I have a job opportunity and would need to move to a small town about an hour nw of Denver. It's tempting, but I'm hesitant to move there, coming from NC. Can any frens advise on the CO life?
Colorado is quickly becoming California. I've lived here my entire life and have no doubt out elections were also corrupt. The cost of living is sky high and even the small towns east of Denver are rapidly becoming overgrown with people trying to get out of the city. I've always loved Colorado, but if I had an opportunity to leave, I'd leave. As lalahemingway mentions, Boulder is the worst place in Colorado to be, they actually charge a fee if you order drinks with sugar, it's a sugar tax, that's one example. Boulder is so woke they can't blink. If you come here, avoid Boulder like the plague and make sure you are offered a well buffered salary because people are renting bedrooms in their houses for $1,000/month & 1 bedroom apartments run $1500-2000/month.
Your reply about renting small domestic spaces for crazy amounts of money made me think of the flip side of renting. Times are hard for everyone and people wanting to find additional income streams may consider the prospects of renting out some portion of their residence to make money. On the surface It sounds like a good way to make some nontaxable extra cash. But, the devil is always in those details rarely considered. I personally know people that attempted to do just this very thing during previous economic downturns and it ended up being one of the worst experiences of their lives. Instead of the venture being an additional income generator, it cost them money they already didn't have and temporary loss of their home.
Renting a dwelling to someone and trying to have them evicted is challenging enough. But trying to evict someone living under your own roof can turn into your worst nightmare. All the tenant needs to do is start some kind of an argument and then file some BS protective order. The homeowner is caught off guard by the process. Remember, even if someone is just renting a closet in your home, that closet is still considered their residence by law. Armed with a temporary protective order the closet dweller can then have the homeowner thrown out of their own home to comply with the order. The squatter then gets to stay in the home expense free. Good luck with the process of getting your home back - depending on the state.
This scenario happened to a couple of people that I personally know. Basically their good nature and willingness to help someone was used against them. The mother of a friend of mine, who was only collecting a small pension and who had a huge heart, was railroaded by trying to help another woman that needed a play to stay. She knew the women from her church so she thought it would be a safe arrangement. Boy, was she wrong. It took her over a year to get the crazy person out of her home - all while she was forced to live with her son as she fought the eviction and restraining order in court. The TPO forced her to stay a certain distance away from the squatter in her home. The crazy woman injured herself and made up some BS story about my friend's mother being abusive to her in order to get the TPO - the victim card. After a little bit of digging, we found out that this was not the squatter's first eviction/TPO rodeo. This crazy woman knew exactly what she had to do to maximize the scam.
So, I wanted to relay this bit of info just in case anyone may be considering moving someone into their own home, or they may have a close relative, like a parent, that is considering taking on a boarder to make some extra cash. Know the laws in your own state about evictions and what the rules are concerning being removed from your own home by a TPO. My advise is to find another way to make money.
Anyone that lives in a more liberal leaning jurisdiction is likely to have more serious issues as a landlord/owner. It is much more difficult to rid yourself of a deadbeat tenant whether they live with you or not. The icing on the cake is the TPO. Without the TPO, the normal eviction process is in play. The TPO adds another layer of BS to wade through and can remove you from your home until the matter is discharged. That can take time.
I had to go through an eviction process with a family member. It was not a pleasant experience. Every time I have allowed a family member to stay with me, even if they paid rent, it always ended up costing me money. I would eat the rent just so they could save the money in order to find other arrangements. Thankfully, I have only had to use the courts one time. My answer now to any friend or family member that wants to stay is a solid NO!
Once an action if filed, it is usually the one filing the action that has the upper hand temporarily. It is not until the elements are vetted in court through the legal process that the truth can be seen and the owner gets their property back, squatter free. But depending upon the jurisdiction and the congestion of the courts, this process can take some time. Therefore, unless a prospective tenant in your home is someone you know REALLY WELL, my advice is to stay clear of these types of situations. Do not bring strangers into your home - no matter what their sob story. It is sad that we have to be this way in rejecting those we would like to help. But the world is not what it used to be - especially people.
