Tenant issues

Yesterday, I had my first issue with the house at 75 Arlington. The tenants had called me last night while I was at work to tell me that the furnace was not working. When I bought the house, the home inspector had indicated that the furnace was quite old and that there would be a good chance that it would need to be replaced in the near future. I didn't think it would be so soon.

I called Direct Energy to come and check out the furnace. Unfortunately, they wanted me to pay the service man the day of the service, so I had to attend. They told me over the phone that it was going to be anywhere between 8-12 in the morning. Being an accountant, I was not thrilled with this appointment. This meant that I would have to leave work at some point or be late for work. It means that I will have to work a couple of nights pretty late to make up the time.

Thankfully, the service man called me pretty early in the morning, so that I was only minimally late for work. I called to say that I was going to be late, and I bet they understood, but I would have certainly preferred not to be late.

When everything is running smoothly, being a landlord is a great way to make money. There are very few headaches when things are running smoothly. On the other hand, it just seems like the bad things always occur at the worst times. When I had water issues with my Fringewood property, my parents were out of town, so I could not rely on them to help me out. It was my property anyways, and I would have done the work myself, like I had, but it would have been nice if someone like my dad was able to check on things during the daytime while I was at work. It just helps to relieve the stress a bit.