Why are landlords so demanding?

If you're a renter, there's a good chance that you have given some thought to owning your own place.  There's also a good chance that part of the reason for wanting to own your own home is the conduct of your landlord.  He will not let you do hardly anything to personalize your home, he won't let you have a dog, he won't let you park your boat in the driveway, and he gets really upset when you're a couple days late with the rent payment.

You're paying your landlord's mortgage, and he is making a profit renting to you.  Why is he so demanding?  Well, you need to keep in mind that there's a reason why your place is not really your place.  That's because you are living in temporary housing.  Look around at the other tenants.  There are lots of young people experiencing their first attempt at living out of their parents' home.  There are others who are just out of school and in the process of getting hired by some company, they don't yet know where.  There are some longer term tenants, mostly losers who will never have good enough credit to control their own lifestyle.

Almost all the renters are on their way somewhere else, either back to their parents' home, to another city, or to their own home.  In most instances, the temporary housing has to lack individuality because it has to appeal to any potential renter.  That means no distinctive paint, no non-generic behavior, no evidence of previous distinctive behavior -- dogs, smokers, etc.  In order to profit, or at least break even, the landlord has to keep the expenses of changing from one tenant to another as low as possible, and the time required to make the change as brief as possible.  The landlord must make his scheduled payments for debt on the property and operating expenses on time.  To do that, your rent payment needs to be on time.

So, here you are in your temporary housing, the Land of the Bland, wondering if it would be a good idea to make the big lifestyle upgrade to becoming an owner.  Get serious.  Unless you're a confirmed loser, you're treading water right now and you know it.  Call me now to arrange a convenient time for your home buying orientation and landlord firing strategy session.  It's free, you'll learn a few things and have a lot of fun doing it.  Call me now.