Maybe Socialism Is a Good Thing
Thursday, October 23
I am generally not in favor of the government being involved in business and I'm certainly not in favor of socialism. In fact, I'm 100% against it. However, my experience today has shown me that "sharing the wealth" can be a good thing - at least when the taxpayers are sharing their wealth with m...
Electric Heat Installed
Wednesday, October 22
I spent yesterday installing baseboard heat in the 2-bedroom house that I purchased a few months ago. The total cost of the project (excluding my labor) was $242 and it took about 5 hours. The CHIP program will be arriving this morning to begin insulating the house and doing other things to make ...
You Got It!
Tuesday, October 21
Several people commented on yesterday's blog entitled "New Scam" and everyone saw the same thing that I did. The tenant faked a gas leak and wanted me to hire her "uncle" to fix the leak. The purpose of this scam was to bill me for a non-existent gas leak and then she would use the money to have ...
New Scam!
Monday, October 20
This evening, I received a call from one of my tenants. She told me that the gas company had shut the gas off at her house because she smelled gas. She said that they left her a note saying that a certified plumber needed to inspect and repair the gas before they would turn it back on. I was some...
Great Weekend!
Sunday, October 19
It was truly another great 4-day weekend! Once again, we went camping with friends from Church. During this trip, we went mountain biking at both Momba (near Dayton Ohio) and at John Bryan State Park near Yellow Springs, Ohio. For those of you that are mountain bikers, both courses are absolutely...
The Weekend is Here!
Wednesday, October 15
Today was the last day of my workweek, because my wife and I are going camping tomorrow. I worked about 5 hours today and got a lot done. My mission for the day was to fix the recent storm damage to one of my nicest houses. The hurricane force winds of Ike here in Ohio blew the facia off the hous...