Comments on: I probably need some cheese with all this whine… http://www.debtkid.com/i-probably-need-some-cheese-with-all-this-whine Get Out of Debt @ DebtKid.com Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:14:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: justm (imho) http://www.debtkid.com/i-probably-need-some-cheese-with-all-this-whine/comment-page-1#comment-12861 justm (imho) Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:58:02 +0000 http://www.debtkid.com/i-probably-need-some-cheese-with-all-this-whine#comment-12861 DK - I don't twitter, so I'm responding here re: your deposit. As a LL myself, one week does not seem like much time at all. As a fan of yours, I can understand why you need the cash. My advice is to send the LL an email or even call him. The tone should be one of asking for his help, rather than indignation that you don't yet have the deposit. Acknowledge that you know he is busy (isn't he moving back into your old place? so he is regular busy + moving busy) and acknowledge that you know he has 30 or 45 days to return the deposit, but you were wondering if there is any way he might be able to return it earlier as you really could use the cash due to having had to put down a deposit on your new place, etc. If a good tenant approached me asking me for a favor, I would work with them. If a tenant (even a good one) was at all accusatory or demanding (and I'm not saying your would be either) I would suspect that there is some damage to the place that I have not yet seen, and they are trying to get their deposit back before I discover the damage. I usually wait the full 30 days allowed by law here to return a deposit. During this time I am working in the unit to get it ready for a new tenant and often discover some not so obvious damage (like the broken faucet a tenant superglued together - it looked fine at visual inspection - it was not until I turned on the water when cleaning that I discovered they had somehow cracked the neck of the faucet off). When you talk to him, if you find out he still needs to inspect, you might ask if he would be comfortable returning 1/2 the deposit now and the other 1/2 after his inspection but within the time allowed by law. Remember to keep this all about your cash flow but don't seem desperate. You need to make him comfortable that you are NOT asking for the deposit due to a concern he is going to find something on his detailed inspection. That would be my concern and might be his. DK – I don’t twitter, so I’m responding here re: your deposit. As a LL myself, one week does not seem like much time at all. As a fan of yours, I can understand why you need the cash. My advice is to send the LL an email or even call him. The tone should be one of asking for his help, rather than indignation that you don’t yet have the deposit. Acknowledge that you know he is busy (isn’t he moving back into your old place? so he is regular busy + moving busy) and acknowledge that you know he has 30 or 45 days to return the deposit, but you were wondering if there is any way he might be able to return it earlier as you really could use the cash due to having had to put down a deposit on your new place, etc.

If a good tenant approached me asking me for a favor, I would work with them. If a tenant (even a good one) was at all accusatory or demanding (and I’m not saying your would be either) I would suspect that there is some damage to the place that I have not yet seen, and they are trying to get their deposit back before I discover the damage.

I usually wait the full 30 days allowed by law here to return a deposit. During this time I am working in the unit to get it ready for a new tenant and often discover some not so obvious damage (like the broken faucet a tenant superglued together – it looked fine at visual inspection – it was not until I turned on the water when cleaning that I discovered they had somehow cracked the neck of the faucet off).

When you talk to him, if you find out he still needs to inspect, you might ask if he would be comfortable returning 1/2 the deposit now and the other 1/2 after his inspection but within the time allowed by law.

Remember to keep this all about your cash flow but don’t seem desperate. You need to make him comfortable that you are NOT asking for the deposit due to a concern he is going to find something on his detailed inspection. That would be my concern and might be his.

]]> By: Chase http://www.debtkid.com/i-probably-need-some-cheese-with-all-this-whine/comment-page-1#comment-12673 Chase Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:02:09 +0000 http://www.debtkid.com/i-probably-need-some-cheese-with-all-this-whine#comment-12673 Hey there DebtKid! I couldn't find an e-mail addy for you so here I go. Has this economy benefitted you in any way? I'm in a similar situation as you and have found that companies have been much more willing to settle in the past couple weeks than in the past. Good Luck! Hey there DebtKid!

I couldn’t find an e-mail addy for you so here I go.

Has this economy benefitted you in any way? I’m in a similar situation as you and have found that companies have been much more willing to settle in the past couple weeks than in the past.

Good Luck!

]]> By: Andee Sellman, One Sherpa http://www.debtkid.com/i-probably-need-some-cheese-with-all-this-whine/comment-page-1#comment-12658 Andee Sellman, One Sherpa Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:00:33 +0000 http://www.debtkid.com/i-probably-need-some-cheese-with-all-this-whine#comment-12658 The sentiment of this post can be heard throughout the world of small business and those who try and get a living in it. The common question is 'Where's the Money Gone?' although most of us have a rough idea! Don't get discouraged because opportunity is always just around the corner but can often comes dressed in hard work! The sentiment of this post can be heard throughout the world of small business and those who try and get a living in it. The common question is ‘Where’s the Money Gone?’ although most of us have a rough idea!
Don’t get discouraged because opportunity is always just around the corner but can often comes dressed in hard work!

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