Ultimately not worth the trouble
Pros
Most of the tenants are phenomenal humans. The location is lovely. New super seems nice.
Cons
Building changed management in December. New super seems nice and responsive but both landlords (past and present) don’t have probably never even seen the building and are impossible to get in touch with. Backyard is in gross disrepair and a dead tree in the back fell months ago and is precariously balanced on wires (I’m sure 1682 and 1680 landlords will argue over whose problem it is and never do anything about it). Bathrooms in the back of the building have been leaking and flooding from the top floor for months. Violent and abusive tenant lives upstairs and has broken front door three times in the last year (shattered glass And blood everywhere, broken wood frame from being kicked, ruined door handle that actually prevented us from leaving the building until someone came in from the outside)…. Rental history of price increases are questionable at best. Also there’s been a huge increase in rats in the area c/o the huge construction project at the end of the block.
Advice to the owners
Take care of the backyard and tree, respond to your tenants, be better.
Always trust your gut
Pros
Location, garbage maintenance
Cons
Be careful having packages delivered if it's good someone will steal them. Someone stole my ac and if you wonder how is it possible to steal a huge box it was done, the main building door does not lock and there's no cameras. The building has tons of roaches I've been there less then a month the exterminator came 5 times and still roaches it's obvious the building has a larger infestation they won't deal with, and I was promised things would be fixed before move in and they weren't. Roaches are still a big issue and when terminating the lease the landlord called to threaten me not to tell people about the roaches as it would be in "my best interest". Best advice stay away or have your mail go somewhere else.
Advice to the owners
Take care of your property, fix things before tricking tenants after move in and actually take care of the pest issue.
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