The judge was pissing and moaning about it though. He wanted us to mediate, which I agreed to. So the agreement is that he pays me 175 per week starting on Saturday June 30. Each payment must be postmarked by that Saturday. If a payment is less or if it is late I get the writ. So it is basically this: if he pays, he gets to stay. If he doesn't, he is out.
Then the judge lectured me on being a nice guy. He said he can read people when the come in front of his courtroom and that is what he comes up with. Ok, he is obviously a democrat and not a landlord. Or if he is a landlord, miraculously, his tenants have never made a late payment. I smiled, nodded my head, and said thank you, your honor. Then bitched about him all the way to the office.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The Future...
Today, June 27, 2012, is the future, at least according to Back to the Future II. Strangely, I remember seeing that movie in the theatre.
What I remember is that Michael J Fox had a flying skateboard, nope, and flying cars, nope, and pizza that was one inch big and baked to full size in the microwave in a few seconds....no.
But Biff had the sports almanac from 1955-??? and used that info to bet on the games and become filthy rich. I find myself wondering from time to time if I had the stock market almanac and what I could do with that little piece of information....
What I remember is that Michael J Fox had a flying skateboard, nope, and flying cars, nope, and pizza that was one inch big and baked to full size in the microwave in a few seconds....no.
But Biff had the sports almanac from 1955-??? and used that info to bet on the games and become filthy rich. I find myself wondering from time to time if I had the stock market almanac and what I could do with that little piece of information....
Brunette Girls...
There is about 9 more weeks until fooseball season starts....
So I decided to watch the highlights of the 2012 Sugar bowl highlights on youtube. See below.
The thing I remember about this game is how bad we were outplayed yet still won. Each time Gibbons (Gibbons you kick it through the uprights...AHHHHHHH! or Gibbons you kick it through the uprights????((MGOBLOG.COM))) was set to kick he would false start and yet still deliver and no call from the refs.
Then there was the catch by Coale in OT which went our way. How did this go our way? All season these types of calls went against us (similar type of play), and I feel this was simply redemption.
Go blue!
So I decided to watch the highlights of the 2012 Sugar bowl highlights on youtube. See below.
The thing I remember about this game is how bad we were outplayed yet still won. Each time Gibbons (Gibbons you kick it through the uprights...AHHHHHHH! or Gibbons you kick it through the uprights????((MGOBLOG.COM))) was set to kick he would false start and yet still deliver and no call from the refs.
Then there was the catch by Coale in OT which went our way. How did this go our way? All season these types of calls went against us (similar type of play), and I feel this was simply redemption.
Go blue!
Neighbor
My new neighbor not only lives next to me, but works in the building right next to me (15 miles away from home). To top it off, this a.m. I was shaving next to him at the gym. It is a little creepy.
ESPN app and the Palace
Which is more impressive - the Palace scorekeeper speed or the speed of the ESPN app on my phone telling me when the Tigers game has started?
First let me say either the scorekeeper at the Palace is lightning quick or they have some sort of computer system hooked up to the net...no. Several other people I know have commented on the speed of this guy, plus a sports talk radio hour on the subject. I am not the only one who has noticed this. When a basket is scored at the palace, you glance from the rim/net to the scoreboard and you've already missed it. You keep staring at it wondering when they are going to change the score, when you realize it was already changed before you had a chance to look up. The reader might not think this is a big deal, but let me say the speed is incredible. Next you find yourself looking up at the scoreboard when you see a player shoot and you notice the scoreboard changes before you can hear the crowd cheer. Its insane. I mean, if you picture this guy, he is staring at the hoop with his finger on the button, and it makes me mad. I don't know why, but it makes me mad.
Second I am commenting on the speed of my ESPN Iphone app. I am subscribed to alerts for Detroit Tigers scores and updated throughtout the game, including telling me when the game has started. I have always been impressed with the speed of the updates. However, tonight, I had the game on TV and was watching the first pitch and within one moment my phone lit up telling me the game has started. Maybe it was less than one moment? I don't know, I am one bottle of Three Buck Chuck deep. But to analyze this, there is someone at ESPN sending feeds to the app and to the mothership website. And he is watching close. As soon as the first pitch, this goon is uploading the feed through their system all the way to my phone with only about a 2 second delay.
I take it back, he is not a goon. He is The Flash.
But to judge who is more impressive, I go with the Palace because it seems a little more amazing and pisses me off more trying to figure it out.
First let me say either the scorekeeper at the Palace is lightning quick or they have some sort of computer system hooked up to the net...no. Several other people I know have commented on the speed of this guy, plus a sports talk radio hour on the subject. I am not the only one who has noticed this. When a basket is scored at the palace, you glance from the rim/net to the scoreboard and you've already missed it. You keep staring at it wondering when they are going to change the score, when you realize it was already changed before you had a chance to look up. The reader might not think this is a big deal, but let me say the speed is incredible. Next you find yourself looking up at the scoreboard when you see a player shoot and you notice the scoreboard changes before you can hear the crowd cheer. Its insane. I mean, if you picture this guy, he is staring at the hoop with his finger on the button, and it makes me mad. I don't know why, but it makes me mad.
