All done...for now
Wednesday, April 29
My first rental is done and move-in ready. I am very excited! The new tenants move in on Friday. Today I called the utility company to change the electric and gas to the tenants name. My utility company allows me to just call in the tenants information instead of them calling in. This is nice ...
The world is coming to an end!!!
Thursday, April 16
biginner's luck? Probably! my tenant called this morning. They are not scheduled to move in until 5/1. They have already provided me with the security deposit. They called because they want to give the first month's rent....get this....drum roll....EARLY! I will be meeting with them tomorrow to...
Freebie!
Monday, April 13
Freebies are always good. I spread the word that I was looking for a fridge and a gas stove. Turns out my brother in law had a fridge available for free. I picked it up and delivered it to the rental property. It is in good shape! Over the weekend I painted the hardwood floors on the upper leve...
financial update
Thursday, April 09
Some readers of my blog have been asking about the re-financing on this property. I haven't done a cash-out refi yet. This is for a couple reasons. First, I haven't found another property that I want to buy. Second, I have some investor friends that I have been in dicsussion with that have cash. ...
PEX is your friend!
Friday, April 03
Yesterday I fixed a leak in the new toilet in the rental property. I small bit of plumber's putty and it was good to go. After that I had to run water lines for a washer hookup. I finally got a chance to try my new PEX tools. Boy was it great! I've heard that PEX is dummy proof...and this is p...
Master Plumber!
Tuesday, March 31
Ok, maybe I'm not a master plumber. I did, however, successfully instal a new toilet in the rental property last night. Total time: 1 hour. And that included a trip to the store to buy the toilet after I ripped the old one out. I was very excited because I had never attempted anything like this b...