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Just curious for those who are landlords, how do you handle when the tenants are coming towards the end of their current lease assuming the tenants have been decent? Do you ask them what their plans are before offering another lease, or do you just offer them a new lease a few months before with any changes in rent price, terms, etc.? How far in advance do these negotiations take place?
Thanks in advance. :)
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Congratulations! :hurray:
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On a form that I received from the local private school where my daughter will be taking an AP exam, it was asked if the student would be taking AP exams elsewhere, then stated, "If yes, you will need to use the same AP Student Pack 2017 booklet and AP number labels for all exams at all locations." T
Hope that someone else comes along and confirms for you, too!
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NM. Not comfortable with sharing what I did.
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:grouphug: I am so very sorry.
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Btw, I have always done the decluttering while my dh was gone, except for one move. My dh finds it painful to part with just about anything, although he never misses it when it's gone if he hasn't seen it leave. Plus, it was enough stress for him to contemplate starting a new job without adding to that stress by watching me declutter the place. Your dh might be different. Maybe it would help him to be less anxious? Don't know.
My DH is similar. If we decluttered together, it took him forever to fill a box because I would remind him that he didn't need to pack *everything* (report cards from when he was in 4th grade???), so then he couldn't decide what was reasonable to get rid of -- he wanted to keep it all! Deciding what to keep was far more effective if I got down to business by myself or with the kids, who ended up being far less sentimental.
Restocking a pantry is far more expensive than what I would have thought, so maybe I would have not been so ruthless with getting rid of everything for fear of taking some rogue pantry moth with us. :o Keeping our cleaning supplies was super helpful because I cannot find one of the cleaning fluids I prefer in my new location. Halving our books to about half of what we used to own has one of the best decision, and in the new year, I'm going to pare down even more. Those suckers are heavy and take up so much space!
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In our last two HOAs, it has been against your deed restrictions to rent your home.
In our last HOA, one of the builders (custom builders purchased lots and then built a spec home to sell) did rent one home. There was fury. And it did not work out well. Renter was aware of all the deed restrictions. We were relocating, so I'm not sure how that all worked out. Neither am I sure what the HOA can do about that.
But, in general, I would agree that people who own things take better care of them than those who are just leasing/renting. Hey, I'm harder on rental cars than I am my own car. Nothing rides like rental!
I strongly disagree. When I own something, I know that I can use it more judiciously, so I am far more harsh in my treatment. I know I could never lease a car because of how hard I am on them. Every time I've rented a car, I'm a nervous wreck and treat it with way more care than my own. Now, when we were back in our old state in our owned home, we didn't run it into the ground, but I knew that there were repairs we could put off if money was tight or we would rather spend on something else. In my current rental home, I am super careful with everything and we are probably annoying the landlord by letting him know ASAP when things go wrong. I would never dream of disrespecting his home just because I don't own it.
I'm starting to believe the renter stereotype is more based in classism. Owners=perceived more $$$, so better, nicer property, always takes care of things properly. Renters=perceived to be poorer, so therefore lower class, not able to keep up their property, don't take care of things, etc.
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It could vary, but around here most people renting a house would do things like mow, shovel, landscape stuff, possibly yearly things like caulking windows, furnace or water-heater maintenance, getting repairs on things like toilet or doing interior painting.
Yard maintenance seems basic, but the other things seem a little over the top. Wouldn't it be a liability to the landlord to have the tenant potentially doing inferior work? Would a tenant in your area generally be responsible for paying for a technician to come out and handle those problems if they have no experience with fixing those things?
That said, we have already done some minor stuff like caulking in the bathroom, but furnace issues are a no-go for us. My husband recently did some troubleshooting when our downstairs heat stopped working, but it was absolutely the landlord's job to fix it. (And he did promptly.) It ended up being a part that needed replacing, which my husband had no experience with handling. He has plenty of experience with our boiler back in the northeast, and had a close relationship with our steam heating system, but this forced air system they use here in the south is a big old 'nope' to him as a renter. If we owned, we'd obviously figure it out or hire someone.
