Originally Posted by BDj23 (Post 14206178)

I'm tired of living around unemployed crackheads and renting from slum lords who refuse put any of those thousands of dollars I give them back into their properties.

Plus I ain't getting any younger, I'd like to have start a family soon.

Originally Posted by Coach (Post 14206181)

Well, I can't speak for your experience, but there are good apartment complexes that does care, just have to do some hard and time consuming research.

What I find the best way to do is just scout the area, then just talk to the property managers/leasing agent, and equally important, just walk around the apartment complex without the property managers/leasing agent and see if there are any people outside that potentially lives there, and talk to them face to face.

Originally Posted by BDj23 (Post 14206188)

That's what I thought when I moved into this place, you'd think for $1000/month my management company would at least make sure that my apartment doesn't smell like cigarettes (per their lease agreement) and that kind of pricetag would scare the scummies away.

But nope. It's advertised as luxury apartments. But my place is a dump.

Originally Posted by Coach (Post 14206205)

Sorry to hear about that situation. Did they go through new management when you lived there? Was it good before something went sideways?

Too bad KCMO where I am at is probably a bit a ways from your desired location. It's a good area where I am.

Originally Posted by Fat Elvis (Post 14205714)

I had the property for less than two years. It sold for more than 30% above purchase price.

Edit:. I should clarify that our counter was to remove the flooring allowance built into the offer that they wanted wrapped into their financing. It resulted in the same amount of money in my pocket.

Originally Posted by BDj23 (Post 14206248)

Two changes iirc - the worst part is the culprits of all our problems are friends with the lady in the office, so she won't do anything about it.

When we originally moved in, the lady in the office was super authoritarian and she enjoyed enforcing the rules. But she quit a few weeks after we signed our last lease (18 months) and this new lady took over and it's gone downhill ever since.

Originally Posted by Valiant (Post 14205993)

Offer sight unseen is they made an offer without looking at the house.

Originally Posted by MahiMike (Post 14206039)

Get a 15 year loan.

Originally Posted by cooper barrett (Post 14206303)

Always,

budget for 15 but sometimes the right house requires a purchase w/ 30 year note.

Making extra payments is the next best thing.