Train, train and retrain your tenants

Train, train and retrain your tenants   I tend to be an open book, especially when I mess up, because it holds me accountable and helps me to learn from mistakes.   So, with that fact in mind, I’m going to tell you about something I messed up on with a rental, and then, I’ll tell you how we remedied it.   I got a little lax with doing inspections…

Do you take pride in your rentals?

Do you take pride in your rentals?   As I’ve told you before, I like doing service calls on our rentals. One of the big reasons for this is I get to see how our tenants are keeping the properties.   We pride ourselves on good customer service, which includes a fast response time on service calls. So when something breaks, I’m often there within a few hours. As such,…

Sitting at the laundromat with my bank account drained

Sitting at the laundromat with my bank account drained   So, I learned some very valuable lessons this week at the laundromat. First, laundromat has an “O” in it which is contrary to how I say it — “laundry mat.” Next, the machines there have come a long way since I was kid. They have timers on the washers now, which is awesome, and the dryers are very efficient. I…