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On 5/1/2012 7:52 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
The topic was about renting. See the difference? Hey, Mike ... what's with all this sudden net nanny **** and topic police crap?? Take a break, man ... -- www.eWoodShop.com Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious) http://gplus.to/eWoodShop |
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Doug wrote:
I'm the mortgage holder so that qualifies as #2 but the mortgagee also owes property taxes so while I tried to foreclose and am the first lien holder, taxes still take priority over my position. Well, that certainly sucks, but that' s far cry from renting - which is what this thread is about. -- -Mike- |
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On 5/1/2012 8:04 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Swingman wrote: On 5/1/2012 7:52 PM, Mike Marlow wrote: The topic was about renting. See the difference? Hey, Mike ... what's with all this sudden net nanny **** and topic police crap?? Take a break, man ... Maybe so... We all take a turn in that barrel ... we still love you, Bubba. -- www.eWoodShop.com Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious) http://gplus.to/eWoodShop |
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On Tue, 1 May 2012 20:58:42 -0400, "Mike Marlow"
wrote: Doug wrote: I'm the mortgage holder so that qualifies as #2 but the mortgagee also owes property taxes so while I tried to foreclose and am the first lien holder, taxes still take priority over my position. Well, that certainly sucks, but that' s far cry from renting - which is what this thread is about. Right and I already answered his post with my 25 yrs + experience managing properties in Texas. How bout you? |
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On 5/1/2012 7:13 PM, HeyBub wrote:
Slight correction: "Officials at the Office of the Secretary of State say e-mails circulating about a Homestead Exemption Tax Amendment are fake. "The e-mail in question says voters must choose whether or not to keep the homestead tax cap for people 65 and older. Spokeswoman Ashley Burton said that the e-mails are completely false and that there are no statewide initiatives on the ballot for the May election." http://www.statesman.com/blogs/conte...mestead_e.html Ok, my apologies for rabble rousing. But we won - so it's a good thing too. Sorry. |
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Mike Marlow wrote:
I am sending this email to everyone on my email address list who lives in Texas. No - you sent this to a usenet newsgroup. What is important to you guys in Texas or wherever, should be kept to emai, not here. We Texans try to be a light unto the nation... |
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On 4/30/2012 12:28 AM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Norminn wrote: That could be a hassle...landlord over every week at HIS convenience to cut the grass? What if renter sleeps days? I'm thinking of all kinds of reasons not to rent this home ) At HIS convenience - to do something for you? You should probably continue living in mommy's basement. Years ago, I had a landlord who did really awful work on his rentals. Retired farmer, impersonal as heck. Decided to install "windbreaks" on both sides of front door so storm door would stop blowing off. He slapped in 4x4 posts and unfinished particle board. On Thanksgiving Day. Hideous. Of course, the p.b. came apart from the elements so I took it down and put up wood trellis. Looked half-way decent and did the job. Shortly after I finished painting most of interior, he bought a truckload of windows to replace the alum. original windows. NONE of the new windows were same size as original....he left the new windows piled in the yard for months before he had them installed. Of course, they warped even though wrapped in plastic. Since they were different sizes, he had some patches of wallboard slapped in. Finished off with new trim stained dark walnut, no varnish, that didn't match anything. Truly hideous. Being either a renter or a landlord can be a crap-shoot ) |
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Norminn wrote:
On 4/30/2012 12:28 AM, Mike Marlow wrote: Norminn wrote: That could be a hassle...landlord over every week at HIS convenience to cut the grass? What if renter sleeps days? I'm thinking of all kinds of reasons not to rent this home ) At HIS convenience - to do something for you? You should probably continue living in mommy's basement. Years ago, I had a landlord who did really awful work on his rentals. Retired farmer, impersonal as heck. Decided to install "windbreaks" on both sides of front door so storm door would stop blowing off. He slapped in 4x4 posts and unfinished particle board. On Thanksgiving Day. Hideous. Of course, the p.b. came apart from the elements so I took it down and put up wood trellis. Looked half-way decent and did the job. Shortly after I