Second I am commenting on the speed of my ESPN Iphone app. I am subscribed to alerts for Detroit Tigers scores and updated throughtout the game, including telling me when the game has started. I have always been impressed with the speed of the updates. However, tonight, I had the game on TV and was watching the first pitch and within one moment my phone lit up telling me the game has started. Maybe it was less than one moment? I don't know, I am one bottle of Three Buck Chuck deep. But to analyze this, there is someone at ESPN sending feeds to the app and to the mothership website. And he is watching close. As soon as the first pitch, this goon is uploading the feed through their system all the way to my phone with only about a 2 second delay.
I take it back, he is not a goon. He is The Flash.
But to judge who is more impressive, I go with the Palace because it seems a little more amazing and pisses me off more trying to figure it out.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Please Fix the Screens Today
My newest renter is late and owes me two months rent. She sent me a letter explaining how her husband lost his job, and her son was hit on a motorcycle, etc. I don't care. When people's feet are held to the fire, they find a way to survive. I have a court date set with them on June 28 for eviction. The fee for eviction is $45 - I used to file for eviction and money damages but the fee is like $150 for that, and I never collect a dime, so what is the point?
After they were already late on the rent, she sent me a letter telling me the house needs screens on the windows (I guess there are presently no screens, and no a/c, whateva). I was like, pay the rent, and I will have screens installed. then I was like, you can put the screens in yourself, and I will give you a rent credit). My proposals went on deaf ears and I never heard a reply back.
Then last week I received a voice mail from the lady telling me that they will be coming into some money before June 28 blah blah blah (probably an attempt to get me to cancel the court date to buy them more time and I end of never collecting). The second part of the message was that I promised to put in screens and I need to keep good on my word, and I need to get the screens done that very same day, in a very stern lecturing tone like I am her kid.
This angered me greatly. First of all, I never promised to fix the screens. Not until she paid. Second, she owes me $1400 and I need to go to court to get them out of my own house ( pay $45 court costs, $50 to be served by the sherrif, and literally the whole morning of june 28 out of the office, followed by 10 days grace period to get out, and of course, I'm sure they will TRASH the place. I will be lucky to get a new tenant in there by the end of July, which means I miss two more months rent. So in the end because of there being deadbeats I will lose $2900 in missed rent and costs incurred to remove them. Acutally I have the security deposit, so call it $2200.
I called her back and reached her voicemail and with an even more stern voice left a rude message telling her I never promised to get the screens fixed until they paid and I don't appreciate being told what to do when she owes me $1400 in back rent.
bitch.
After they were already late on the rent, she sent me a letter telling me the house needs screens on the windows (I guess there are presently no screens, and no a/c, whateva). I was like, pay the rent, and I will have screens installed. then I was like, you can put the screens in yourself, and I will give you a rent credit). My proposals went on deaf ears and I never heard a reply back.
Then last week I received a voice mail from the lady telling me that they will be coming into some money before June 28 blah blah blah (probably an attempt to get me to cancel the court date to buy them more time and I end of never collecting). The second part of the message was that I promised to put in screens and I need to keep good on my word, and I need to get the screens done that very same day, in a very stern lecturing tone like I am her kid.
This angered me greatly. First of all, I never promised to fix the screens. Not until she paid. Second, she owes me $1400 and I need to go to court to get them out of my own house ( pay $45 court costs, $50 to be served by the sherrif, and literally the whole morning of june 28 out of the office, followed by 10 days grace period to get out, and of course, I'm sure they will TRASH the place. I will be lucky to get a new tenant in there by the end of July, which means I miss two more months rent. So in the end because of there being deadbeats I will lose $2900 in missed rent and costs incurred to remove them. Acutally I have the security deposit, so call it $2200.
I called her back and reached her voicemail and with an even more stern voice left a rude message telling her I never promised to get the screens fixed until they paid and I don't appreciate being told what to do when she owes me $1400 in back rent.
bitch.
The Check is in the Mail
I have been in business with my day job for 12+ years, which requires quite a bit of reliance on the USPS to mail checks. Usually customers mailing checks to me because I use Fedex to send the checks on from my office.
Its funny, I have limited confidence in the USPS, but I have to say they are at least 95% accurate. We don't tend to have many issues, but when there an issue it is disastrous.
Now on to the point of this post: How could my professional experience be 95% with the USPS, and my moonlighting as a slum lord be worse than 50%? What I mean is that I hear from deadbeats that "the check is in the mail" quite often. And it never comes!!!!
For example, today is sunday and I still haven't received the check that the guy put in the mail last saturday. Right.
So when someone is late with rent and I don't trust them and they are facing eviction, I demand they drop the rent off at my office. That way there are no games about blaming it on the mail.
Its funny, I have limited confidence in the USPS, but I have to say they are at least 95% accurate. We don't tend to have many issues, but when there an issue it is disastrous.
Now on to the point of this post: How could my professional experience be 95% with the USPS, and my moonlighting as a slum lord be worse than 50%? What I mean is that I hear from deadbeats that "the check is in the mail" quite often. And it never comes!!!!
For example, today is sunday and I still haven't received the check that the guy put in the mail last saturday. Right.
So when someone is late with rent and I don't trust them and they are facing eviction, I demand they drop the rent off at my office. That way there are no games about blaming it on the mail.
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