I have a job opportunity and would need to move to a small town about an hour nw of Denver. It's tempting, but I'm hesitant to move there, coming from NC. Can any frens advise on the CO life?
Colorado is quickly becoming California. I've lived here my entire life and have no doubt out elections were also corrupt. The cost of living is sky high and even the small towns east of Denver are rapidly becoming overgrown with people trying to get out of the city. I've always loved Colorado, but if I had an opportunity to leave, I'd leave. As lalahemingway mentions, Boulder is the worst place in Colorado to be, they actually charge a fee if you order drinks with sugar, it's a sugar tax, that's one example. Boulder is so woke they can't blink. If you come here, avoid Boulder like the plague and make sure you are offered a well buffered salary because people are renting bedrooms in their houses for $1,000/month & 1 bedroom apartments run $1500-2000/month.
I am just going to leave this here.
Your reply about renting small domestic spaces for crazy amounts of money made me think of the flip side of renting. Times are hard for everyone and people wanting to find additional income streams may consider the prospects of renting out some portion of their residence to make money. On the surface It sounds like a good way to make some nontaxable extra cash. But, the devil is always in those details rarely considered. I personally know people that attempted to do just this very thing during previous economic downturns and it ended up being one of the worst experiences of their lives. Instead of the venture being an additional income generator, it cost them money they already didn't have and temporary loss of their home.
Renting a dwelling to someone and trying to have them evicted is challenging enough. But trying to evict someone living under your own roof can turn into your worst nightmare. All the tenant needs to do is start some kind of an argument and then file some BS protective order. The homeowner is caught off guard by the process. Remember, even if someone is just renting a closet in your home, that closet is still considered their residence by law. Armed with a temporary protective order the closet dweller can then have the homeowner thrown out of their own home to comply with the order. The squatter then gets to stay in the home expense free. Good luck with the process of getting your home back - depending on the state.
This scenario happened to a couple of people that I personally know. Basically their good nature and willingness to help someone was used against them. The mother of a friend of mine, who was only collecting a small pension and who had a huge heart, was railroaded by trying to help another woman that needed a play to stay. She knew the women from her church so she thought it would be a safe arrangement. Boy, was she wrong. It took her over a year to get the crazy person out of her home - all while she was forced to live with her son as she fought the eviction and restraining order in court. The TPO forced her to stay a certain distance away from the squatter in her home. The crazy woman injured herself and made up some BS story about my friend's mother being abusive to her in order to get the TPO - the victim card. After a little bit of digging, we found out that this was not the squatter's first eviction/TPO rodeo. This crazy woman knew exactly what she had to do to maximize the scam.
So, I wanted to relay this bit of info just in case anyone may be considering moving someone into their own home, or they may have a close relative, like a parent, that is considering taking on a boarder to make some extra cash. Know the laws in your own state about evictions and what the rules are concerning being removed from your own home by a TPO. My advise is to find another way to make money.
This is solid advice!! Someone needs to hear this, probably someone in Colorado!
Anyone that lives in a more liberal leaning jurisdiction is likely to have more serious issues as a landlord/owner. It is much more difficult to rid yourself of a deadbeat tenant whether they live with you or not. The icing on the cake is the TPO. Without the TPO, the normal eviction process is in play. The TPO adds another layer of BS to wade through and can remove you from your home until the matter is discharged. That can take time.
I had to go through an eviction process with a family member. It was not a pleasant experience. Every time I have allowed a family member to stay with me, even if they paid rent, it always ended up costing me money. I would eat the rent just so they could save the money in order to find other arrangements. Thankfully, I have only had to use the courts one time. My answer now to any friend or family member that wants to stay is a solid NO!
Once an action if filed, it is usually the one filing the action that has the upper hand temporarily. It is not until the elements are vetted in court through the legal process that the truth can be seen and the owner gets their property back, squatter free. But depending upon the jurisdiction and the congestion of the courts, this process can take some time. Therefore, unless a prospective tenant in your home is someone you know REALLY WELL, my advice is to stay clear of these types of situations. Do not bring strangers into your home - no matter what their sob story. It is sad that we have to be this way in rejecting those we would like to help. But the world is not what it used to be - especially people.