to there house, maybe do 1 a day so they dont have to throw pizza out
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