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Having a large number of rentals can bring the value of a neighborhood down - not just because of potential maintenance issues, but because it can change the character of the neighborhood and the investment in it generally. Like, I totally agree that the owners are ultimately responsible for the maintenance, but you have to admit that few owners are going to beautifully landscape and maintain an elaborate yard, for example - and renters are less likely to do this work as well. Or to spend time lobbying for neighborhood improvements or parks or the like - one doesn't live there, the other may be planning to stay for just a couple of years.
But that's hardly the fault of the renters. And it won't necessarily happen. It really depends on so many things. And so rude to try to passive aggressively bring it up like that. If part of the problem is renters feeling unwelcome and therefore not investing in the neighborhood (with time, friendliness, yard spiffiness, political advocacy, etc.), then that's not helping.
The interesting thing is that I was at the neighbor's house delivering a small Christmas gift to him and his family in our attempts to be neighborly, so the comment seemed ill-timed and borderline rude.
I can definitely see how large numbers of rentals that are neglected by the landlord can bring a neighborhood down. My experience as a homeowner in our previous home (15 years, not a short amount of time) is of owner occupied homes having poorly maintained, unkempt properties.
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What a sweet story! So glad that he was able to get what he wanted from Santa. :wub:
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One man. One opinion. I'd do my best to let it go.
Live your life. Rest from your move. Take care of the house like you always have/would (and I know where you're coming from - we moved last month into a rental after owning for 15 years whole one house sells and we build another). Don't let one person dictate your actions or emotion (though again,I hear you, thismoving thing is hard!).
Resting is hard. I am so stressed out and beginning to think this was all a huge, costly mistake. Our old home and neighborhood had so many issues which contributed to why we moved, but it was *ours*, if that makes sense.
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I do not know why this would be related to there being a HOA. I think much of the reason would depend upon why there are so many renters. The concern could be that there are many short-term renters, leading to a lot of turnover in the student population at the local school. The concern could be that it is an area in which many renters are college students. Or, the concern could be that the property owners are not as concerned about the property (and long term maintenance issues or community issues) because they are not living there.
The neighbor specifically mentioned the HOA being concerned about the amount of renters and their desire to keep the number under a certain percentage. Also, I have heard about this being an issue where there is an HOA, but never really heard this type of concern when I lived in a regular old neighborhood. There was general concern about the amount of apartment building being built versus single family homes because of school crowding and lack of infrastructure, but not about renters of single family homes.
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If you live where there is an HOA, do you automatically assume that renters are not going to take care of the property? Would too many renters cause you to move?
Yesterday, my neighbor told me that the reason why many houses are going up for sale is because of renters moving in. He made it crystal clear that so many renters are potentially bringing down the home values. The neighborhood is quiet, and overall the houses are nicely maintained, seemingly keeping up with what's standard for the area. Well, we just moved in and we are renters, so the neighbor's comment was hard to not take personally. We owned our home in our previous state for 15 years, so we understand how to take care of a home, and we take care of this one just as we took care of our old house. But yes, that stung, even though the neighbor said over and over, "I don't necessarily mean you, but..."
I cannot help but think that we will not be here long now, knowing that our presence is likely only tolerated and we are not welcome simply because we do not own this home. After a stressful move, let's just say that moving again so soon wasn't really in the plans. It's so funny because where we came from, other homeowners were the ones who didn't take care of their homes due to financial hardships or having excessive family members living in small spaces, and renters didn't factor in to the equation at all.
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What a terrible situation. Praying.
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I rarely tried to fit in. If I made friends, it was because they accepted me as I was (Southern accent and all). Sometimes I never made real friends before we moved again. But I also passed up a lot of things because of homeschooling 5 kids. Hs'ing was very time-consuming and I loved it, so never minded missing out on other things. It was enough for me to chat with other mothers at the few hs activities we did when dc were young.
I was wondering where you came from and where you're trying to adjust to. Unless that's too personal, of course. But it might help you get more specific suggestions, if you wanted them.
