Putting Investment House Up For Sale: Sub-Contractor Angst (Part 2 of a Series)
Should I put a 60s ranch rental house I have owned for 8 years on the market? Tough decision anytime but particularly difficult decision now as the real estate market in Atlanta continues to grind along in low gear. The need to make a decision was precipitated by tenants vacating the property a couple of months prior to the termination date of their lease. We parted amicably but still left me with a vacant property at what has traditionally been an extremely slow time of the year for rentals or for sales.
See Part 1: Putting Investment House Up For Sale: Randolph Road Atlanta Georgia
Lots of work to do to get this house ready for the market.
1. Needs some windows and doors replaced
2. Needed to paint walls.
Tenants had a dog (bain of Landlords existence) and all the walls showed extra ordinary wear and tear. Really unacceptable for a home that we are going to try and sell in a down market cycle.
3. Screen doors and walls were punched out and torn
So, we hired a contractor, one of my regulars, to punch out the house (ie do the work from a list) and then paint the walls and trim on the inside of the house.
Got several calls during the week about the work. Seemed to be making decent progress.
Went over yesterday morning to take a look at the finished product and........was definitely underwhelmed.
Talked to the sub-contractor on the phone. This is nothing new for me as I was a custom home builder in a previous career. I politely expressed my dissatisfaction. Let him know the work completed thus far is un acceptable. We shall see how the "return trip" to the job works out for this subcontractor.
Stay tuned for an update.
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Atlantans love to head to Amelia Islandjust south of the Georgia/Florida line on the Florida coast for vacations and getaways. Apparently the economy has kept many of us at home as a sharp decline in revenues has forced resort operator Amelia Island Company to file for Federal Bankruptcy protection.
The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports revenues are down from 75 million in 2007 to an estimated 57 million in 2009, A loss in profits is predicted for the year.
Tucker High School in DeKalb County Georgia has a rich history. And construction is well underway on completely new facitilites on the Tucker High School campus.
In 1918, Tucker High School graduated its first class, thus beginning a rich history of educational excellence. Located in Tucker, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, the school now serves over 1400 students. Throughout its long history, Tucker's faculty and students have carried on a tradition of excellence in both scholarship and athletics.
TUCKER HIGH SCHOOL NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Tucker High School orginally opened it's doors in 1918 as a three-room schoolhouse in rural Tucker, Georgia. Now it is an urban school with over 35 different ethnic groups represented with around 1,400 students. Located in suburban Atlanta, Tucker is known for maintaining a challenging curriculum that includes the prestigious International Baccalaureate Program and 16 Advanced Placement classes. Every year the seniors of Tucker High School earn between $5 and $10 million dollars in scholarships, with 95% of the seniors attending post-graduate schools.
Should I put a 60s ranch rental house I have owned for 8 years on the market? Tough decision anytime but particularly difficult decision now as the real estate market in Atlanta continues to grind along in low gear. The need to make a decision was precipitated by tenants vacating the property a couple of months prior to the termination date of their lease. We parted amicably but still left me with a vacant property at what has traditionally been an extremely slow time of the year for rentals or for sales. 
One of the biggest items we had on the list was replacing the window inserts in the kitchen and in the basement. The tenants had some kind of "internal" dispute and windows were smashed in both locations. OK, not a huge deal but not your typical situation either. Tim and I went to Cofer Brothers, a local Builder Supply store, to buy the window inserts because we needed some customer service on this purchase. We were not confident about how to measure the windows we needed for replacements. We were also concerned about what windows to select for the replacement. Enter Jack a long time Cofer salesman who gave us excellent advice about the specific windows we needed to purchase. And no, we did not buy the expensive ones. We ended up with a window inseert that costs about $125 per window. Tim picked them up in his Yukon. Only one window had to be special ordered. 770-938-3200 2300 Main Street Tucker, GA 30084
Tim likes to do the yard cleanup himself so the yard cleanup process was started. The sequence is as follows
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta has received a $30 million grant from the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation, a charity focused on supporting organizations and programs that benefit children and youth in metro Atlanta. The grant consists of $25 million to help fund a new pediatric research building located on the Emory campus, and the remaining $5 million will support the Marcus Autism Center and its strategic vision of delivering excellence in clinical care, expanding research efforts and advocating for improved outcomes for children with autism and related disorders.
