I have been trying to keep things positive here lately. It's been a battle.
We are managing a lot of property right now that is involved in foreclosure. Our clients are the banks who are already loosing money on the deal, so repairs are on an emergency basis. A hole in the screen isn't going to get much attention, if you know what I mean.
One of the tenants accidentally started a fire in her kitchen last month. Instead of letting us do what we needed to do, she called her own insurance company. This is good and bad. We found out about the fire when her insurance company called to get the information on the insurer of the structure.
Can you say slow process? It was longer because the insurance companies fought over who was to blame for a few weeks before doing anyhting.
As I am waiting for the insurance companies to provide write-ups on the damage and what they are going to cover, the tenant hires a company to come in and clean the interior. "They were willing to do it for the price quoted by the insurance company" she said. Well, ok. What about getting a couple of other bids? Maybe there is a qualified company that will work a little below the insurance quote?? Maybe would do it for the amount of the PAYOUT. You know, the one that includes the deductible????
Since that wasn't discovered until the last day of the clean up, we let it go.
Time for paint. 3 bids, including a cost analysis of what it would take to have my maintenance guys do it. One of our painter vendors was willing to cut price a little and I sourced the job to her. In exchange for a price reduction, she received a deposit of $250.00. We are willing to pre-pay some of our vendors if they have been with us for a while. They are small businesses and it helps them out if they don't need to buy materials on account.
So at 9:05 this morning I get a call from the painter. The tenant doesn't want them to come out. She has hired her own painter. I have not talked to the tenant yet, but I am sure it will be interesting.
She starts a fire in the house she is renting. She admits it is her fault. She hires the most expensive clean up crew in town without telling us and expects that the bank is going to pay for it. I still don't have that bill. Don't know what it cost. I have paid for all of the paint my painters need and am out $250.00 and the tenant has hired other painters whose bids I have never seen.
Just out of curiosity on this one folks...Who thinks that I should pay HER painters?
AND she wants me to buy her a new stove...I need to replace the one she burned up when she started the fire. I wonder where that money is coming from.
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Morning Rich: It is a little hard to see in your picture but does it say " EASY " right there oon your forehead ? And no grey hair that I can see. Good luck.