Hats

A landlord wears all kinds of hats.  Today I wore the interior decorator hat, the project manager hat, the secretary hat,  and the accountant hat.  The day started off with a trip to Wal-Mart.  Picking out some curtains for a living room and kitchen.  If you don't supply curtains oftimes the tenant will hang a sheet over the window.  I can't stand that; it looks tacky.  I swung by the apartment and put the curtains on the rods and hung them.  Switched to the project manager hat and  conferrred with the guys as to what they would work on for the rest of the day and early next week.  Made sure that they were mounting smoke and carbon monoxide detecters as they finish up.  Planned out a kitchen for the next project.  Then went to the office to receive rent payments. Made a few non-threatening phone calls to late payers. Encouraged them to tell me when to expect their payment and told them I would work with them and that their payment would need to include the late charge.  Received a few inquiries as to rentals available.  Responded to a maintenance call or two.  Entered the deposits into the computer and balanced the bank account.  Hence the secretary and accountant hats.  I took all those hats off and headed for home.  On the way home, I put the property manager hat on and showed an apartment.  Now, I am waiting up for past tenant to stop by to pick up her deposit refund.  Then the hats are off and I am off to bed.  Tomorrow it starts all over.

I like hats . I  wear a different one every day.  Lucky me!