According to the police, there has been a wave of break-in's in that immediate area since Christmas.

We staged and put the house back on the market after Thanksgiving, got an offer before Christmas and closed this past Thursday.In terms of the work we did:- I looked at the property once before buying it.- I went to the purchase closing.- I walked the project with my GC and discussed what we should do..- I spent some time on the phone with my GC and project manager during the project.- I visited the project once during renovation.- My wife staged the property.- We took phone calls from agents who wanted to show the property.- We negotiated the offer.- My wife unstaged the property.- I went to closing.In total, I saw the property three times and my wife was probably there four times.The best part is,the first time she was there, she befriended our neighbor who was in the process of relocating.

If they stay under that amount - I give them what's left over at the end of the year.Tell them I will not raise the rent more than $10 a year as long as repairs stay under my budget.Send them a nice apple pie for July 4th and something else nice on Christmas time.Plant flowers in the front.hmm.. any other ideas?

My wife turned in her notice just after Christmas, and her last day is next week.

For those of you who haven't seen it yet or are planning to rewatch it: Pay special attention during the Christmas party scene where the main character brags about shorting one of his lenders and how he did it.

Right now I'm in PR for Christmas vacations but I will be back in Texas in January 12.Dennis

I took a personal check for their first month's rent, because they moved in on Christmas Eve.

I let the people know that I have nothing to hide and they're welcome to call the city's building department or court and ask about me.Several of my relatives ask me every year at Christmas how many I have.

We email them quarterly and try to be proactive about repairs and we even send them Christmas gifts.

There's a saying I remember that goes if you want to ruin Christmas let a family member borrow money in June.If you have to borrow money from friends or family make sure you both agree that it's just business and have an agreement for what you will do if the money doesn't come back the way you planned or doesn't come back at all.That way everyone can prepare themselves for the worse and there's less likely to be hard feelings because it was already planned for if things went sideways.That's my thoughts, I hope it helps and good luck!