Keep taking notes or am II wasting my time?

[Cory Lucas]

So, I try and make a little note about conversations/interactions that I have with my tenants and file it with that property. To date, I’ve been using dropbox and making notes, but I haven’t done the best job in the last few months of keeping up.

So, my question is versus going back and trying to log conversations, am I just wasting my time? 

My thought process on this was should I ever go to court over some type of a matter I would have a log detailing the tenants time at the property and what all has gone on to be able to present in court. I’ve obviously never had to do that and I’m now wondering if it’s even more my time doing so

[Patricia Steiner]

Rock on...there's nothing quite like responding to a tenant with a "well, on June 24th at 3:00, you confirmed that the repair was made and that you were satisfied with it."  If you ever file a Small Claims Lawsuit, Eviction, or response to a municipal complaint, documentation that is dated/timed is accepted (and expected) to support your position.

It's only a waste of time until you need it.  Then it's priceless...