I had a management company in charge of renting the house and doing upkeep but when the house became vacant I couldnt get them to do anything at all.He agreed that he let me down and said he would get it back in rental condition but nothing happened in a months time. In hindsight I should have hired someone to come in and sued him for damages but that takes money as well. I spent about $4000 so far getting it back in good condition and feel lucky to get the security deposit that he was holding from the previous tennant. I was so ashamed of my rental house that I could not wait to get it cleaned up again. The management company had gotten to where they were screening their calls and would not answer or return my calls so my wife borrowed a friends cell phone and he answered and she demanded the deposit or else .I will now be renting it myself and will know who is in there. I know a lot of the people who use this company and will advise them to be careful and tell them how he did with my place. Word of mouth in a small town will get around so that hopefully nobody else has to deal with this .My new tennants werent actually looking to move when I found them ,I pretty much made them a deal they couldnt pass up.They agreed to help me do the repairs for some free rent plus they are getting a 3 bedroom house with a nice yard for the same price as they were paying for a 2 bedroom apt .They are good folks too.
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John
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