February 4, 2015 Good News Day!

[HowlingWulf]

Sold all my rentals years ago, but maybe will get back in the future. Made a lot of money with them before the recession hit.

[ecchi]

Originally Posted by HowlingWulf

Sold all my rentals years ago, but maybe will get back in the future. Made a lot of money with them before the recession hit.

One of you two wouldn't consider buying the building in which I rent an apartment, would you? I have no idea how good either of you are as landlords, but you have to be better that the shit who owns the place at the moment.

[HowlingWulf]

Originally Posted by ecchi

One of you two wouldn't consider buying the building in which I rent an apartment, would you? I have no idea how good either of you are as landlords, but you have to be better that the shit who owns the place at the moment.

I'd only consider local real estate. I tried being an absentee landlord and it was difficult.

[ecchi]

Originally Posted by HowlingWulf

being an absentee landlord .... was difficult.

My landlord manages it quite easily. He simply gets everyone to pay rent via direct debit, so he does not have to come and collect it (or even bother cashing cheques), and then lets the building fall down around the tenants. After all, who needs an entire rear wall on a building? ?Half a wall is good enough for anyone!!!

He visits about twice a year, just before each twice yearly inspection, to clean up and fix up enough to pass local housing laws, then fucks off again.

It is so long since I've seen the landlord myself that I would have forgotten what he looked like if I did not have a photograph of him pinned to the dartboard!