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My goal is to help all Deer Ridge owners to have a voice in the management and operation of your property.
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Investment Analysis For A Rental Condo At Deer Ridge
Will you really lose $40,000 cash if you buy a rental condo at Deer Ridge and use Ridge Management Ltd?
As an owner-occupied home, Deer Ridge is an incredible value with THE best view in the Smokies and great amenities.
However, several owners and would-be owners of Deer Ridge condos have asked me if these units are a good rental property investment or not. To help answer that question
objectively, I had to analyze the real moving parts of buying and owning here.
Get my complete, detailed investment analysis based on buying a rental condo unit at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
It shows what you MUST do to make money when you buy a rental unit at Deer Ridge.
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Investment Analysis
Gross Negligence – Or Is It Fraud? Legalese On
GENERAL DISCLAIMER FOR ALL PAGES AND POSTS
Note: The following, and the information on any and all other posts and pages by me about General Manager Joe Thomas, GGRC, RML and /or the Board of Directors and its members, or any related topics, are my personal opinions based on my ongoing investigation into the actions and inactions of the GGRC and RML Board of Directors and / or Joe Thomas, General Manager.
While I believe these allegations to be true based on my objective analysis, these opinions remain as only allegations until I, or others, prove things in court.
My goal is to offer all owners all the information and evidence that I have available so that everyone can reach their own conclusions.
Legalese - And Powered Wig - Off
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Every Dollar You Pay For Deer Ridge Is The WRONG Amount!
Please read the various posts here on this Deer Ridge Owners Blog - and see my evidence and analysis which I believe shows conclusively that EVERY dollar of HOA Fees, EVERY dollar EVERY special assessment, EVERY water bill and cable TV sent out for YEARS to ALL Deer Ridge Owners has been wrong!
In many cases at least ONE THIRD of ALL owners have been GROSSLY overcharged. My calculations show that I have been overcharged more than TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS in the past 50 months I've owned at Deer Ridge.
The Board has been WRONGLY and arbitrarily ignoring the requirements of the Master Deed and the Bylaws for YEARS.
If my analysis is correct, the Board has zero choice. They MUST abide by the Master Deed Percentages.
But they haven’t.
However, if the Board knowingly ignored the clear directives of the Master Deed and the Bylaws when allocating costs to various unit types, and overcharging certain unit types on a regular basis, my opinion is that the Board and Joe Thomas may have acted fraudulently.
If they have not been fraudulent, then they have been, at the very least, grossly negligent.
Read the various blog postings - and judge for yourself.
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"We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish and subvert." — J. Robert Oppenheimer. This includes the Board of Directors of Deer Ridge Mountain Resort.
Major foundation shaking wind storm at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort today. Unfortunately, lost another major tree on the small island at the front of the property. This is the second major tree lost in the island this year alone.
Are we doing something wrong where this year we have lost two major island trees in four [...]
Deer Ridge – The Mind Map
A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. I use these all the time to work with my clients as a way to convey complex planning ideas.
I decided to use [...]
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Note: The way blogs work is that one person makes posts and others can add comments to each of those posts. Since I want to give ALL owners a REAL voice in the their property and investment at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort, I will sometimes elevate a comment to a [...]
Yesterday, we have very heavy winds – probably gusting t0 60 MPH. One fatality was a 30′ tree in the island as you drive into Deer Ridge. It was quickly cut up and removed by our maintenance staff – even while the storm was still raging.
Nature has a way of destroying things like this tree [...]
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ON DAMAGE DONE BY JOE THOMAS
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With the help of three other owners, we were able to investigate who it is that is benefiting from Joe Thomas butchering our trees. If you watch the following video you will see that Joe Thomas cut himself a deal by cutting the trees owned by ALL Deer Ridge owners.
The ONLY property [...]
Red Snow At Sunset – This was our first snow of the season – October 18th – straight view of Greenbrier Pinnacle (elevation about 4,805′) off our balcony at sunset. We look SSE – so light refraction / reflection from the setting sun gave it the amazing red coloration.
Note: early snow means [...]
Video taken today, October 14, 2009 from our balcony on a very rainy day. Leaves are turning very fast this year compared to prior years – the very wet summer and cool nights are accelerating things this season. We even have snow flurries predicted for this weekend.
If you plan on being at your condo at [...]
I have special postcards on order right now that will be mailed to all owners at Deer Ridge.
The goal is to let all owners know about the new Deer Ridge Owners Blog – so they can know what is going on with their property, participate in the online discussions and get to know their co-owners.
You [...]
Took this video on Sunday where Janet and I had our own delightful picnic – One of my favorite spots in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park since my first visit when I was four years old.
Beautiful late September Sunny Sunday afternoon. Raging river from all of the recent downpours.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Spruce Flats Waterfall Trail – Hiked 083009.
An unmaintained trail that is not on any of the hiking maps or books. More strenuous than we expected, lot of rocks to climb over.
A surprise visitor with this morning’s coffee on our balcony. Black bear about 6′ long about 15′ from us. Apparently, one of the 1,500 black bears that roam the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Please read comments here to know what to do if you come face to face with a bear at [...]
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Thanks!
Deer Ridge Litigation Fund Do you, as an owner at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort, believe we are ALL entitled to have access and be able to copy the books and records of our Homeowner's Association?
So, do I.
But, apparently, Employee Joe Thomas and President Luther Parker and the Board disagree - and are doing all they can to block access, publication and candid discussion of the Asinine Assessment, special deals and favored treatment - at the expense of all Owners.
What ARE they so afraid of us finding out?
Maybe it has to do with the HUGE $10,000 overcharge for my HOA Fees, special assessments, water and cable TV bill - which, in my personal opinion, is due to fraudulent intent or at least gross negligence by the Deer Ridge Board of Directors and / or General Manager Joe Thomas. Please see the posts for details.
We have no choice but to file a lawsuit against GGRC and RML in order to finally, once and for all, make it clear that OWNERS do have a right to all the information about our property and our investment at Deer Ridge.
If you have thoughts and ideas and suggestions, please post them here on this blog.
If you have any clout with the Board, convince them to stop the charade - and let the owners have the information that all owners own!
If you want to help cover the legal costs to get us the right to see the bids for $50,000 for nuts and bolts - and the other background documents for the $353,500 Asinine Assessment, please click on the Donate Button below.
With enough in donations, we can hire BOTH an attorney AND a forensic accountant for the whole process through the Court in Sevier County to make absolutely certain we win EVERY point - and never have to fight Employee Joe and the Board on this stuff again.
Even a $100 contribution will help show that you are in favor of an open and FULLY transparent homeowners' association at Deer Ridge Mountain Resort!
Thanks so much to those of you who have already contributed!
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