On January 1 we went into 102 to see if he'd gone. It was mostly empty - no furniture, but there was still a refrigerator full of food, the washer and dryer, a lawn mower (why?) and some miscellaneous stuff. So we asked him, via text message, when he would be getting the rest of his stuff out and clean. His answer? "I'm out."
So, here we go again. But, the good thing is that he was out.
Flashback: Earlier in the fall, when we were haggling back and forth about the animals, Diego was in 102 changing furnace filters and smoke alarm batteries he was talking to the tenant's kids. Of course, kids don't know what's secret and what's not, right?
So the kids tell Diego about the dog they used to have - at the apartment. Apparently they had a dog earlier in the year. And when they left the apartment they would lock him in the bedroom. The dog didn't like the bedroom and being separated so he clawed and dug a hole in the carpet by the door which the family covered up with a small rug.
So, after getting 101 ready, we plunged into 102 - starting with cleaning out the fridge. Anyone hungry? There was left over pizza, a huge jar of pickles, some left over casseroles, and more! What could be better?
We called a guy to haul away the washer and dryer and kept the lawn mower. We're not sure why he had a lawn mower, however, but it turns out to be a pretty nice lawn mower!
So, we repainted, replaced flooring in every room, light fixtures, water damaged floors in laundry room, and more. Now it looks awesome, of course. That's just the way we roll.
It ended up taking us about 4 weeks to get that unit done but by February 15 it was ready for tenants. We waited and waited asking our property manager 'what's up?' She received plenty of inquiries about the unit but the all had dogs! We decided to hold out for a pet-free tenant!
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