21st June 2007

Search For a New Business Credit Card

So the time has come to find a newCredit Card credit card for the company I have set up to do “management” of the properties we own. I am partial to Citibank as I already have a personal card with them and every interaction I have had with them, without fail, has been a pleasant experience.

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19th June 2007

How Not To Inquire About A Rental Property

Ok, so I understand that there all kinds of people in this world and tolerance is essential to getting along with said people, but I mean COME ON….

A recent voicemail received of an inquiry to rent one of our rental properties:

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14th June 2007

How To Replace Washer Shutoff Valves

So, recently I had to replace the washing machine shutoff valves in one of our properties since they were leaking and in general so stiff that I needed a wrench to operate them. Definitely a candidate for a change out, so here’s how I did it:

Old Washer Valves

The old washer valves

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12th June 2007

Best Tenants Part 2

So, I just can’t say enough about these tenants who just moved from one house to another of ours.

They cleaned throughly, painted and removed all unwanted items. The place is in good repair with the exception of a couple of plumbing issues which were no fault of theirs. Stihl Chain SawThe only things left to do are clean up the yard, do some tree trimming with my trusty new Stihl chain saw and list it in the paper for rent.

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