{"id":17105,"date":"2011-10-25T21:28:22","date_gmt":"2011-10-26T01:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=17105"},"modified":"2012-04-26T21:57:16","modified_gmt":"2012-04-27T01:57:16","slug":"thanks-to-tod-mcneal-and-craigslist-i-have-new-tenants-at-my-rental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/thanks-to-tod-mcneal-and-craigslist-i-have-new-tenants-at-my-rental\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanks to Tod McNeal and Craigslist, I have cool new tenants!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This first thing I did this morning was check email to see if the couple who looked at my rental home<\/a> yesterday were interested. \u00a0Had I checked email last night, I would have known they were. \u00a0\u00a0I forgot I’d used my double secret screen name for the Craigslist ad. \u00a0My friend and master craftsman Tod McNeal helped me renovate the home and also suggested I place an ad on Craigslist. \u00a0I did and got plenty of response. I disqualified 8 of them over the phone. \u00a0I showed it to 4 people and 2 were good candidates. \u00a0Then I spoke to Y and immediately liked her! \u00a0She and her husband looked at it and this morning we signed the lease. \u00a0I also learned there was a notary public at the office where they had to get their entry access stickers, so I got to sign and notarize a quit claim deed I’d been carrying around for 2 months. \u00a0Tod synchronistically called this morning as soon as I finished the lease, and he arrived\u00a02 minutes after the new tenants. \u00a0Tod fixed a screen that last week’s 80 mph winds blew half out of the frame, tightened a back window and put the screen door up that was in the shed. \u00a0I took out some cleaning supplies and a fan and lawn chair, swept the porch and straightened out the shed. \u00a0When Tod comes over, it’s always a flurry of activity and trips to Home Depot. One of my favorite things about Tod is that we have fun adventures in the home improvement stores! \u00a0Then we went to Golden Corral and had giant salads and soup. \u00a0I love my life. \u00a0And my friends. \u00a0And my new friends, Y and H!<\/p>\n

RELATED:\u00a0\u00a0I have cool new tenants!<\/a>
\nThe rental is ready for the next lucky tenants<\/a>
\nReadying the rental home<\/a>
\nI’m not just readying a rental, I’m creating a home for someone<\/a>
\nTurning on utilities<\/a>
\nWe’re making progress at the rental home<\/a>
\nGetting my rental property ready for the next lucky tenant<\/a>
\nWear gloves cleaning nicotine damage to avoid poisoning<\/a>
\nI clean my rental home of nicotine stains<\/a>
\nMy tenant is moving out this weekend<\/a><\/p>\n

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