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Being a land lord can make anyone turn old and gray. I've been a landlord for just a few years and I think I've aged twenty-five years or more. I've got to be God, the Judge and the jury; I've got to be the father, grandfather, the bishop the pastor and the priest. I've got bottoms to wipe, teardrops to blot, fights to referee, the whole life of a landlord is a menagerie. When the lives of all my renters have been mended my days not through, it's just begun. Now I have the holes in the walls to repair, doors to fix, toilets, phones, and TV's too. Hold on that's not it yet, I still have the lawns to mow, trees to prune, fences to repair and last but not least weeds to pull. Now after all this I'm dam lucky if I can collect the rent.
Charles Blakey is a young black man whose life is slowly crumbling. His parents are dead, he can't find a job, he drinks too much, and his friends have begun to desert him. Worst of all, he's fallen behind on the mortgage payments for the beautiful home that's belonged to his family for generations. When a stranger - a white man - offers him $50,000 in cash to rent out his basement for the summer, Charles needs the money too badly to say no. He knows that the stranger must want something more than a basement view. Sure enough, he has a very particular - and bizarre - set of requirements, and Charles tries to satisfy him without getting lured into the strangeness. But he sees an opportunity to understand the secrets of the white world, and his summer with a man in his basement turns into a dark game of power and manipulation.
The rise in foreclosures has increased the demand for rental properties across the nation, and that trend will continue for some time. But aside from that new group of renters (people who have lost their homes) there is another demographic that remains constant. 40% of Americans earn under $35,000/year. Most of these people will be lifelong renters, who search for a decent rental accompanied by an attentive landlord. This segment of the rental market represents tremendous opportunity for smart investors, regardless of fluctuation in the economy. The Landlord Chronicles is based on Barb Getty’s personal journey. She began her real estate investing career over 15 years ago, at the lowest point in her life, with little money and no background in rehabbing, management or real estate. Written in a lighthearted, conversational style, this guide walks the reader through every phase of the process: finding target neighborhoods, locating the “diamond in the rough,” financing, rehabbing, attracting and keeping tenants, managing and maintaining the rental, evicting non-payers, accounting and record-keeping, selling/exit strategies, etc. Getty details specific products, tools, tips and techniques to simplify and expedite the process, and shows how start-up costs can be kept to a minimum. There are hilarious personal stories sprinkled throughout the book, highlighting some of the rookie mistakes she made early on. Although seasoned investors will add to their knowledge base by reading The Landlord Chronicles, the beginner investor will find the book invaluable. It provides the reader with everything he/she needs, including various business forms and resources. Getty’s career has provided autonomy, freedom and flexibility . . . precious commodities. But in addition, whether you do it part- or full-time, investing in low and middle income rentals can provide steady income and build wealth for the future. Enjoy the book!
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A collection of stories features the tales of a potential home renter who is sucked into a strangely inappropriate correspondence with her landlord, and a teacher obsessed with a student who comes to school with scratches on his face.
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The twentieth century witnessed dramatic changes in terms of the structure of society, economics, politics, science, and technology, driving a change in Western literature from traditional to modern: old value systems were shattered; writing approaches and aesthetics changed; writers began to explore the psychological world and expand the discussion of humankind and modern civilization. This title takes classic literature by European and American authors of the twentieth century as research objects in order to comprehensively explore their thoughts, values, aesthetics, and narratives. Six major themes are used as units for analysis—existential meaning, self-identity, war and human nature, growing confusion, love and marriage, and anti-utopia. The authors argue that the six themes extend the themes of traditional literature and epitomize the unique characteristics of twentieth-century Western literature. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of literature, especially Western literature and twentieth-century literature.
If you were looking for a real ghetto dump, you couldn’t beat The Stratford Arms. There was Askia Ben Kenobi throwing karate chops upstairs, Petey Darden making booze downstairs, and Mrs. Brown grieving for Jack Johnson, who’d died for the third time in a month—and not a rent payer in the bunch. Still, when Paul Williams and the Action Group got the Arms for one dollar, they thought they had it made. But when their friend Chris was arrested for stealing stereos and Dean’s dog started biting fire hydrants and Gloria started kissing, being a landlord turned out to be a lot more work than being a kid.