LANDLORD'S CORNER

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A lot of truth there ric. Not saying there aren't AH landlords out there, but I never experienced one. I had a couple that were a bit annoying but that is understandable when a couple of rentals are someones nest egg. I have has one or two rentals for most of the past 25 years. I learned early have a good lease and to start eviction proceedings at the first sign of trouble. You can always decide to stop the proceedings later but it's too expensive in the long run to delay starting an eviction. I may be a bit of a hard ass in that respect but I'm otherwise easy. As for maintenance, I'm not as prompt as some but I do put complaints on the list and I do eventually get to them. I considered being a slum lord once. The income is fairly good for the investment but I didn't want to deal with weekly rent collections which generally entail repeated visits to collect the weekly rent. Not all slum lords are bad people. There is definitely a need there. Those with limited incomes need somewhere to live and you can't expect the Ritz for slum prices and the owner needs fair compensation for all of the extra work and aggravation involved. Of course the rental needs to be safe and sanitary.

Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.