The challege of Landlord

Landlord is a interesting business. It is a tough job for someone. For some people, fixing toilet or hearing tenants' complaints are the last things in the world they want to do.  To avoid this, they try all the other investments instead of real estate.  But for the people who already master the art of landlording, it is extremely rewarding professional.

I have tough moments in the last 6 years of landlording.　Ｗｈｅｎ　Ｉ　ｈａｄ　ｍｙ　ｓｅｃｏｎｄ　ｂａｂｙ，　Ｉ　ｈａｄ　ａ　ｖｅｒｙ　ｔｏｕｇｈ　ｔｉｍｅ　ａｎｄ　ｍｙ　ｂｏｄｙ　ｗａｓ　ｅｘｈａｕｓｔｅｄ．　Ｔｈａｔ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｏｎｌｙ　ｔｉｍｅ　Ｉ　ｗａｎｔ　ｔｏ　ｇｉｖｅ　ｕｐ．　Ｉ　ａｌｍｏｓｔ　ｓｏｌｄ　ｔｗｏ　ｏｆ　ｍｙ　ｒｅｎｔａｌ　ｐｒｏｐｅｒｔｉｅｓ　ｔｏ　ｍｙ　ｆｅｌｌｏｗ　ｉｎｖｅｓｔｏｒｓ．　Ｂｕｔ　ｓｏｍｅｈｏｗ，　ｈｅ　ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ　ｈｉｓ　ｍｉｎｄ　ａｎｄ　Ｉ　ｅｎｅｄ　ｕｐ　ｋｅｅｐ　ｔｈｅ　ｐｒｏｐｅｒｔｉｅｓ．　Ａｎｄ　Ｉ　ａｍ　ｖｅｒｙ　ｖｅｒｙ　ｔｈａｎｋｆｕｌ　ｆｏｒ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｓｉｎｃｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｅｎａｎｔｓ　ｃａｍｅ　ｌａｔｅｒ　ｅｎｄｅｄ　ｕｐ　ｔｏ　ｂｅ　ｇｒｅａｔ　ｔｅｎａｎｔｓ　ａｎｄ　Ｉ　ｔｒｕｌｙ　ｅｎｊｏｙ　ｔｈｅ　ｎｉｃｅ　ｃａｓｈ　ｆｌｏｗ．

Ｔｈｅ　ｋｅｙ　ｔｏ　ｂｅ　ａ　ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ　ｌａｎｄｌｏｒｄ　ｉｓ　ｔｏ　ｆｉｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｒｉｇｈｔ　ｐｅｒｓｏｎ．　Ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ａｌｍｏｓｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｓａｍｅ　ｌｉｋｅ　ａ　ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ　ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ．　Ｉｔ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｎｏｔ　ｗｏｒｋ　ｉｆ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｐａｒｔｎｅｒ　ｉｓ　ｎｏｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｒｉｇｈｔ　ｋｉｎｄ　ｆｏｒ　ｙｏｕ．　Ｓｏｍｅ　ｐｅｏｐｌｅ　ｄｏ　ｎｏｔ　ｗａｎｔ　ｔｏ　ｓｅｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｐｒｏｐｅｒｔｙ　ｉｓ　ｖａｃａｎｔ，　ｔｈｅｙ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｒｕｓｈ　ｔｏ　ｒｅｎｔ　ｔｏ　ａｎｙｏｎｅ　ｗｈｏ　ｃｏｍｅ　ｔｏ　ａｓｋ．　Ｂｕｔ　ｙｏｕ　ｎｅｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｇｅｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｒｉｇｈｔ　ｐｅｒｓｏｎ．　Ｔｈｅ　ｐｅｒｓｏｎ　ｗｈｏ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｐａｙ　ｙｏｕ　ｏｎｔｉｍｅ，　ｔａｋｅ　ｃａｒｅ　ｏｆ　ｐｒｏｐｅｒｔｙ，　ｍｏｓｔ　ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｓｔａｙ　ｆｏｒ　ａ　ｌｏｎｇ　ｔｉｍｅ，　ｌｏｎｇｅｒ　ｔｈａｎ　１　ｙｅａｒ．ｉｆ　ａ　ｔｅｎａｎｔ　ｊｕｓｔ　ｗａｎｔ　ｔｏ　ｓｔａｙ　ｆｏｒ　ａ　ｙｅａｒ，　ｙｏｕ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｇｕｒａｎｔｅｅ　ｌｏｓｅ　ｍｏｎｅｙ　ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ　ｉｔ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｃａｕｓｅ　ｎｉｃｅ　ａｍｏｕｎｔ　ｏｆ　ｍｏｎｅｙ　ｔｏ　ｃｌｅａｎ　ｕｐ　ｗｈｅｎ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｍｏｖｅｄ　ｏｕｔ．

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