The post whore thread.

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Originally Posted by Irving

Installing flooring in a rental house. Did you know that there are still people who just sit inside their homes and smoke all day long? I used to bring a cigar along and smoke it out the window on my hour+ drive home. However, cigars really stink up a vehicle for a few days (pipes can be better). Mostly, after being saturated with cigarette smoke all day long, I have zero desire to light up a cigar or pipe when I'm done. I feel gross. Also the dog and cat piss smell doesn't help either.

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Lots of renters are f'in disgusting...

A guy that I work with in Kansas City owns some rentals, and some of the stories he tells are absolutely disgusting. 500lb black lady that calls him and says "The shitter's broke..." He politely tells her that he's out of town and to please use the other bathroom until he can get it fixed. Comes back to find that she has continued to use the "broke" toilet to the tune of human excrement and TP piled higher than the toilet seat...

Funny story though, when he has to evict people he doesn't bother to get the cops involved once he's filed the paperwork, he just takes the front door off the hinges and says "gotta take this in for service". Apparently people don't like to stay in houses that don't have front doors...

I'd like to point out not all renters are like that.

Just a good majority

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Originally Posted by Mazin

I'd like to point out not all renters are like that.

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Originally Posted by Mazin

Just a good majority

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Before we were homeowners, and even once in-between when we were short term renters, the property was always left in WAY better shape than when we started.

I even used to get a rent credit for repairs and improvements as long as it was agreed upon and I had receipts. Of course, I don't hack shit up either and tend to be an OCD prick myself with stuff like that.

When I left the condo I rented from the first departure from the ex, the management was pleased that I had "already paid for cleaning the place up and getting the carpet done"...

I said no, I never messed it up from when I moved in.... I'm not a slob. Never spilled anything, or hung a picture, kept it clean..... etc, etc.

It shouldn't be that uncommon, but unfortunately it is.

I'm hesitant to ever broach the subject of renters because a lot of people rent. There are a lot of great renters, but there are many, many, many terrible renters.

Always have and still do rent.

I've always been the type of person to always leave things better than which I received it. The house I rented I'm brighton the home owners didn't have to put any money in it until 2 months (6 years rented) before I moved I refused to fix it, simply put I already put too much into it through the years anyway. I'm also not a slob so that helps too.

Oh Lord….yes there are.

When people are involved, there is gonna be super high levels of "don't give a shit" involved.

Yes I have some clutter, am I completely organized with all aspects of my daily living?...no, not as well as I could be.

But I NEVER slam doors and cabinets, or abuse the accommodations in which I live. It's a really simple concept.

The slum lord that owned the property before didn't make anything any easier. There are a few holes in the drywall to patch. I brought a bunch of scraps from my attic, 1/2" and 5/8" thinking one of the two would work. Nope. All the drywall is freaking 3/8". Holes are probably too big to do butterfly patches. The base trim was textured the same time as the drywall. Le sigh. I already told my wife that there isn't much point in painting again since everything is saturated in smoke.