It seems there are many professions that might add the word warrior as a prefix. While most people would not believe landlord would be one of them, they have not seen nor encountered the dark side of landlording. Landlording can be a very nasty business even in the best neighborhoods. Let’s fact it, every person you rent to is on their own personal best behavior, whatever level that is, when they come to rent. Some tenants, for whatever reason, become your nemesis. After reading this blog your finely tuned warrior instincts should kick in and you can then rely on an armory of weaponry; then pick the most effective tools to deal swiftly and effectively to eliminate the enemy quickly and efficiently.
This site is dedicated to those folks who actually manage their own properties or are property managers for others who don’t get their hands dirty. It’s for those who actually deal with the losers who must be evicted for whatever reason and how to most efficiently to handle the situation. One might call this site as an unconventional approach to landlording – a warrior’s approach. Once you have faced one of these devils you will come to the conclusion you need to handle the problem whatever method works best and is most efficient.
If you are a landlord, and you have a significant history in this business, you will appreciate this site. If you are not a landlord you should read this site cover to cover before you purchase or agree to manage your first property. This is definitely not a business for wimps. This is one nasty business. One bad tenant can ruin your whole life and force you into bankruptcy; I’m not joking. Hopefully my experiences will alert you and educate you placing you in a superior position when dealing with your tenants. Negotiating from a position of power is always better than negotiating from a position of weakness.
Tenants can be problematic. The issues range from 0 – 10 with a 10 being a complete friking nightmare. When dealt with a 10, 10 being worst, you will never forget that tenant. They will have scarred you, disrupted your life, financially injured you and when you rid your life of that individual or family, you’ll feel like you’ve emerged from the worst personal relationship on planet earth.
A landlord must task the duties of an attorney, handyman, skip tracer, negotiator, financial analyst, appraiser, broker, spy master, ninja, and navy seal or army ranger. The more skills you posses, and the more capable you are, the greater your chances of winning your battles. If you have not seen the movie Pacific Heights, you should. Matter of fact you should see that movie before you buy your first rental. I guarantee you will live that situation, or one that is worse, one day.
We all intend, when we begin, to make landlording a part time or full time business or perhaps you inherit some property and it just works out that way. Many tenants look at it as a game, a game they intend to win. If you intend to win you’ll need to become a warrior landlord. Let’s get started. Learn to be a warrior landlord! Win the battle, win the war.