The Condo: The tenants seem satisfied with the new furnace. They texted today about the water heater still giving them trouble. Well, it turns out there are TWO thermostats on the water heater, so I turned the second one up (I’d turned the first one up a couple months ago). Oops. Hope that fixes the issue.
BD - the 6-unit: Mr. PFL and I have a potential tenant for one of the units. I’m still working on getting the other unit clean. At least the bathtub drains and the fridge looks new inside. Unfortunately, the furnace for the dirty unit isn’t working (I think the draft inducer motor is out on this one, too), so we need to get that fixed. I guess it is a good thing we don’t have a tenant in there now. BTW - If you make an appointment for a showing, it is polite to call, text, or email if you aren’t going to make it. I only list on craigslist, so everyone at least has an email address. I’d estimate no-calls, no-shows are running at just under 50% of my showings. I really appreciate when people do let me know if they can’t make it.
Hawaii: I had a phone conference with a real estate agent last week. She sent some links for potential properties and a contact for the credit union to discuss financing. I’ve been researching LLC formation and other ancillary issues today. Last night, the cable box was acting funny when I finally sat down to watch TV, so I jumped onto YouTube. I spent over an hour watching videos that started with a search for coffee farming in Hawaii and this simple video. Mr. PFL and I have been a lot more open discussing our plans to move to Hawaii with our friends and family; the overwhelming reaction has been disbelief. People can’t wrap their heads around the concept that we might actually be able to move and not work full-time jobs. I can’t blame them - it is still hard for me to accept most of the time. On a side note: last week was one of my top five most unpleasant weeks of work ever. I am ready to leave lawyering far behind.