Comments on: Rental Property Move Out Inspection http://fabulousfinancials.com/2008/07/rental-property-move-out-inspection.html A single mom on a mission to achieve financial freedom Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:32:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Fabulous Financials » My First Year Being a Landlord http://fabulousfinancials.com/2008/07/rental-property-move-out-inspection.html/comment-page-2#comment-25707 Fabulous Financials » My First Year Being a Landlord Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:39:29 +0000 http://fabulousfinancials.com/?p=1037#comment-25707 [...] the full 12 months, they were gone. Whew! And I conducted my very first rental property move out inspection. Boy, was I in for a surprise! Dirt, crap, and more [...] [...] the full 12 months, they were gone. Whew! And I conducted my very first rental property move out inspection. Boy, was I in for a surprise! Dirt, crap, and more [...]

]]> By: Rose http://fabulousfinancials.com/2008/07/rental-property-move-out-inspection.html/comment-page-2#comment-25224 Rose Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:08:36 +0000 http://fabulousfinancials.com/?p=1037#comment-25224 Just had my first renters moved out. During their 2 years, on my few visits, I just couldn't bear seeing the house and yard in chaos and full of junk. Finally, when they moved out, we found that 2 years of weeds and leaves have accumulated on all the flower beds. They just mowed the loan. The bushes were all overgrown and there were snakes underneath and poison ivy growing, too. Almost all perennials were gone, as they made the yard a dog run. Grass was totally gone from the backyard and after asking them to get rid of all the twigs and broken limbs dumped in the front yard, they dumped them in the backyard, which was a cause of citation from the association. Window treatments that came with the house had been destroyed. Dog hair and dog food were in the air vents. Kitchen island and counter needed repair, bathrooms needed caulking, vent cleaning had to be done, and still had to paint behind the fridge which they skipped doing in painting the whole house. The outside sidings needed powerwashing, gutters needed to be cleaned, deck had to be cleaned, the patio had to be re-laid, as they took them out, and a total yard clean-up has been going on. Yet, in all these, they want every penny back of their deposit. Maintenance of the property, in and out is included in the agreement which had expired and had not been renewed before they left. Please give me any input on this. Thanks. Just had my first renters moved out. During their 2 years, on my few visits, I just couldn’t bear seeing the house and yard in chaos and full of junk. Finally, when they moved out, we found that 2 years of weeds and leaves have accumulated on all the flower beds. They just mowed the loan. The bushes were all overgrown and there were snakes underneath and poison ivy growing, too. Almost all perennials were gone, as they made the yard a dog run. Grass was totally gone from the backyard and after asking them to get rid of all the twigs and broken limbs dumped in the front yard, they dumped them in the backyard, which was a cause of citation from the association. Window treatments that came with the house had been destroyed. Dog hair and dog food were in the air vents. Kitchen island and counter needed repair, bathrooms needed caulking, vent cleaning had to be done, and still had to paint behind the fridge which they skipped doing in painting the whole house. The outside sidings needed powerwashing, gutters needed to be cleaned, deck had to be cleaned, the patio had to be re-laid, as they took them out, and a total yard clean-up has been going on. Yet, in all these, they want every penny back of their deposit. Maintenance of the property, in and out is included in the agreement which had expired and had not been renewed before they left. Please give me any input on this. Thanks.

]]> By: BK http://fabulousfinancials.com/2008/07/rental-property-move-out-inspection.html/comment-page-2#comment-22871 BK Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:46:21 +0000 http://fabulousfinancials.com/?p=1037#comment-22871 I got my box cutta.. you need me to make a phone call? :) I got my box cutta.. you need me to make a phone call? :)

]]> By: dogatemyfinances http://fabulousfinancials.com/2008/07/rental-property-move-out-inspection.html/comment-page-2#comment-22577 dogatemyfinances Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:52:35 +0000 http://fabulousfinancials.com/?p=1037#comment-22577 Thank you so much for this post. Just reading this almost gives me a panic attack. Maybe it's time to rethink my buy a townhouse, then rent it out idea. I am clearly not cut out to be a landlord. Thank you so much for this post. Just reading this almost gives me a panic attack. Maybe it’s time to rethink my buy a townhouse, then rent it out idea. I am clearly not cut out to be a landlord.

]]> By: finance girl http://fabulousfinancials.com/2008/07/rental-property-move-out-inspection.html/comment-page-2#comment-22286 finance girl Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:16:42 +0000 http://fabulousfinancials.com/?p=1037#comment-22286 Wow can you say "no deposit refund"? What a horrible first experience! I did the same (turned first house into rental) but haven't had problems; I'd say definitely hire a gardener that comes by once/month or once/quarter to take care of the place; it'll be worth it in the long run (though it'll cost more money than you want, but tenants just don't take care of yards). Sorry you had to go through this! Wow can you say “no deposit refund”? What a horrible first experience!

I did the same (turned first house into rental) but haven’t had problems; I’d say definitely hire a gardener that comes by once/month or once/quarter to take care of the place; it’ll be worth it in the long run (though it’ll cost more money than you want, but tenants just don’t take care of yards).

Sorry you had to go through this!

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