Today was spent painting one of my apartments. Once I get started, I really enjoy making a place look better, but sometimes getting started is the hard part. This apartment has been nothing but bad luck since I purchased it 3 years ago. Despite attempts at screening for good tenants, I have been stuck with losers who end up moving out owing me large sums of money. When my last tenant moved out, I was really depressed and even put the place up for sale. Since now is a bad time to sell, I figured I better get my act together and try to get the place rented. So, I began the painting project. But, as I'm working, I see that part of the baseboard in one bathroom was hanging by a thread, one of the door knobs was extremely loose, the ceiling light in the living room would short out any attemtps at replacing a light bulb, the area behind the stove and refrigerator had years of hidden "treasures" and several other annoying problems. I kept thinking to myself, "Why doesn't somebody fix this"? Then the reality set in. I AM THE ONE RESPONSIBLE! It doesn't matter that I don't live there, because I own the property and it's my job to see that things get fixed. Whether I do them myself or hire someone, the responsibility is all mine. So, we may all be in this field to try and make some money, but never forget the reality of being a landlord.

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