Category: Landlording

After a very busy weekend I was greeted by a flurry of activity today. Lots of calls and emails from people, some wanting to rent apartments before Christmas and some getting ready for the new year. It’s nice to build momemtum, and the year on a very high note, and start 2010 at a full sprint.

I always like going over to my apartment building. I’ve owned it for a year and I’m still in awe of it like the day I closed. It’s a pretty cool feeling! And as much as I don’t like working, when I get over there and get talking to present tenants and some prospective ones I realize how much fun it is. While it was a really long day, it was infinitely more fun than…

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This was my favorite stop of the day – the first foreclosure that I have looked at in almost two years. And what a beauty it was. Great neighborhood with no other houses for sale. Landscaped lot, beautiful brick, and just stunning curb appeal. And the power was on. It still needs $20k worth of work, but it beats the cold, moldy pieces of sh** that I looked at before!

Part 2 of One Very Busy Saturday. Stop 2 was checking in with a tenant on a plumbing issue. I don’t normally check on this stuff personally, but since I was out there I decided to stop by. There ended up being a clogged line, but it wasn’t as severe as it sounded on the phone last night. Big surprise. I called my plumber and gave the tenant and plumber each other’s numbers. By this…

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I hate having business take up the whole weekend, but sometimes you just need to power through everything that needs to get done. Part 1 of One Very Busy Saturday.