From Grand to Bland
Saturday, November 19
Things change over the years.We’ve had a longstanding tenant that we have been really happy with. Always pays on time, the unit always looked clean and cozy when we came to visit, very little maintenance needs, mostly followed the rules. The kind of low maintenance tenant you want to bend over b...
Anti-Landlord Political Climate
Friday, October 14
There’s a lot of politics going on. And to add to it, we’ve been watching episodes of Designated Survivor and Veep.This week I attended a board meeting for a group that is working to secure funding for revitalization efforts in my city. A resident made a comment about how problems on her block ...
Mid Year Financials, by door
Sunday, October 09
I will not go as far as to say that any of our investment purchases were a mistake, but I will say that our last two properties are performing significantly better than our first two properties purchased. I think we got smarter in analyzing deals and recognizing which opportunities to jump on.Lo...
Need More Hours in the Day!
Friday, September 30
It’s been almost a month since my last post.I’ve been buried at my W2 job. Finding time for food, rest, exercise and God, but not much else.In September I had hoped to do a maintenance inspection, trim a tree and haul off the mess with free Sept dump coupons, and get our finances back up to date...
Converting my home to a rental... eventually
Friday, September 02
This BP article about converting your home to a rental got my attention. We’re not sure when, but we do plan on converting our current primary residence to a rental in the future.Our house is vintage 1940’s, I’m always looking for ways to modernize it. We recently swapped out the heavy drapes f...
Tenant Listing: What, Why, and Who?
Saturday, August 27
I hate it when I get behind on my paperwork. I’m a really disciplined and organized person, but once I miss a few recent updates, things seem to snowball.Today, I was bound and determined to get my tenant listing up to date.This is a list of who is and has lived at each address, for how long, wh...