Tenant Pains! Damn it!

Yes, all of them, they all are a pain in the ass in a different way. We have the united nations so race is not an issue (White, Italian, African American, Chinese....) and they all hate each other.

The White/Italians:

"Can we have a service technician come out and take a look at our furnace? We can't seem to be able to get it above 75 degrees, that is really concerning us."

What??? Who the hell wants their apartment above 75 degrees???!!! Are they walking around nude??? This particular apartment has two levels with lofts and vaulted ceilings, it is hard to have the thermostat reach 75 degrees when it is -10 outside. Are you people nuts? During the winter time, my wife does not turn on the heat until we are close to Christmas, and only because my niece visits us, it is like her Christmas present to me... turning the heat on. Otherwise she asks me to "man up" and put on some warm socks and a sweat shirt. When it's 65 degrees in our house, I will say something like "man, is it cold in here", she will answer "well of course your cold, look, you are wearing a simple t-shirt, go put on a sweatshirt and run up and down our stairs, that'll warm you up". She also bakes so that the heat from the oven can propagate throughout our house.

The Chinese People:

Tell us they are moving out. We ask when. They say they are not sure, but that as soon as we find a tenant to give them 2 weeks notice in order for them to move out. We find a tenant and then they say they can not move out and would like to extend their lease for another year. This they say, after we've showed the apartment to 10 different possible tenants, after we adjust our schedules in order to meet with these people, after we have gone through the process of choosing the right tenant. She then complains that her electrical bill has increased from $35 to $50 and asks me to check all the electrical wiring to see if there is a possible "electrical leak" somewhere. I tell her she is on crack.

Our African American Tenant:

Ah man, I really run from her. Every time she calls I feel like someone has just punched my stomach. She HATES, and I mean HATES the Chinese tenants. When she complains about them I really feel the hatred grinding out of her teeth. She wants to me install carpet on the hardwood floor so that she does not have to hear their "animal like" (according to her) bodies stomping around the house. She is the least annoying as she hardly calls me, but when she does, look out, I am on the phone with her for 2 hours. It seems she writes a list and goes down item by item with bullet points and all.

We wish we could just sell the building and get rid of the headaches, however with this buyers market, we would not get close to what it's worth. We will have to wait and put up with all the complaints and hopefully sell it at a later time.

Nance, this post was light, however TT still H.