Go Sleep in the Van

Got the judgement against Cheri Bagwell for $1900.  Cheri got the money to move in  from Illinois Valley because she was homeless So they were in my  lovely home before Christmas.  Cheri never paid a dime after that.  They trashed the yard.  Moved the cutest little puppy in on my new carpet and have been tearing up the house ever since.  The judge gave her until March 28th at 10 a.m. to be out.  Cheri called me today and said that she couldn't be out until April 10th.  Now think about it:  she hasn't paid any rent, is tearing up my house, has a puppy, 4 kids and wants another half month of free rent.  I called the Sheriff and he will set her out on the 30th (because that is his next work day).  I called Cheri and told her that she would be out on the 30th as planned AND perhaps she and the kids could sleep in that new van that they bought instead of paying the rent.  The sad part is that she will do the next landlord just like she did me and not think a thing about it.

I hate this job!

Court House News

Tomorrow morning, I meet 2 separate households of tenants for their eviction.  This is never a pleasant experience.  Something I pay for by not doing a good job of screening before they moved in.  I tend to believe their stories, look at their pleasant faces, and go with my gut.  I can't tell you how many times this particular way of screening has not worked out.  They each owe me over $1,500.  This is definitely not fun.  The worse part is they will move on to the next kind-of-heart-landlord and do them the same way.

C'est la vie!