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Today’s Blog:
We are POOPED — getting too old for this kind of work — cleaning and repairing things at a rental property. After 12 hours of this yesterday, we must remember when this property is put on the market some day to laugh really loud when asked if we’ll take less than the sales price!

I know we’re considered the “mean ole landlords,” BUT . . . it’s amazing some of the things we have found after renting a place out for a year or less. Interior doors removed, doors painted purple, door knobs removed, garbage bags left for months in the garage, burned areas on countertops where pots have been left, light fixtures changed or removed, grass/weeds knee high in the yard, a bed roll and light in an attic as living quarters for who knows, a pot-belly pig as a back yard pet (no mention of such on lease agreement) — and much more. And these are homes in nice neighborhoods — no cars on blocks — AND . . . we have taken rental applications to screen out folks with such histories. Oh well, guess this is part of what it takes to become “wealthy one day” — tee hee — as we prepare to replace carpet that is only 18 months old. The other part of this story includes our question, “where is Uncle Sam while we are going through all this?” He’s there at the end of it all to collect some of our hard-work and sweat profit. But then again, where else but in America?

We’re BLESSED — all are healthy, happy, and have each other.