I have up until this point been unsure of the direction of this Blog.  I have been reading many other Blogs written by landlords and I would also like to share my experiences as they happen daily.  There are always new challenges to deal with and new obstacles to face.  I think that many people young and old could learn from my experiences and I encourage all of you reading this to add any advice that you have.  I'm very young, 24, and I know I have lots to learn.  Let’s get started!
        The last few moths have been crazy, hens the lack of posts.  I had a tough time with the apartments as far as renting them and closing in general, and retaining tenants which I will get into.  The house on Sandringham is fully rented, with 2 great sets of tenants who are very respectful and honest.  The house over Greeley S is another story all together.  The house on Greeley Street has had some issue from the difficult closer (damn sub prime) to tenants abandoning the property and leaving everything behind.  I had to recently send an abandonment notice to them and there mail has already been stopped.  I have been dealing with this very well and have taken all of the legal actions and precautions necessary to insure that I go about this the right way.  I have heard many stories, one from my dad, regarding this issue and how if not taken care of properly can cause many problems for the landlord.  I have recently decided to start making video segments of different events at the house.  I will start taping everything from installing items to tents moving out and maybe some tenant interviews. 

Regarding Greeley St. I have removed all of the items from the previous tenant and gave most of them to the Salvation Army for a tax write off.  The other items were placed outside of the house for WM to pick up.  I have placed a desk, night stands, old radios, and even a mattress outside of the house.  On Tuesday evening to my surprise they took all of the items including the mattress, thank god.  I removed the rug from the kitchen area to reveal a much neglected vinyl floor.  Over this week one night I hand scrubbed the entire floor, vacuuming the excess water as I went.  I then re-cleaned the floor with pine sol and a small amount of bleach.  The next steep is for me to use a product called rejuvenate.  Another individual I work with has used this product and he say it works quite well, we will see. (I’ll take some pictures before and after)  This Saturday I have 3 different couples coming to look at the property and decided if they would like to rent or not.  I have had a number of people tell me that the property is way under market rent.  This does not concern me to much because I would just like to rent the property out to a good tenant.  But at the same time I'm wondering if I raise the price of the apartment if I will be able to attract a different segment of renters?  I will have to play with that at another time, right now I just need it filled.  The next time I post there will be pictures as well as a video maybeJ.  Until next time