“Pirates” applying for tenancy
Ok, so this is just a quick amusing story before I rip Wells Fargo a new one in my next post, so stay tuned.
The other day, I was showing one of our vacant rental houses to two guys who were all hot to see the inside of this property. The guy calling on the phone said that he was calling for his friend and that the friend had just moved down to Florida from the New York City area. He also mentioned that the friend just came in to a chunk of money and was looking to start a new life in our area. So far so good.
As an aside, it always amazes me that people want to tell you all (if not most) of their personal business on the phone. Anyway…
So I show up to the property and the two guys arrived shortly after. Not that appearances are everything but, these two were quite a motley crew (no pun intended as you will see later).
They looked like a cross between Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones and Jimmy Buffet’s drunkard brother. They came complete with leathery skin that looked like they had been drinking on a boat in the sun for about two weeks, teeth like a Jack-O-Lantern and some long beaded earrings. One even had a bandanna tied around his head though it wasn’t black. The only things they were missing were a big hoop earring, a blue & white horizontally striped shirt and maybe a peg-leg or hook for a hand.
Seriously though, I found out that the friend that just moved down from NYC was actually a roadie with a rock band for a number of years and I guess was retiring from that life. The friend didn’t seem to like the amount of rent he would have to pay and so wasn’t interested but all in all it was an interesting meeting.