finished painting most of interior, he bought a truckload of windows to replace the alum. original windows. NONE of the new windows were same size as original....he left the new windows piled in the yard for months before he had them installed. Of course, they warped even though wrapped in plastic. Since they were different sizes, he had some patches of wallboard slapped in. Finished off with new trim stained dark walnut, no varnish, that didn't match anything. Truly hideous. Being either a renter or a landlord can be a crap-shoot ) Yup - it sure can be. In our past, we've had great ones and we've had miserable ones. Stories like yours are not uncommon. But... that speaks more to the person than the issue of renting. Don't it really suck when guys like that do what they do? -- -Mike- |
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On Tue, 1 May 2012 16:50:33 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote: Doug wrote: On Tue, 01 May 2012 13:07:19 -0700, Oren wrote: On Tue, 01 May 2012 12:47:34 -0700, JRStern wrote: I'm facing the same question, whether I can or should sell a house in this awful market or try to rent it out to carry for a couple of years, and if so just what to include. Become the banker. Sell the cabin to the renter. If you hold the paper know when to foreclose. As long as you know that a bankruptcy can stop a foreclosure dead in its tracks (well at least in Texas). Going thru this now for the 2nd time on a house I hold the paper to. In Texas, a homestead declaration can protect a home from seizure in bankruptcy or other debt, with three exceptions: 1. Taxes, 2. A loan to BUY the property, 3. A loan to IMPROVE the property. Florida has the same or similar protections. I don't know about other states. I'm not sure if a rental property is eligible for a declaration of homestead? Generally a primary residence. My state* you have to record the homestead at the local clerk's office. My basic understanding is that the owner's equity is protected from creditors. -- http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-115.html CHAPTER 115 - HOMESTEADS NRS 115.005 Definitions. NRS 115.010 Exemption from sale on execution and from process of court; amount of exemption; exceptions; extension of exemption. NRS 115.020 Declaration of homestead: Contents; recording; notice required of person who charges fee for recording declaration; rights not extinguished by certain conveyances; rights of trustee; penalty. NRS 115.025 Form for making declaration of homestead: Design and contents; availability. NRS 115.030 Tenants in common: Declaration of homestead. NRS 115.040 Mortgage or alienation of homestead property; abandonment of homestead. NRS 115.050 Execution against homestead. NRS 115.060 Disposition in case of death. NRS 115.070 Conveyance of homestead by owner when spouse insane: Procedure. NRS 115.080 Property not exempt from sale for taxes. NRS 115.090 Property not exempt from recovery of money owed to Department of Health and Human Services for Medicaid benefits. |
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On 5/2/2012 12:13 PM, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 1 May 2012 16:50:33 -0500, wrote: Doug wrote: On Tue, 01 May 2012 13:07:19 -0700, wrote: On Tue, 01 May 2012 12:47:34 -0700, wrote: I'm facing the same question, whether I can or should sell a house in this awful market or try to rent it out to carry for a couple of years, and if so just what to include. Become the banker. Sell the cabin to the renter. If you hold the paper know when to foreclose. As long as you know that a bankruptcy can stop a foreclosure dead in its tracks (well at least in Texas). Going thru this now for the 2nd time on a house I hold the paper to. In Texas, a homestead declaration can protect a home from seizure in bankruptcy or other debt, with three exceptions: 1. Taxes, 2. A loan to BUY the property, 3. A loan to IMPROVE the property. Florida has the same or similar protections. I don't know about other states. I'm not sure if a rental property is eligible for a declaration of homestead? Generally a primary residence. My state* you have to record the homestead at the local clerk's office. My basic understanding is that the owner's equity is protected from creditors. Anyone reading this thread for advice, rather than just to shoot the breeze, needs to consult an attorney. |
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On Wed, 02 May 2012 13:43:01 -0600, Just Wondering
wrote: Anyone reading this thread for advice, rather than just to shoot the breeze, needs to consult an attorney. True. Although some states require no attorney for real estate transactions. |
