When is No Job the Best Job?
Saturday, December 06
When is no job the best job? Answer: in the middle of a job-killing recession!If you follow the news like I do, then you already know that our economy lost 533,000 jobs in November! The unemployment rate has also increased to 6.7%. Ironically, the only reason that the unemployment rate only went ...
The Rents Are In!
Thursday, December 04
The rents are in for this month and it looks like I'll have another month without an eviction. If so, I believe that this will be the fourth month without an eviction, which is absolutely wonderful. I still have two outstanding rents, even though my rent collection period has ended, but both have...
Quite a Bit Done Today
Tuesday, December 02
Today was one of those days when I got quite a bit done! I collected numerous rents, which is always nice - in fact, it's my favorite part of the business!In addition to that, I finished the trim for the floor I've been working on. I have decided that it looks pretty good and I'll try to take a p...
Floor Finished and Rent Collected
Monday, December 01
Today was the 1st, which is the beginning of rent collections for the month. I started the day by going to the post office to pickup my Section 8 checks. I then made up deposit tickets and deposited those checks in the bank. From there, I picked up one rent from a tenant who called this morning a...
My First Laminate Installation!
Sunday, November 30
Although I have had laminate floors in my rentals before, today was the first time that I have ever installed one myself. I always enjoy trying something new and therefore I went into town on a Sunday afternoon to install the laminate floor in the kitchen of one of my two bedroom houses. I spent ...
Drying Out
Saturday, November 29
It was another very nice winter day here in Ohio. The temperature was nearly 50 degrees which made it a perfect day to work on a couple of roofs. So, I stopped at Lowes to pick up the roof cement; some metal flashing to use as a patch on one roof; and I also picked up some wood laminate for kitch...