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Second one in three weeks. Tenant calls today and says there is a leak under the sink. I show up and it is cold in the home. I mean like 50 degree. I tighten up the trap under the sink in about 2 min and done. Air coming out of vents on furnace is cold. I ask them if the furnace has quit. They tell me it has never worked in the 6 months they been there. So I go look at it. The fan setting is in on not auto. Air from the fan is blowing but no heat. Heat setting is in off. Two settings Heat or Air. I put it in auto, turn on the heat and set it to 70 and it comes on instantly. These children today cannot figure out anything. This is the second one in three weeks that had to be shown how to operate a thermostat. They had been using the electric stove with the door open to warm up the kitchen , living room.
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  • jimdeere
    I have no doubt because it sounds like someone in my family.
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  • dreher
    And these are the types of things that are the reasons I got rid of a couple of rental properties quite a while ago.   
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  • select-fire
    I am in the mood to drink me a couple of beers. Lord please help me get these properties sold.
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  • austin20
    Makes you wonder are these young adults just thick or were they cursed with poor parents who ignored them and they never got the attention and teaching when they were growing up
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  • danielgage
    sad
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  • montanajoe
    • Community moderator
    They didn't call stating no heat??  Dumb/lazy
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  • select-fire
    No call.. in fact the Mother was just released from Hospital with new child Weds. That new child was on the floor in a baby seat. 
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  • pulsarnc

    Big part of the blame goes to the current educational system . No home ec programs and practical problem solving is not taught . Not everything can be gleaned from a smart phone or computer

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  • Alpine
    Sounds way to familiar to my renters. I pray for the day when I am no longer a landlord.
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  • montanajoe
    • Community moderator
    Surprised too that the fan motor didn't burn out.  24/7 for how long??

    The house should be nice and warm by now.  Have the called to thank you???
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  • savage170

    Reason why I sold our rental property years ago wasn't worth putting up with the renters

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  • kannoneer
    Unreal. Good thing you live where it doesn't get too cold.
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  • select-fire
    montanajoe said:
    Surprised too that the fan motor didn't burn out.  24/7 for how long??

    The house should be nice and warm by now.  Have the called to thank you???
    When I arrived they had some other folks there. Everyone was wearing a jacket and new infant had a blanket over it. Of course they had the TV on and were playing video games. When I turned on the heat they thought I had repaired it and actually one guy ..visitor ..said.. wow it is about time it got to work. I kept my composure but could have snatched him up like the Clint Eastwood elevator clip and held him against the wall. Wasn't worth it. No one thanked me.

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  • Junkballer
    It was tough enough raising my own kids....sure as Hell don't need to be raising someone else's, that's where heart attacks come from.....good luck to you.
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  • CaneyRiverDog
    guess their parents always told them to, "leave the thermostat alone"!! lol
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  • slumlord44

    Milennals! I have one that I've run out of patientce with. If there's a problem she thinks it must be fixed immediately. Had a water leak in a toilet that I didn't know about until she got her first water bill. Also had a dripping faucet. I replaced the flaper in the toilet and the washer in the faucet and thought it was fixed. She got next bill and still an issue. Had water department run a check on it and they thought it was a toilet. Put dye in both toilets and they were leaking. I texted her and told her I would replace the one toilet and rebuild the other. Asked when she wanted me to come in and fix it. She texted back and said she would check her schedule and let me know. No word for two weeks and she texted mad as hell and wanted me to fix it. I said when. She gave me a date another week away. Went in on that date and replaced one toilet and replaced all the guts in the other one. Also replaced another faucet washer. A week later she got another high water bill and says she's holding back $90 dollars from the next months rent for her extra water bill. My reply was since she wouldn't let me in for 3 weeks to fix it, its not my problem. Then she blocked me on her phone until the rent is due. My plan is if she shorts me on the rent I am going to give her a 5 day notice to pay up or face eviction. Thats the first step in the eviction process here. Not sure yet if I'll actualy evict her over it but may. I've told her twice before when I didn't get something fixed quick enough to suit her that she was free to move out and find a better landlord. I see these poor tennants on tv all the time who have had landlord problems for many months and they won't fix anything. It's simple. Move!











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  • redneckandy
    At least they saved money on the gas bill and were not short on rent.
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  • SW0320
    pulsarnc said:

    Big part of the blame goes to the current educational system . No home ec programs and practical problem solving is not taught . Not everything can be gleaned from a smart phone or computer

    That is exactly what is happening.  My wife retired from teaching because all they push now is “critical thinking” not practical skills.

    Reminds me of story from a friend who drives a tow truck.  He got a call for a flat on a local interstate.  When he found the car he expected to find an older couple or someone who could not change a tire physically.  

    Instead he found four guys later teens.  He asked them if there was a problem with the spare.  They did not even know where the spare or the jack was.  He showed them where the jack and spare was and then made them change the tire with his instructions.
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  • chiefr
    pulsarnc said:

    Big part of the blame goes to the current educational system . No home ec programs and practical problem solving is not taught . Not everything can be gleaned from a smart phone or computer


    Education has been destroyed by liberal DEMOCRATs. Why solve problems when these people expect someone else, especially the government, to do it for them.
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  • spasmcreeksrun
    and the SAD thing is these dumbos can VOTE
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  • allen griggs
    My girlfriend has been a landlord for 35 years.  Yes the tenants can be a pain in the ass.
    She has 5 houses, all paid for now, the cheapest is worth $320K.   It is a lot of work, but, she has gained $1.6 million in real estate.
    Total value of rental real estate, $2.1 million.   And, she makes about $50K annually in rent.
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  • pulsarnc

    Allen , at those prices the quality of tenant is vastly different from the run of the mill rental . Not saying they are more intelligent , but they are usually not destructive lazy bums . Most , I image take fairly good care of the property. Of course I could be wrong and according to my wife , I frequently am

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  • Ricci.Wright
    Well its nice they are having offspring. Be sure the adults all vote. :o  
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  • KenK/84Bravo

    Good for you and your Girlfriend Allen. That sounds Awesome!


    Although I would not wish to be a "Landlord," under any circumstances.

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  • austin20
    pulsarnc said:

    Allen , at those prices the quality of tenant is vastly different from the run of the mill rental . Not saying they are more intelligent , but they are usually not destructive lazy bums . Most , I image take fairly good care of the property. Of course I could be wrong and according to my wife , I frequently am

    Yep, I am betting none of those that Allens' girlfriend owns are premanufactured housing.
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  • select-fire
    My girlfriend has been a landlord for 35 years.  Yes the tenants can be a pain in the *.
    She has 5 houses, all paid for now, the cheapest is worth $320K.   It is a lot of work, but, she has gained $1.6 million in real estate.
    Total value of rental real estate, $2.1 million.   And, she makes about $50K annually in rent.

    Funny when you buy real estate you get the tax benefits of write offs for repairs etc. Money is made when you sell. Starting out I struggled and mostly only had walking around money. Then rents went up and up and up.  Real estate is the best investment possible. Hard asset not a piece of stock or bond.  I will also mop up when the properties are sold. I have sold a couple.. Got two more ready to go. and the next few yrs. I should be thru.
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