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On 5/2/2012 2:08 PM, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 02 May 2012 13:43:01 -0600, Just Wondering wrote: Anyone reading this thread for advice, rather than just to shoot the breeze, needs to consult an attorney. True. Although some states require no attorney for real estate transactions. But this thread is discussing homestead exemptions as a means to protect assets from creditors. A non-attorney real estate agent can close a sale, but cannot give advice on homesteads. And since homestead exemptions vary by state, what happens in, say, Texas is irrelevant if you don't live in Texas. |
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Swingman wrote:
On 5/1/2012 8:04 PM, Mike Marlow wrote: Swingman wrote: On 5/1/2012 7:52 PM, Mike Marlow wrote: The topic was about renting. See the difference? Hey, Mike ... what's with all this sudden net nanny **** and topic police crap?? Take a break, man ... Maybe so... We all take a turn in that barrel ... we still love you, Bubba. Thanks Brother! Not that it's really of any interest to anyone here, but this has been the week from hell. Trying to quit smoking, and have been battleing a paint job that has just been giving me fits. Weather anomolies, the freaks of chemical reactions with catalytic paints, and all that. I've spent more time on this simple job than a major job would have taken. In fact - I'm just tonight getting to the point where I can expect to shoot it into color and clear again tomorrow. All this for $150! Oh well - it's how it goes. I'm sure Robert can attest to the ups and downs of painting, and everyone of us has experienced similar crap with wood, as well. Sometimes, it's all gold and sometimes it looks a bit more brownish.... Put the two together and I have been a complete ass hole for moments here and there throughout my days lately. Sorry to the group for that coming through here. Can't wait until I get back to my normal mostly asshole self and shed this complete asshole thing... -- -Mike- |
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On 5/2/2012 5:20 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Swingman wrote: We all take a turn in that barrel ... we still love you, Bubba. can't wait until I get back to my normal mostly asshole self and shed this complete asshole thing... LOL ... sneaks up on one with the age thing. Or as Radcliffe likes to say: "Yelling at kids to get off your lawn". -- www.eWoodShop.com Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious) http://gplus.to/eWoodShop |
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On Wed, 02 May 2012 15:43:40 -0600, Just Wondering
wrote: On 5/2/2012 2:08 PM, Oren wrote: On Wed, 02 May 2012 13:43:01 -0600, Just Wondering wrote: Anyone reading this thread for advice, rather than just to shoot the breeze, needs to consult an attorney. True. Although some states require no attorney for real estate transactions. But this thread is discussing homestead exemptions as a means to protect assets from creditors. A non-attorney real estate agent can close a sale, but cannot give advice on homesteads. And since homestead exemptions vary by state, what happens in, say, Texas is irrelevant if you don't live in Texas. |
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On Wed, 02 May 2012 15:43:40 -0600, Just Wondering
wrote: On 5/2/2012 2:08 PM, Oren wrote: On Wed, 02 May 2012 13:43:01 -0600, Just Wondering wrote: Anyone reading this thread for advice, rather than just to shoot the breeze, needs to consult an attorney. True. Although some states require no attorney for real estate transactions. But this thread is discussing homestead exemptions as a means to protect assets from creditors. A non-attorney real estate agent can close a sale, but cannot give advice on homesteads. And since homestead exemptions vary by state, what happens in, say, Texas is irrelevant if you don't live in Texas. The agent can advise of the policy. Move to Nevada? |
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On 5/2/2012 5:07 PM, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 02 May 2012 15:43:40 -0600, Just Wondering wrote: On 5/2/2012 2:08 PM, Oren wrote: On Wed, 02 May 2012 13:43:01 -0600, Just Wondering wrote: Anyone reading this thread for advice, rather than just to shoot the breeze, needs to consult an attorney. True. Although some states require no attorney for real estate transactions. But this thread is discussing homestead exemptions as a means to protect assets from creditors. A non-attorney real estate agent can close a sale, but cannot give advice on homesteads. And since homestead exemptions vary by state, what happens in, say, Texas is irrelevant if you don't live in Texas. The agent can advise of the policy. I don't think so. Seems to me that unlike closing a sale, that would be practicing law without a license, which is illegal. Or do you know of a statute in your home state to the contrary? |
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On Wed, 2 May 2012 06:27:06 -0500, "HeyBub"
wrote: Mike Marlow wrote: I am sending this email to everyone on my email address list who lives in Texas. No - you sent this to a usenet newsgroup. What is important to you guys in Texas or wherever, should be kept to emai, not here. We Texans try to be a light unto the nation... Is that why I see all the outa state license plates around Houston, Texas? Maybe the last one out of their state shuts down his power grid and then aims for the light grin. |
