Rental repairs...

For the past few years, February has been the most stressful month for us because it is when our two rental properties become vacant and the search for new tenants begins. Friday marked the end of a one year lease on both houses. This year, we were lucky enough to find new tenants ahead of time which meant we had less than 24 hours of turn around time on both properties. We spent Friday night pulling weeds, sweeping, dusting, vacuuming and installing a new garbage disposal! At about 8:45 PM, while I was up on the ladder, shop-vacing cobwebs off the ceiling, the power company turned the power off! The whole house went pitch black and made for an interesting dismount off the ladder. In spite of the darkness, we continued to clean, using a flashlight, until about 10:00. Two happy tenants moved in on Saturday and we breathed a sigh of relief that we will not have to take on the emotional, physical or financial burden of having the properties sit empty for any length of time.

Look how excited Jeff is to be replacing a garbage disposal!