Cody, it's a rare occurrence to win in a rental situation. We had one for a few years (long story, wasn't a planned deal), the happiest day was when we signed papers at the closing office to be rid of it.
I could tell you some crazy stories!
The sage green sounds like a good color choice for your office area, glad to hear you're keeping the wood floors visible.
Yea, I agree it’s rare but I did have a couple with a kid who were great tenants. Paid on time, lets me know if something broke and understanding if it takes time for parts to come in, kept the rooms clean, and so on. No real issues with them, just normal wear and tear in the place.
Once this house sells I won’t have any places to rent so I’ll be out of the landlord business. Unless I find a small home nearby that’s reasonable in price I might do it again, but I’ve learned a lot about renting by so this time around I’ll be ready and more prepared. Along with it won’t be a sentimental place, just business.
It’s strange cause my parents rented just about their whole life until Dad finally bought the piece of land and put a mobile home out there. We always took care of the places we stayed and then I did the same when I rented in college and when I first got to Pa. But I guess we were the rare ones.
The photo used in the below color selection is from the smoking room. Seems there was a favorite spot that a pet was peeing on. I’ll have to cut some hardwood floor out and fill it back in before new carpet goes down in this room. But the floor is the same shade as the office.
I need to get some color samples but I’ve been looking and I like how the Laurel wood looks
Along with Night Owl, atleast the description sounds fancy.
***** about the condition and situation, but at least that part is behind you now.
Yep, I’m trying to focus on the positives but as I keep working in the house I keep finding more negatives. Positives point is a lot of the stuff will be new in this house once we go through it!
Dude I dont know how ppl live like that. Sorry for the mess. Sometimes helping people works out. Stories like these make me never want to invest in rental property... especially in CA. Ive heard never ending horror stories.
Yea, it sometimes works out. I don’t mind helping friends work on their stuff and go get stuff from Facebook marketplace with them. Just seem like if it comes back to my place I’m bound to loose in the deal. Not always but as with the tenant I let them stay at a reduced cost and got bit by them in the end.
Smoking....I feel your pain. Reminds me of about 45 years ago at work. Smoking used to be permitted inside the engineering area. One of the old timers either retired or was laid off. I did a midnight requisition of his book cases. They had front sliding glass panels. They were yellow from his smoking. I recall the windex and paper towels...the paper towels were dark brown after I finished cleaning. My father used to smoke unfiltered camels. He used to tell us how bad it was for your health. I've never smoked, and after seeing those glass doors, am glad I didn't!!
My parents, grandpa, aunts and uncles all smoked but when I got to teenage years I saw what it was doing to my grandpa and decided it wasn’t for me. Can’t say the same for the cousins as they all smoked now. But I’m the only one who doesn’t smoke. I’ve cleaned my grandma’s house and removed the nicotine and tar in her house. I’ve learned a few things but it’s the same labor intensive work to get it done. But her kitchen was a bright yellow and white color combo when it was first painted. When I started it was almost orange and light brown color combo. She didn’t think it would ever look as bright as it once did, but I got it cleaned and it was bright in the kitchen! Then the relatives started smoking in the house again and it just went to **** again.
All I can think of is, that’s what it’s doing to your lungs…
