Sleepless in Seattle
Thursday, August 18
Dreaming of living in Seattle again someday. We have two different tracks we like to envision – living in a fun apartment downtown or buying a small multi and living in one unit. We want to be close to employers, to restaurants, to the Pike Place market, to the bus or light rail. Every few mon...
Concerned, but not enough to get educated
Friday, August 12
Actual conversation held with new tenant:Bruce was mowing at one of the duplexes and he noticed the new tenant smoking inside. He pointed out that that is not allowed. She came out later and said “Am I in trouble? Will I get kicked out?”“No, but don’t do that any more.”“What other rules do I n...
ISO: Quality Handyman
Thursday, August 04
Looking for contractors/handymen on Craigslist. The drawback of living in a smaller town is having less choices.As our rentals stabilized, we were throwing less work to our handyman, and we fell on his priority list. It’s understandable, I don’t blame him.But we aren’t very handy, so leaves us ...
Book Review: The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy RE Investor
Saturday, July 30
As I mentioned earlier, I purchased and have been reading The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor by Amanda Han. And her husband, of course, another real estate power duo. I enjoy her writing style, it is an easy ready for a heavy topic.I think I'm glad that I didn't learn...
Selective Amnesia
Friday, July 22
We got a big packet in the mail yesterday.It was full of 8x10 photos and a formal notice to end tenancy. Nine photos are of damages that he is trying to blame our handyman for, but 3 were photos of damage admitting that the damage was done by occupants. Making it very easy to charge for two doo...
The Tales of Two Duplexes
Saturday, July 16
Two happenings at two duplexes this week.Our smallest duplex (1/1), managed by the property manager, had a turnover. Our tenant of 2 1/2 years moved out. He had been looking for a smaller place. Smaller than 1/1. But he has no income. When we accepted him he was on a program that paid his re...