The Successful Landlord Blog

This post really has nothing to do about being a landlord but … anyway. Last week I had to finally break down and replace the air conditioning unit in my primary residence. The one that was installed was about 15 years old and apparently not very efficient when it was new. For the 5 years I have lived in this house the unit mostly de-humidified the environment, but cooling? Not so much.

I got a recommendation from a local real estate agent for a good AC company here in Melbourne Beach, FL. The guy that came out is the president of the company, installer, salesman and service technician. Basically a one man show.

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OK, so the landlord gods must be smiling down on me or something. I recently rented one of the vacant rental houses to a couple who seemed nice at first (but then they all do).

After the couple decided they wanted to sign the lease, we met at the property to do a pre-move in walk through. They asked me if I minded if they painted the interior of the house. I said, “Sure as long as the choice of color does not approach black.” They laughed and explained that it would be an off-white.

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So I’ve been tagged by Clifford over at ChangingMyDirection.com with the following meme: 5 Reasons Why I Blog. And yes Cliff, I knew it was coming. The force was strong with that one

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