Finally Started on the Floor
Saturday, December 20
I finally got started on the kitchen floor of the 2 bedroom house today. Things went fairly smoothly and I got about 3/4 of the floor done. I am still not satisfied with the joints between the individual laminate panels. I re-read the instructions for the installation and was very careful with ea...
Electrical Problem
Friday, December 19
We had a death in the family this week and therefore I didn't work from Sunday through Thursday as I was spending time with my family and we had a bunch of company at our house . I finally got back to work today and had every intention of finally laying the new laminate floor in the kitchen of on...
New Tenant Moved In
Friday, December 12
Today's main project was to get the lease signed with the new tenant for one of my 1 bedroom apartments. The tenant was moving from Kentucky and didn't arrive until about 11:30. I had to finish moving all my supplies out of the apartment and I also installed a shower curtain rod around the claw f...
Painting Complete
Thursday, December 11
I finished painting the 1-bedroom apartment today. In addition to the painting, I repaired a soft spot in the bathroom floor and steam-cleaned the carpets. The new tenant is moving in tomorrow, so I got finished just in the nick of time!Not too much else to report here. This time between Thanksgi...
Painting Again
Wednesday, December 10
I started the day with a 10 minute job to replace the element in the oven at one of my 3 bedroom houses. No big deal.The rest of my time today was spent painting the floor in a 3 bedroom duplex and then painting the kitchen in the 1 bedroom apartment that I've been working on. Nothing too excitin...
Torturing a Deadbeat Ex-Tenant!
Tuesday, December 09
No, the law doesn't allow water-boarding deadbeats here in Ohio, so I guess torture isn't exactly the right word. However, I currently have a situation that is going to provide some amusement to me as I get the chance to make an evicted tenant's life miserable. Here's the story.Last January, I to...