My tenants in the San Francisco condominium are two engineers.
Since I intended to travel and stay away from the condo, I clarified to them my priority was to find independent renters. For example, I expect the tenant to know how to reset a disposer or look it up on YouTube before asking someone to fix it.
They were like 😉 "We will be fine!!"😉
And yet, they have some issues almost every month emailing me.
Once they emailed me to ask which light bulb to buy for replacement on a light fixture, how to replace it, and if the cost of bulbs can be deducted from their rent.
"Aren't you guys engineers? Can you look closely and figure the ef out?" - I didn't say that out loud, and I wrote back that I left some extra bulbs in a closet; the bulbs have sensitive tiny pins that easily bend; they need to be inserted straight; purchasing new light bulbs should be the expense of tenants.
To my response, they didn't reply. Yet they sent me another problem next month.
I could have hired a property management company or person for 5%~10% of the rent amount.
Then two friends of mine offered me free help, so I didn't hire anyone before my departure.
Though these two friends are pretty much unavailable to help when I need a hand on-site.
However long this current status can continue, or how long for me to rent the place out and remain a landlord, I probably have some challenges.
I do like fixing things around the home. And yes it would be more fun to spend time around the home with friends than just wandering new places randomly.
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Well, tomorrow I am gonna meet some elephants. I should go to bed.
Oyasumi nasai😙