why landlording is a depressing job...

来源: jy101 于 2011-11-30 09:38:59 [] [博客] [旧帖] [给我悄悄话] 阅读数 : (2006 bytes)
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so here came the first winter storm of 2011...

1. begin with 2 days of heavy rain on Sunday...

2. Tuesday turn in to 9 inches of freezing rain and snow.

3. last night on my way home, a normal 25 mins drive, became 3 hours traffic jam.

4. and the damage costs are....

- 1 water heater busted, replacement cost $357 + 7 hours

- 1 water heater not work, replace thermal coupler, $9 + 1 hour

- 1 furance not work, clean and replace senser, 4 hours.

- 1 utility light pole caugh on fire, $240 to replace.

- 1 roof leak, cover up, 2 hours.

- still 13 units no power.

- 1 eletrical riser got pull away from house, damaged roof. estimate cost $1000.

- snow removal, $325.

5. of course some good news..

-swans finally show up at my back door.

-and its such a beautiful day...

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• JY bro, my water heater needs to be replaced? -绿也- ♀ 给 绿也 发送悄悄话 (187 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 09:47:45

• no. should last 15 -20 years. -比花花还花- ♂ 给 比花花还花 发送悄悄话 比花花还花 的博客首页 (44 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 11:13:35

• but this area the water is too 'hard', 10 year is common -绿也- ♀ 给 绿也 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 16:47:38

• you can drain the tank few times... -jy101- ♂ 给 jy101 发送悄悄话 jy101 的博客首页 (17 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 14:38:07

• that's my PM told me, but too much work, just replace it for $70 -绿也- ♀ 给 绿也 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 16:46:42

• Our fate of lives -电动车生涯- ♀ 给 电动车生涯 发送悄悄话 电动车生涯 的博客首页 (114 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 09:50:06

• haha, thanks.. -jy101- ♂ 给 jy101 发送悄悄话 jy101 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 14:39:15

• 今早很认真地问先生 -SunshineInCA- ♀ 给 SunshineInCA 发送悄悄话 (195 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 10:13:22

• 20 units only. That is only a year's progress. -sweetptt- ♂ 给 sweetptt 发送悄悄话 sweetptt 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 10:16:04

• 加州的房价和德州没得比的，进展会慢些。 -SunshineInCA- ♀ 给 SunshineInCA 发送悄悄话 (147 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 10:25:52

• 老乡真有钱！ 恭喜。。。 20个不少啊，好歹也500万美元。 -pediatrician2- ♂ 给 pediatrician2 发送悄悄话 pediatrician2 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 11:23:02

• 还在奋斗中。。。 -SunshineInCA- ♀ 给 SunshineInCA 发送悄悄话 (67 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 12:02:51

• 同意，加州房子贵多了，而且增值快。。 有钱银阿。：） -美蓝海- ♀ 给 美蓝海 发送悄悄话 美蓝海 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 12:56:08

• Even 20 units are too many for sideline landlords -beachlver- ♂ 给 beachlver 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 10:26:12

• 所以到一定程度要买白玉房 -SunshineInCA- ♀ 给 SunshineInCA 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 10:26:50

• I only buy 白玉房 -beachlver- ♂ 给 beachlver 发送悄悄话 (261 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 11:54:14

• 小地主生存不易啊。我们学校附近一年内冒出无数个中国小地主，大家正血拼房租。 -sweetptt- ♂ 给 sweetptt 发送悄悄话 sweetptt 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 10:18:02

• lol, we need more 科学家, already too many slums...... -jy101- ♂ 给 jy101 发送悄悄话 jy101 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 14:41:07

• you enjoy this drama, right? -planotx- ♂ 给 planotx 发送悄悄话 (86 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 11:25:39

• yeah, keep me occupy for a day.. -jy101- ♂ 给 jy101 发送悄悄话 jy101 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 11/30/2011 postreply 14:41:41

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