anyone own rental properties on here?
I've rented for 9 yrs... not one late payment ever.
Do my own repairs, am moslty quiet..and keep an eye out for trouble...and all my neighbors trust and like me.
So.cal , too expensive to buy anything right now.
They raised my rent every year for the last 4 years saying it was too low. It's still low...but for a reason. The thing about rental homes..is ..if it's a drafty inefficient home...landlords/owners seem to ignore that fact and ask the going rate based on something comparable that HAS dual pane windows, actual insulation, doors that seal and a kitchen that has cabinets with drawer tracks counter tops made of granite/stone/corien. I'm also a flooring guy...so I have 8lb pad and 30 dollar a yr carpet I put in to raise the level of comfort and quiet the place...since its up stairs with a void underneath. I'm the tenant that actually upgrades in reasonable ways. No changing the home. Unfortunately when it comes to landlords and property management companies the bottom line is what's important and they merely judge by bedrooms, square footage, location,parking.
So they want you to basically pay the same amount of rent for something based on the above ..meanwhile as forementioned one would cost you $110 a month to power and heat in the other would cost you about $200 ...cuz it's a ******* drafty box.
It's really fucked.