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Leaking Gutter Seams
The seams that connect the lengths of the large box gutters around our house
leak. The house is about 10 years old and the gutters are aluminum formed on site. The seams have leaked ever since the house was about 2 years old. I've scraped off the sealant at the joints inside the gutters and renewed it every few years, but the leaks always come back. Time for a new approach -- any ideas? Tomsic |
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On 5/5/2012 9:24 AM, Tomsic wrote:
The seams that connect the lengths of the large box gutters around our house leak. The house is about 10 years old and the gutters are aluminum formed on site. The seams have leaked ever since the house was about 2 years old. I've scraped off the sealant at the joints inside the gutters and renewed it every few years, but the leaks always come back. Time for a new approach -- any ideas? Tomsic What type of sealant did you use? How was it applied? |
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"Smarty" wrote in message ... On 5/5/2012 9:24 AM, Tomsic wrote: The seams that connect the lengths of the large box gutters around our house leak. The house is about 10 years old and the gutters are aluminum formed on site. The seams have leaked ever since the house was about 2 years old. I've scraped off the sealant at the joints inside the gutters and renewed it every few years, but the leaks always come back. Time for a new approach -- any ideas? Tomsic What type of sealant did you use? How was it applied? It's a silicone type of sealant -- needs a dry surface to cure and very flexible when cured. I used the usual squeeze gun to apply it and then smoothed it out with a putty knife. Tomsic |
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On 5/5/2012 9:47 AM, Tomsic wrote:
wrote in message ... On 5/5/2012 9:24 AM, Tomsic wrote: The seams that connect the lengths of the large box gutters around our house leak. The house is about 10 years old and the gutters are aluminum formed on site. The seams have leaked ever since the house was about 2 years old. I've scraped off the sealant at the joints inside the gutters and renewed it every few years, but the leaks always come back. Time for a new approach -- any ideas? Tomsic What type of sealant did you use? How was it applied? It's a silicone type of sealant -- needs a dry surface to cure and very flexible when cured. I used the usual squeeze gun to apply it and then smoothed it out with a putty knife. Tomsic Can you tell how it fails? Good silicone caulk should last longer. Is the caulk itself deteriorating, or is it separating from the aluminum, or both? |
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Doug wrote:
On Wed, 2 May 2012 06:27:06 -0500, "HeyBub" wrote: Mike Marlow wrote: I am sending this email to everyone on my email address list who lives in Texas. No - you sent this to a usenet newsgroup. What is important to you guys in Texas or wherever, should be kept to emai, not here. We Texans try to be a light unto the nation... Is that why I see all the outa state license plates around Houston, Texas? Maybe the last one out of their state shuts down his power grid and then aims for the light grin. Could be. Incidentally, these immigrants learn right away to lay off the horn. Many of the objects of their impatience are armed. |
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On 5/5/2012 8:47 AM, Tomsic wrote:
wrote in message ... On 5/5/2012 9:24 AM, Tomsic wrote: The seams that connect the lengths of the large box gutters around our house leak. The house is about 10 years old and the gutters are aluminum formed on site. The seams have leaked ever since the house was about 2 years old. I've scraped off the sealant at the joints inside the gutters and renewed it every few years, but the leaks always come back. Time for a new approach -- any ideas? Tomsic What type of sealant did you use? How was it applied? It's a silicone type of sealant -- needs a dry surface to cure and very flexible when cured. I used the usual squeeze gun to apply it and then smoothed it out with a putty knife. Tomsic You don't tell what brand of silicone. The only one I will use is DowCorning 795. Gutter work will work much better with butyl rubber caulk - it is difficult and stringy to apply but will last indefinitely. The only good way to work gutter joints is to take it apart, clean, apply butyl, reassemble. Smearing caulk on the surface won't work. -- ___________________________________ Keep the whole world singing . . . Dan G remove the seven |
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OT Survey: Whose license plates in Texas?
Any of those license plates from California, the land of fruits and nuts?
Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Doug" wrote in message We Texans try to be a light unto the nation... Is that why I see all the outa state license plates around Houston, Texas? Maybe the last one out of their state shuts down his power grid and then aims for the light grin. |
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Must be rentals. Last year my rental had Missouri plates when I was in
Houston. snip We Texans try to be a light unto the nation... Is that why I see all the outa state license plates around Houston, Texas? Maybe the last one out of their state shuts down his power grid and then aims for the lightgrin. |
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On Sat, 05 May 2012 10:24:47 -0500, DanG wrote Re
Leaking Gutter Seams: You don't tell what brand of silicone. The only one I will use is DowCorning 795. Gutter work will work much better with butyl rubber caulk - it is difficult and stringy to apply but will last indefinitely. The only good way to work gutter joints is to take it apart, clean, apply butyl, reassemble. Smearing caulk on the surface won't work. Just curious about why it doesn't work. Any idea? |
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"Tomsic" wrote:
The seams that connect the lengths of the large box gutters around our house leak. The house is about 10 years old and the gutters are aluminum formed on site. The seams have leaked ever since the house was about 2 years old. I've scraped off the sealant at the joints inside the gutters and renewed it every few years, but the leaks always come back. Time for a new approach -- any ideas? Tomsic I have been learning how to properly seal travel trailers. Don't use silicone. Don't use dynaflex 230 . I have been using a gutter sealer bought at the home depot. It's in the gutter section. It comes out silver. Can be used in water rather quick, but dries over a couple days. It stays slightly flexible. I think the small hand tube is also silver. Really this stuff seems much like plumbers goop, but smells different. Is uv resistant but I paint a polymer over it. Seems there is always something good to use, and I end up using something that does not work in the long run. Greg |
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Doug wrote:
On Wed, 2 May 2012 06:27:06 -0500, "HeyBub" wrote: Mike Marlow wrote: I am sending this email to everyone on my email address list who lives in Texas. No - you sent this to a usenet newsgroup. What is important to you guys in Texas or wherever, should be kept to emai, not here. We Texans try to be a light unto the nation... Is that why I see all the outa state license plates around Houston, Texas? Maybe the last one out of their state shuts down his power grid and then aims for the light grin. Nah - we see those outa state plates here too. It's that "grass is always greener..." thing - or just people driving through. -- -Mike- |
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Leaking Gutter Seams
On Sat, 5 May 2012 09:24:20 -0400, "Tomsic" wrote:
The seams that connect the lengths of the large box gutters around our house leak. The house is about 10 years old and the gutters are aluminum formed on site. The seams have leaked ever since the house was about 2 years old. I've scraped off the sealant at the joints inside the gutters and renewed it every few years, but the leaks always come back. Time for a new approach -- any ideas? Tomsic The gutters expand and contract with temperature changes, plus some loading with water puts some strain. Take a thin piece of aluminum, such as from a soda can, lay that over top of the seam. Apply silicone on the seam and at the two sides of the patch. Even better would be a piece of rubber membrane for the patch so it can flex. |
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On 5/5/2012 5:07 PM, Vinny From NYC wrote:
On Sat, 05 May 2012 10:24:47 -0500, wrote Re Leaking Gutter Seams: You don't tell what brand of silicone. The only one I will use is DowCorning 795. Gutter work will work much better with butyl rubber caulk - it is difficult and stringy to apply but will last indefinitely. The only good way to work gutter joints is to take it apart, clean, apply butyl, reassemble. Smearing caulk on the surface won't work. Just curious about why it doesn't work. Any idea? If you are asking why caulk on the outside doesn't work, here are my thoughts. Caulk can never have what is referred to as 3 point adhesion. It is designed to be applied to each of 2 sides but NOT in the middle. Professionals use bond breaker tape or backer rod (which functions as a bond breaker) in joints. The cured caulk joint should have a rectangular profile. I'm sure you've seen the samples at the register that invite you to pull, twist, tug, etc. Look carefully at the material shape and application. Caulk is usually rated on its elongation and its bond properties. I think that your gutter application would do better if you put bond breaker tape over the joint and concentrated on a clean and substantial application on each side of the joint over the top of the tape. -- ___________________________________ Keep the whole world singing . . . Dan G remove the seven |
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OT Survey: Whose license plates in Texas?
On Sat, 5 May 2012 13:29:26 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: Any of those license plates from California, the land of fruits and nuts? Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org . "Doug" wrote in message We Texans try to be a light unto the nation... Is that why I see all the outa state license plates around Houston, Texas? Maybe the last one out of their state shuts down his power grid and then aims for the light grin. Not too many but I've seen some. |