It's been slow cause of the holidays :) So Thanks for introducing yourself and thanks for enjoying the podcasts!

Well wishes on your REI endeavors and a very happy holiday season to you.Kudos,Mary

If you have time over the holiday period then try to read the beginner guides on this site:http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investingAlso check out the BP podcasts.

With other commitments and the holiday I wasn't able to get out to the Post Office before New Years.However like a generally good tenant that might do one thing to really piss me off I decided to focus on the good and didn't file the paperwork to get rid of her

If you relax on some terms, it can be used against you in eviction court.If the tenant doesn't pay on time, hit them with proper notice.

We did do that and we shipped the signed documents off to be notarized but it was during the holiday rush so it took far too long for them to reach the notary.

Being the holidays, and the market being dead around here, we didn't try too hard to get it rented yet and took our time getting it fixed up.Today we got our electric bill for the place... $458 for three empty units.Now, I know I would have needed to pay some charges for electricity, but between the three it shouldn't have been more than a $50 for using the power tools and heat on the few days that I had guys working there.So here's the lesson: TURN OFF YOUR HEAT WHEN NO ONE IS THERE.

I'm not sure on the exact timing in Idaho but in FL I can't count the day I post it, weekends or holidays so if I post on a Saturday the tenant would have until midnight on Wednesday to pay the rent and I could file on Thursday.

@Thomas SanfordWelcome from a fellow Okie, I just re-listened to think and grow rich on a long car ride for the holiday's.

Fabulous holiday party!