Ready, Set, Let the Games Begin! - Link to new PTR/TR!

What a great experience! I love that you got to see and hear such an in-depth history on one of the attractions that Walt really had a major hand in creating.

I also love the inclusion of the Imagineers and espeically Maggie Elliott...it's inspiring to see someone who was such an early pioneer in a field that even today is so heavily male dominated.

It was so neat too, sitting at the table with her and listening to her talk, even if it was just about where she lived and what it was like to be retired. She was a very nice and humble lady. :blush:
 
Well, one down, one to go. I signed the rental papers on one of the apartments today. They're nice enough folks and make enough money, but I have a stinking feeling that they took the first thing they could get and may be looking to move when something better comes along.

We don't do leases, as it gives us the flexibility to ask tenants to leave if they aren't working out. We also take a risk that someone will only stay for a couple months, and have definitely had that happen. Oh well, at least we are set for a little while. I'll be setting up the appointment with the other tenant on Friday after a few last repairs are completed on the building!
 
Well, one down, one to go. I signed the rental papers on one of the apartments today. They're nice enough folks and make enough money, but I have a stinking feeling that they took the first thing they could get and may be looking to move when something better comes along.

We don't do leases, as it gives us the flexibility to ask tenants to leave if they aren't working out. We also take a risk that someone will only stay for a couple months, and have definitely had that happen. Oh well, at least we are set for a little while. I'll be setting up the appointment with the other tenant on Friday after a few last repairs are completed on the building!

That's awesome! :banana: Hopefully they'll end up sticking around longer than you think.
 
franandaj said:
Well, one down, one to go. I signed the rental papers on one of the apartments today. They're nice enough folks and make enough money, but I have a stinking feeling that they took the first thing they could get and may be looking to move when something better comes along.

We don't do leases, as it gives us the flexibility to ask tenants to leave if they aren't working out. We also take a risk that someone will only stay for a couple months, and have definitely had that happen. Oh well, at least we are set for a little while. I'll be setting up the appointment with the other tenant on Friday after a few last repairs are completed on the building!

I hope it works out! Props to you for being able to be a landlord. Joe has broached the subject of buying rental properties before but I'm not sure I could do it!
 

That's awesome! :banana: Hopefully they'll end up sticking around longer than you think.

Me too! You never know what people are thinking and our contractor really did these places up nice. They would have a hard time coming up with a place as nice, I mean granite counters, beautiful backsplashes, hardwood floors, quiet building....

I hope it works out! Props to you for being able to be a landlord. Joe has broached the subject of buying rental properties before but I'm not sure I could do it!

I don't think I'd enter into anymore and in fact, I was married into this. I still don't really know my way around and constantly have to ask questions, but Fran can't do the stairs to show the places and meet with the folks, so that part is up to me. If you really like to clean toilets, stoves, floors, windows and stuff, go for it. For years all I did was collect the checks and then when the economy turned all our units started going up for turnover. We took the opportunity to give them a face lift and a several hundred dollar monthly rent increase. Each one will take at least a year if not 18 months to make back the money we put in (not including property taxes and utilities that's just the renovation costs) before we see any money. The two on the bottom floor are just about to started bringing in money now. The others, well give them 18 months.

That's great news! Hopefully they'll stick around.

Hopefully! :thumbsup2

Good news!

Jill in CO

Thanks! :goodvibes


Great news, one down and one to go.:thumbsup2

Exactly! :thumbsup2

Then we get back to work on the one in our building that we were boxing up the music from about a year ago and removing the carpeting. :faint:
 
Well, one down, one to go. I signed the rental papers on one of the apartments today. They're nice enough folks and make enough money, but I have a stinking feeling that they took the first thing they could get and may be looking to move when something better comes along.

We don't do leases, as it gives us the flexibility to ask tenants to leave if they aren't working out. We also take a risk that someone will only stay for a couple months, and have definitely had that happen. Oh well, at least we are set for a little while. I'll be setting up the appointment with the other tenant on Friday after a few last repairs are completed on the building!

Congrats. Hope it works out!
 
Funny, I just emailed you back and was hoping you'd found renters! Awesome! :cheer2: Let's see pics of the apartment. It's in a great area. :thumbsup2
 
Congrats. Hope it works out!

Me too! I still have to get the other ones to sign and give me the money!

