On 6/14/2016 5:52 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 17:27:59 -0500, MaryL
> > wrote:
>
>> On 6/14/2016 1:59 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Getting ready to demolish my rental cottage, druggie *******s don't
>>>>> pay rent, they should all over dose and die, quickly:
>>>>> http://i64.tinypic.com/154zzx0.jpg
>>>>
>>>> WHy don't you just let them stay for free instead of wrecking the
>>>> building out of spite? You let the cats stay in the barn rent-free,
>>>> And heck, you even feed them for free and pay their utilities.
>>>> Where's your compassion for the human race, grumpy old man!
>>>
>>> Those cats do more than pay their keep by keeping many acres rodent
>>> free, I haven't seen evidence of voles for two years now... those
>>> underground pygmys were killing my shrubs by munching their roots. The
>>> cats eat very little cat food, they much prefer rabit, squirrel,
>>> chipmonk, field mice, frogs, etc.... fact is possums and skunks eat
>>> more dried cat food than the cats. All critters are welcome to my
>>> food bank, at least they don't steal my donations.
>>>
>>> Tenants suck, they pay no rent and cause destruction. It's much
>>> smarter to remove that cottage, it'll reduce my property taxes by
>>> nearly 30%. In this economy there are few tenants that pay their
>>> bills. That cottage has been empty four years, it has been an expense
>>> to maintain, time for it to go.
>>>
>> It depends on the type of tenants you get. I rented for many years,
>> starting with the years I was in graduate school and then when I moved
>> to Texas. I left every apartment in better condition than when I got it
>> because I treated them as my home. I also had very good landlords. On
>> one occasion, I came home to find new living room furniture. My
>> landlord told me that I had lived there for 5 years, and he had not
>> needed to spend any money on the apartment, so he thought I deserved new
>> furniture (it was a furnished unit). Similarly, my landlord in another
>> location gave me one month free because he said he counted on using some
>> of a tenant's money for repairs, and he had not needed to spend anything
>> on my apartment. I eventually bought my own home, but not because of
>> problems with landlords or neighbors.
>>
>> MaryL
>
> I've owned serevral rental properties but in all my years I don't
> remember the economy being as terrible as it is now. Graduates are in
> heavy debt and have no marketable skills. If they can't live in their
> parent's house they are homeless. The real problem is that young
> people are ascared of work

of course they are. Look at all the taxes to pay. And look at what you
have to give up to go to work: http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Welfare.JPG