u/LeagueRare8354 — reddlx

Help with rental and neighborhood reputation

I own properties and live in a neighborhood that used to have quite a bad reputation.

I am a young 20s White woman and i drive a 45k car. Never once have i felt unsafe in this neighborhood and i have left my car unlocked with cash in my cup holder overnight on many occasions……

Anywho, I have a unit open but when I advertise it I always get comments like “That’s in the hood!”… Yet my neighbors all have kids and the most sketchy thing about the neighborhood is two houses that were damaged in a flood (both just bought by sombody who is redoing them)

Anyways, I am looking for ways to change the narrative about this neighborhood, and also get a good renter in! I care about my homes and i want the renter to care too and feel like they can reach out to me. Anybody have thoughts or done it in their own neighborhood????

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u/LeagueRare8354 — 1 day ago

▲ 4 r/Fayettenam

I got a bad speeding ticket and recognize my fault. My lawyer told me to take a driving course which i did. I get a call the morning after the driving course my ticket was reduced to a 9 over. They didn’t even submit my driver course to the DA……

It was a waste of money and time. I am out of state but move to NC permanently on the 18th. Can i use this course to remove points? The only other driving infraction i have is a 2023 ticket in virginia, so it falls off soon anyways. Anybody know how i would submit this certificate for this course if i can do this?

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u/LeagueRare8354 — 17 days ago

▲ 9 r/Fayettenam

Would you personally pay an extra $150–200/month for an upgraded unit if everything else was the same (same neighborhood, same exact layout, etc.)? This is a neighborhood with many many units built all together, so they are identical floor plans. Hypothetical question:

Apartment 1 – $950/month 2 bed 1.5 bath

Older / mid-condition floors

Builder Yellow painted walls

Orange wood cabinets

Laminate kitchen counters

No yard

No washer/dryer (just hookups)

Apartment 2 – $1100/month 2 bed 1.5 bath

Brand new LVP (you’d be the first tenant)

Fresh paint

White cabinets + new granite counters

Washer & dryer included

Fully remodeled bathrooms

Backyard (shared at move-in, but planned to be fenced private yards within ~6 months)

The neighborhood is ok. It’s getting better over time. 7 of the 35 buildings have sold in the last 3 months… 3 of which are being completely gutted. I want to help the reputation of the neighborhood as well, but not price gouge or make it hard to get tenants!!!

Basically identical units side-by-side, just one is updated with new bathrooms/kitchen/flooring and one is 1985 with yuck stick down laminate floors

I just bought my first rental and I’m trying to figure out what upgrades are actually worth it, like what tenants truly value vs what just turns into a money pit. I want it to be somewhere people genuinely enjoy living, not just “good enough.” But i also am in my young 20s and do not want to put 10k into a unit for no extra rent monthly… Help!!!!

Here are photos of example bathroom upgrade i did in one of the units so you can see what i would do!! No landlord special in my rentals!!!!!!!!

So would you pay the extra $150–200 for this stuff??

If yes, why? If no, what would those upgrades realistically be worth to you per month?

u/LeagueRare8354 — 26 days ago