Cost-Benefit Ratio
Posted on May 12, 2008 - Filed Under Housing | 3 Comments
My dad has been very instrumental in finishing all the little remainder items on the back house.
Last fall, my mom suggested I pay for my dad to fly out to California and assist finish the work on the houses. At the time, the contractor and electrician were working full-on to finish the front house. [...]
Resident Search
Posted on May 8, 2008 - Filed Under Business | 2 Comments
For Property #1, the front tenants have moved out. The search for new ones has been underway. This topic has been hashed and rehashed on this site.
Craigslist Ad
Part of Googles assimilation of my life entails using Google Docs. Each rental has its own “Craigslist” posting saved in a separate Google Doc. [...]
Game Show Time
Posted on May 7, 2008 - Filed Under Rant | 2 Comments
Regis: Let’s play “Who wants to be a millionaire?” For $250,000 here’s the next question.
Which of the following places is an acceptable location for a 5 foot cat scratching post, cat carrier, and a television set. Is it
A. Trash Can
B. Garbage Bin
C. In front of Clifford’s door
D. Up your [...]
Inheritance Syndrome
Posted on May 6, 2008 - Filed Under Philosophy, Rant | 5 Comments
<outloud voice>
Gas companies recorded a $14 googleplex billion dollar profit. You think the cheap bastards could afford to put soap in the damn squeegee buckets at the gas stations so I could clean my windshield.
</outloud voice>
First it was the Lottery Syndrome. Now it’s the Inheritance Syndrome.
The finance blog community is abuzz with talk [...]
Brownie Points for Lowes Range Hood
Posted on May 5, 2008 - Filed Under Housing | 2 Comments
Lady Fortune has a weird, if not impeccable sense of timing.
With the tenants vacating the property, the budget for the month shall be tight. The anticipation of this has lead to some cost-cutting measures. One item that was to be sacrificed: the range hood for the stove. The minimum price tag was $98 from Lowes.
A [...]
