2nd September Trip – Day Seven
I’m in the ferry line and thankful my ipad has data. This morning was a dance in loading out the house, packing the truck in a logical way (three stops on the way home), and attempting to minimize my back and forths. It came together easier and faster than I hoped, while still taking over […]
Second September Island Trip – Day Six
The prospects who stopped by this morning have something different in mind for the property, I think. I internet-stalked them last night, and they’re part of a rehab clinic on the Island. They were polite, and interested, but did not show their cards. They’re looking at a few available long-term rentals and will get back […]
2nd September Island Trip – Day Five
Today I: Increased my advertising reach re leasing the house. Opened a ‘rental house deposit’ account at the bank. This was Tim’s idea, who does the same thing for his rentals. The lessee is given deposit slips for the account, and the mind-set is that they’re paying rent to the bank, not me. And it […]
2nd September Island Trip – Day Four
The work continues… The second bedroom floor is now clean. I’m giving myself a pass on thinking I’d gotten it done prior to now. Yet another soot source removed. The smoke detectors and the CO detectors are actually installed, rather than just sitting on shelves. This, of course, involved borrowing a powered screw driver from […]
2nd September Trip – Day Three
Another busy day: A third load of items moved from the shed to the barn. A third coat of finish on the exterior of the kitchen sink cabinet doors. A dump run. A town run. Met with a guy who will take down three very tall, dead, scary alders within striking distance of the drive […]
2nd September Trip – DayTwo
Today: The metal recycling guy took a thorough look around and said it’d cost $3,000.00 to haul everything out. He understood when I said I needed the house to start earning money (rental income) before I could entertain that price tag. He was able to identify some of the smaller motors, but said unless one […]
2nd September Trip – Day One
I took it easy on myself this morning, and rather than catch the 9ish boat, I took the noonish boat. Way more civilized. I got a truckload from the tool shed into the upper barn. While doing this I also parsed things into categories such as: Metal Recycle, Hazardous Waste, Take Home, Dump/Recycling etc… A […]
Second Island Trip This Month…
Tonight I place the rental ad online, and tomorrow I return to the Island to meet and greet the anticipated applicants. Yesterday I sent the ad to friends and neighbors, one of whom (an attorney) made two good edits. This morning is about gathering the rest of the regulatory documentation (some things have changed in […]
Reassuring Signs From The Human Race
As bumped into at the grocery store… I all but walked into a former guitarist of mine at the local grocery today. The same guitarist who quit the band just before he was about to be fired. He’s dyed his hair a fetching blue, and added 50 additional pounds to his healthy frame. We talked […]
Stressors
I have accumulated, over the last few weeks, a collection of stressors, not many of which I have any control over… My left peroneal nerve damage is suddenly improving. The improvement began after making a follow-up appointment with my doctor… While I do not indulge in a lot of woo-woo, one has to wonder if […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 