Opened my mail this morning. The letter started with, Please Ruth do not kick me and my kids out. The letter goes on to state what the problem is and how they plan to rectify it. Now how do you respond to a letter like that one week before Thanksgiving? I have feelings! I'm not an ogre! I'll call the bank and tell them the reason I am not paying them this month. Wait! Bank does not care. All they care about is that they get their payment on time. They don't care about me let alone a tenant that has fallen on bad times. What to do? I do feel sorry for them. But, what about my problems caused by their problems? I have bills to pay. I have a business to run. I know, I'll refer them to a couple of agencies that help out in situations like this. I'll pray for them. I'll encourage them. I'll work with them, but at the end of the day; I may still have to evict them. I can not allow their situation to take me down with them.
Sometimes landlording is just darn hard!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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Dang. Aren't you rich or powerful or due for a federal bailout? How come really good people like you are stuck in situations like this?
ReplyDeleteYou need to pray about it, figure out the impact to your business and do the best that you can do. If you fail because you are too lenient with tenants who fail to live up to their obligations regardless of reason, then others will be hurt due to your failure to do what is best for your business.
Mercy is a hard thing - do what God tells you and you won't go wrong and He will honor your choice.