Actual and possibly qualified applicant for my giant 1/1
Saturday, January 25
Oklahomans don't do well in the cold so if it's below 32 degrees, we know traffic is going to be down. But... we've had a couple of beautiful days, the new website is picking up a little traffic and it feels like the ice is going out, figuratively speaking. Showed the 1/1 duplex today to a ...
Rents - I know you're wondering
Tuesday, January 21
Rents were mostly paid in full and on time so no great stories this month. It's easier when you've pushed out everyone that doesn't pay! On the other hand, vacancies are really high as we pause to renovate the vacated properties. One small duplex that I knew would be problem to rent has be...
Time Out to Review
Friday, January 03
It's been a little over 6 months since the adventure started and it's been interesting to look back at my misconceptions and general ignorance. The biggest is that I failed to appreciate how much my SFH marketing model (if you can call 'list it, sort through the applications, and choose a te...
Once upon a rent time...
Tuesday, December 10
There once was a landlord who had a new 10 unit property and 8 new VERY badly behaved tenants. Somehow, these tenants had learned that paying rent was not all that important. Somewhat insignificant... perhaps even optional. This was a cause of consternation (and occasional mirth) in the la...
Starting work on the historic duplex
Monday, November 25
Finally found a reputable contractor to work on my vacant historic duplex. After some back-and-forth, this morning they they estimated a start date of 12/16. About two hours later, they called back and said, uh, can we start today? Evidently something else didn't go as planned. I said yes,...
...and another one
Friday, November 22
Not joking. Wish I was. Mr. 8 from the rent rant has clearly not been around for the two weeks I have been working on the other duplex in his unit. A few days ago, it dawned on me that it looked like his utilities might be off. Yesterday, I gave him 24 hour notice that I was entering his...