[AT] One additional wiring note

[dglass]

I only care about one bill, the rent.  I don't want to adopt these 
people, I just want the rent. I definitely am not in the market of 
making other peoples problems my problems. I am not trying to be a 
hardnose, but gas company, electric company, credit card company, etc 
can wait on their money. They are big companies.  If they want to be 
late with the rent, there are thousands of other landlords out there 
they can tell their stories to.  If you cannot afford the rent, move 
someplace cheaper. I don't owe them a place to live.

Edward Tabor wrote:

> Cecil,
> Could their be a reason why they don't pay on time?  Is your rent due 
> at the same time other big bills, like power, or gas, or even credit 
> cards, are due?  Perhaps if you sat to chat with the offending 
> tenants, you might find a compromise.  I had 3 credit cards come due 
> within 2 days of each other.  Although I have savings, I dislike 
> dipping into it, except for emergency.  I was able to call each credit 
> company, and get the due dates staggered.  One is due on the 1st.  One 
> is due on the 14th.  And the last is on the 28th.  No problems with 
> lates anymore.  It might work for you, as well. As for tenants busting 
> things up, it is hard to find good people.
> Ed
>
> dglass wrote:
>
>> What? Do you live in New York or something.  The sheriff is there the 
>> day I call and they have three days to vacate.
>>
>> Cecil E Monson wrote:
>>
>>>> I tried putting in a $50 late fee for one day late and eviction 
>>>> after three days.  
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> That seemed to help on the late payments, although I have had 
>>> tenants  that pay the
>>>
>>> late fee every month for being one day late.
>>>
>>>     These are the same ones who have pizza delivered 5 miles out in the
>>> country and tip the delivery person $10 so they don't have to drive 
>>> up and
>>> get it themselves.
>>>
>>>     I've had tenants who paid $1800 in cash up front - first and last
>>> month plus a month security - and never paid another penny. I took 
>>> them to
>>> court to evict them and the woman bawls her head off in court. The 
>>> judge
>>> then gave them another month. It was two months then before I was 
>>> able to
>>> get them back in court. The same judge then gave them another 30 
>>> days to
>>> move out as they "had no place to go". They were in the house for 
>>> almost
>>> 8 months before I was finally rid of them. They left the place in a 
>>> mess
>>> with a pile of garbage in the basement besides. I figure they had a 
>>> $600
>>> a month house for $200 and used the money they screwed me out of to 
>>> do the
>>> same thing to the next landlord.
>>>
>>>     There is a bright side too, of course. We had a cottage that didn't
>>> cost $5K altogether to build and it rented for $500 a month for 
>>> years. Paid
>>> for itself every 10 months. I wish I had a subdivision full of them.
>>>
>>> Cecil
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cecil E Monson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>     I wish I could find tenants like you these days, Charlie. All the
>>>>> tenants do around here is wear out and destroy. The only thing 
>>>>> they don't
>>>>> do is pay the rent on time. I wonder some times where all the good 
>>>>> tenants
>>>>> went who used to take care of property under their custody and 
>>>>> control and
>>>>> pay the rent on time.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cecil 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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