This week…Eviction, Security Systems, & Notice
Saturday, April 16
This week in Fischer rentals news…We experienced our first ever eviction. It was a little underwhelming. Bruce was able to go to the courthouse to observe and there wasn’t much to see. The lawyer brought the judge the paperwork, told him the tenants didn’t respond, and walked out of the court ...
Landlords Can't Ban Ex-Convicts
Wednesday, April 06
This is how our criteria currently reads on our application:Our Criteria:We do not deny housing for race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, sexual orientation, marital status, or familial status.We do deny housing to individuals: when the application is not complete or accurate wh...
Meeting Marcia
Friday, April 01
It’s the first of the month! I love the first of the month now, because it means rents should start coming in!Two of our houses have non-paying occupants, that’s not as much fun. A few weeks feels like a lifetime when the money and communication stop.This week I accomplished one of my 2015 real...
Staycation Week, but no Vacation from the Rentals
Friday, March 25
I’ve been enjoying a stay-cation this week!I was hoping to complete the overhaul of my rental Excel spreadsheets; I have more ideas on how to improve things than time to implement them. So far been working on other projects. Bruce did finish our taxes! He’s been dragging his heels, knowing las...
Quiet Move Out... We Hope!
Friday, March 18
It feels like when it rains it pours. Last year was a fantastic year, 2016 isn’t looking as rosy.Weather cleared enough to mow for the first time this season. Lawns are full of dog droppings.A thief broke into one of our duplexes a few nights ago. The tenant’s dog scared them away. Police rep...
Long Term Thinking
Friday, March 11
I recently read the article on BP about What Real Estate Investors Can Learn from Facebook’s Long Term Mindset. It rang very true for me, for right now.My favorite key points:Real estate investors, even successful ones, are often cash poor, especially to start. – We always had an emergency fund,...