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Okay everyone, this story just gets better and better. The couple came on Friday night and gave us the deposit for the first side and I posted my amazing story on here Saturday morning. The funny thing about Friday night was that we had left Edmonton without so much as an application form. No problem! The tenant had two in his truck, one from one management company and one from another! As they were filling out the form, he mentioned that they had already been approved by our property management company as they had been looking at other properties, but ours is by far the nicest one they had seen. Another interesting detail is that he had seen our ad in the paper. We hadn`t even put an ad in the paper this week! The Times-Herald ran our ad from the previous week by mistake and there it was in Friday`s paper!
Saturday we shivered in the brutal GP weather, putting up lawn signs, directional signs and posters. While we were working, the property manager drove up. We told her about the new tenants and gave her the completed form and the cheque. "How much rent are you getting?" she asked.
"$1800," I replied. I couldn`t help smiling as she drove away.
A few minutes later, the new tenant drove up with his three kids. He just wanted to show them where they would be living.
We bustled all day and were frozen solid. We went to supper and then to a show. When we came out of the show at 9:00 p.m., I turned on my cell and there was a message. "Hi, I`m calling about your duplex. We live across the street and saw your sign. Could we make an appointment to see it?"
We were stunned. We called them and they came right over. They loved the place and will move in December 1. The rent? $1800! This morning, the lady brought her daughter over to show it to her. Another nice family with two kids. Again, they didn`t even question the rent. They loved our place. Another interesting point. They had called about our place before, but couldn`t get through to the property management company. Isn`t that sad? She said that she doesn`t do well with large companies and menus and voice mail. So, when they saw us put out the signs, they wanted to call us and talk directly to the landlord.
Another interesting detail: the first couple prefered one side of the duplex, the second, the other for two different reasons. It`s as if the property was just waiting for them.
Wayne and I can`t really get over all of this. We learned a lot through it. We will market our own properties from now on. Now we know how, and we know that we are the best ones to do it. We have decided to let the company manage our properties, however, just because from this distance we would sleep better at night knowing that someone is there for our tenants. They can take care of rent collection, inspections, etc. and we will go on with our investing, which is what we want to spend our time doing. But marketing? We will look after that in the future.
Thanks again, everyone. That was one productive weekend and we likely wouldn`t have gone without the encouragement of everyone on the forum. Thanks! We owe you.
Wayne and Dianne Dachyshyn
Saturday we shivered in the brutal GP weather, putting up lawn signs, directional signs and posters. While we were working, the property manager drove up. We told her about the new tenants and gave her the completed form and the cheque. "How much rent are you getting?" she asked.
"$1800," I replied. I couldn`t help smiling as she drove away.
A few minutes later, the new tenant drove up with his three kids. He just wanted to show them where they would be living.
We bustled all day and were frozen solid. We went to supper and then to a show. When we came out of the show at 9:00 p.m., I turned on my cell and there was a message. "Hi, I`m calling about your duplex. We live across the street and saw your sign. Could we make an appointment to see it?"
We were stunned. We called them and they came right over. They loved the place and will move in December 1. The rent? $1800! This morning, the lady brought her daughter over to show it to her. Another nice family with two kids. Again, they didn`t even question the rent. They loved our place. Another interesting point. They had called about our place before, but couldn`t get through to the property management company. Isn`t that sad? She said that she doesn`t do well with large companies and menus and voice mail. So, when they saw us put out the signs, they wanted to call us and talk directly to the landlord.
Another interesting detail: the first couple prefered one side of the duplex, the second, the other for two different reasons. It`s as if the property was just waiting for them.
Wayne and I can`t really get over all of this. We learned a lot through it. We will market our own properties from now on. Now we know how, and we know that we are the best ones to do it. We have decided to let the company manage our properties, however, just because from this distance we would sleep better at night knowing that someone is there for our tenants. They can take care of rent collection, inspections, etc. and we will go on with our investing, which is what we want to spend our time doing. But marketing? We will look after that in the future.
Thanks again, everyone. That was one productive weekend and we likely wouldn`t have gone without the encouragement of everyone on the forum. Thanks! We owe you.
Wayne and Dianne Dachyshyn
