When The Minutes Drag
The reference to the Love & Rockets song in the title not withstanding, recently I wrote about how two of my tenants left 1 month after renewing their lease and basically left the place in disrepair.
Well, it’s been a little under 2 months since they left but it feels like F-O-R-E-V-E-R and I just can’t get the place ready to show. It feels like there are just a million little things that need to be done. Here’s a partial list of what I can think of off the top of my head:
- Hang 2 sets of window blinds which they destroyed
- Remove their cheesy drapes from the patio windows
- Remove various stickers and decals they stuck to doors and walls
- Replace all the bi-fold door floor brackets (don’t ask)
- Clean the bi-fold doors (louvers)
- Repair shower stall tile in the master bath
- Repair a leaky A/C drain line
- Repair a bathroom towel rail
- Replace most of the light-bulbs
- Remove the cheap-a** ceiling fans they installed
- Repair most of the bug screens
- Clean out the rain gutters
- Cut the grass
- Trim the massive oak tree in the backyard
There are a number of reasons for the delay including: General procrastination, 90°F weather, various tropical cyclones, Work needed on other properties, the city turning off the water, etc.
I’m happy to say that most of the above items are done but in my opinion, I don’t think that the place (any place) should be shown to potential tenants until it’s good and ready. So, for now it’s a game of inches. I just wish it would go faster sometimes.
