Rent Time!
Monday, March 02
Today was the 2nd, which means rent collection is moving full speed ahead. I've received all my Section 8 rents and many of the private pay tenants' rent. Two more days to go and the rents should be in for another month.The druggies that were taking advantage of my disabled tenant are now OUT! As...
The End of a Busy Week!
Friday, February 27
It's finally Friday and the end of a very busy week. Yesterday, I described the very frustrating beginning of the week and although today wasn't frustrating, it continued to be very busy. I guess I was owed a busy week after taking almost all of last week off.I got up very early this morning afte...
Frustrating Week!
Wednesday, February 25
Before I post all the crap I've dealt with this week, let's start with the good news. I reported in a previous post that the roof on my personal residence was damaged by the 75 mph winds from a recent storm and the 80 mph winds of Hurricane Ike earlier in the year. The grit appeared to have been ...
Off Most of the Week
Thursday, February 19
I started the week thinking that I would be working several days this week. I did actually do some work on Monday and everything started out as planned.The insurance company scheduled an appoint to meet me on Tuesday at my house to look at my storm-damaged roof. The appointment was scheduled from...
Routine Day
Monday, February 16
Boring - that's the best word to decribe my day.My day started with a trip to Office Max to pick up some ink for the printer (which cost $95 - ouch). Next stop was at Lowes to pick up materials for the one-bedroom apartment I'm working on. I bought drywall mud, some 2 X 4's, a trim piece, and a c...
Wow, What a Day!
Friday, February 13
In the rental business, you quickly learn to be flexible and to multi-task. That's just a normal part of the business and it's what I expect. However, today seemed like an unusually busy day, since so many different things were going on.My day started by meeting a contractor to look at the roof o...