oh, Bloody 'ell...

It's ON, now!!!

So far I have not ranted about the fact that my tenants have been complete deadbeats! Not a dime since they signed the lease and moved in, in mid October! Well, we thought eviction was going along, despite some delays and bureaucratic nonsense. Well, eviction day arrives, and it turns out the property manager has not done her job and made all the necessary arrangements. So the sheriff cannot evict tenants, and won't come back until Jan. 9!

This is just too much. selfish liars, laziness, incompetence, maybe some craziness. We've been nice guys to the tenants and the PM - everybody has had multiple chances and lots of time to deal with the reality of life and be responsible, but it's time to kick some a$$ and take some names. We can't be having this, and if people won't be responsible and live up to their agreements, then we've no choice but to basically tell them exactly what to do and when and stand over their shoulder to make sure they do it. I hate doing this, I really don't like to have to go into this mode. Everywhere I go though, it seems the world makes me do it. My last two jobs forced me to do it on a routine basis, my business on the side made me do it, now being a landlord is making me do it.

Why the heck doesn't anybody do things with respect and responsibility? I always have to be yelling or standing in people's faces to get them to do what they said they would, or answer my questions, or otherwise give me some regard. And I always ask nicely first. My default is still to trust people until they do me harm in some way.

Fine. Alright then, have it your way, punk ba$&#%ds! You want to play that way, then bring it. I didn't start this fight, I don't want it, but I'll finish it.

BTW - Thanks to all my friends and family for NOT being this way. The fact that I can trust you to be stand-up, reasonable people makes you exceptional, in my experience.