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I moved from the Northeast to the South, but not deep South. I am trying very hard to resist the urge to blast what passes for pizza here. (I kid!) I do yearn for a good matzo ball soup, but frozen Tabatchnick did the trick. ;)
I absolutely cannot complain about how hospitable some folks have been. We have been invited and 'checked on' here way more than back in our old state, which is absolutely awesome. I'm so grateful for the local homeschooling mom who sent me a message to see if I was feeling better today after having to bow out of an activity last week. Really, really appreciative.
I need an attitude adjustment, I think. And for the holidays to be OVER.
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Thanks, y'all. (See, I can talk like someone from my area already! :laugh: )
So, how do I handle adjusting until hitting the sweet spot of fitting in, assuming that it will happen? Obviously, I cannot rush things along and I have to exercise a lot of patience with life in my new place and with myself, to be honest. The desire to fit in immediately is so strong and it's frustrating to feel like I must be doing something wrong because things are perfect, if that makes any sense.
I have to admit, moving has been so much harder than I thought it would be.
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So, I guess my expectations were way off kilter. I fully expected to be up and running right away, which is pretty much what happened. We even had a friend from back home visit us at around the 3 week mark and the husband mentioned how surprised at how together we looked. I think I desperately wanted to keep up appearances. After 3 months, I guess we're ok, but not where I want to be. I'm impatient this way.
I cannot complain as nothing bad has happened, but I want things to move so much more quickly. Plus I'm worrying about things outside of my control like if we'll have to move again in a year because we are no longer homeowners but renters, and if my new acquaintances are really just being friendly, but not looking for friendship. Stupid stuff.
And the homesickness is indeed creeping up on me at inopportune times. I miss the dumbest things from my old state!
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A year.
We're on week one.
Moving is really, really hard.
I'm sorry. :(
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Asking for a "friend" because she often sees that you all have varied experiences and give good advice.
Generally speaking, how long should one give themselves to adjust to a relatively big move? When should one expect the highs and lows to subside and just get one with the day-to-day living, especially if the move was very much desired?
Thanks in advance.
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If you use this option please give feedback to the forum. SVHS is very new. Their courses do not appear to be honors level.
BYU has been providing distance learning for decades. But I have only seen their math courses.
Are there any honors level asynchronous English options available? I want to bookmark them for later.
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My daughter took 8th grade English using BYU independent study. It was okay, but I wasn't impressed and wouldn't use them again.
What were the issues with it?
I ended up choosing BYU as a 'get 'er done' option, mainly because I'm feeling antsy about DD getting something done. I accelerated the end date so that she finishes in a much shorter period of time, plus I plan to heavily supplement the literature. It's better than nothing, I suppose, but we'll see.
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Silicon Valley high school has a ninth grade online English course. It is self paced. Just a thought.
Wow, super affordable at $50 per class! Thanks. :)
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Shmoop also has English courses.
I signed up for Schmoop with a teacher account, but am wondering if I could make it work for my daughter without paying again for a separate student account. Admittedly, I haven't gone back and looked too deeply into it just yet, but I'm planning to look at the website more in depth this weekend.
A question for landlords re: lease renewal
in The Chat Board
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Thanks for the responses so far.
FWIW, I am the tenant. I've posted before that DH and I are new to being tenants, as we owned our home for many years prior to moving out of state and deciding to rent until we know our new area better.
We got an informal email from the landlord's significant other asking if we've thought about what we want to do when the lease is up, but our lease isn't done until August. No suggestion of rent increase, decrease (haha) or stabilization was mentioned. She wants to know because they intend to purchase other rental properties and want to plan their summer accordingly. I am assuming that it's up to us to ask what's going to happen with the rent cost.
Even though I do have an answer for her, I get a strange feeling. DH and I only want to work with the landlord, not with her, but I feel that's not up for negotiation. Should I CC the landlord in the reply? Should I just have my DH speak to the landlord (that's my personal preference)? I don't want to be "those people" and mess up any goodwill we have, as we have been responsible tenants thus far.