Wow! Wish I would have met you while we were living in Long Beach. Sounds WAY nicer than the apartment we had.

You were long moved back home when we started making our apartments really cool. The vacancies started coming in 2007 and then we had to just replace the appliances (because most were about 30-40 years old). And that we did with redeeming our over 1 million Amex miles for Home Depot Gift Cards. Even with new appliances, they had the same old countertops and pink bathrooms. It wasn't until her father died that we took out a mortgage on his house and got the capital to start REALLY improving these places, now they look gorgeous! At least though we always rented clean places.

Funny, I just emailed you back and was hoping you'd found renters! Awesome! :cheer2: Let's see pics of the apartment. It's in a great area. :thumbsup2

I actually don't really have pictures, I didn't even get a chance to put the website up with interior photos because they rented so fast. We were still putting blinds up in the one that I still have to sign paperwork for the day they applied. I didn't want to take pictures before the blinds were done and hopefully now I won't have to. If we get the approval on 1st Street Monday, I'm going to start a home building thread, and I'll post pictures of what the place looks like (same contractor same general idea) before they start tearing it apart. And throughout the building process.
 
Me too! I still have to get the other ones to sign and give me the money!



You were long moved back home when we started making our apartments really cool. The vacancies started coming in 2007 and then we had to just replace the appliances (because most were about 30-40 years old). And that we did with redeeming our over 1 million Amex miles for Home Depot Gift Cards. Even with new appliances, they had the same old countertops and pink bathrooms. It wasn't until her father died that we took out a mortgage on his house and got the capital to start REALLY improving these places, now they look gorgeous! At least though we always rented clean places.



I actually don't really have pictures, I didn't even get a chance to put the website up with interior photos because they rented so fast. We were still putting blinds up in the one that I still have to sign paperwork for the day they applied. I didn't want to take pictures before the blinds were done and hopefully now I won't have to. If we get the approval on 1st Street Monday, I'm going to start a home building thread, and I'll post pictures of what the place looks like (same contractor same general idea) before they start tearing it apart. And throughout the building process.

So glad things are renting for you! It will be nice to get the income rolling in again. Fingers crossed on the hearing! May crazy neighbor lady lose and lose big. :)

Jill in CO
 
INSERT DRINK PICTURE!!!!!!

Cause I screwed up with the picture and I NEED IT. :rotfl2: All those glorious food pictures, history, lovely event and I was totally transfixed by being greeted with a drink. :goodvibes;)

It's been that kind of few days! Oh yeah, this is YOUR trip report. :rotfl2::love:

Well, one down, one to go. I signed the rental papers on one of the apartments today. They're nice enough folks and make enough money, but I have a stinking feeling that they took the first thing they could get and may be looking to move when something better comes along.

We don't do leases, as it gives us the flexibility to ask tenants to leave if they aren't working out. We also take a risk that someone will only stay for a couple months, and have definitely had that happen. Oh well, at least we are set for a little while. I'll be setting up the appointment with the other tenant on Friday after a few last repairs are completed on the building!

Good to hear Alison. Here's to it all working out!:thumbsup2
 
Not in any particular order:

1- we are very very much alike, don't eat much but eat late and when we do eat at all "not good" ie as in thinking flavors NOT calories I think you hit the nail right on the head & I have been told the same we skip meals and the body definitely goes into starvation mode (When will this stupid woman give me food again ? Better just store it all as it could be months) ...hence in my case my behind :rotfl2: seriously you are beautiful and when life gets a little calmer you will do what feels right to get a handle on this...right there with you me too :)

2- Who is Darcy ? :confused3

3- What is Germ Killer ? :confused3

4- Soooo Awesome when you post Disney history I sit and read and read totally enthralled you bring us into the scene with your pictures and wonderful descriptions ..its been awhile but I still "see" the lounge in my head what a thrill It also makes me really want to get the TIW membership so that I can do some of those "closed" events here I see the signs over the years and think...someday I can't wait until you go to the Expo I want to be right there with you & Fran for that too :hourglass coming up soon :goodvibes

5-:cool1::cool1: Yeah to getting a renter may everything rent when ready asap

6-sending love, prayers, and pixiedust: for the hearing !! May it all go your way..there is ALWAYS a crazy neighbor everywhere may the courts see exactly the type she is

:coffee: read your post on my thread sent you a PM :flower3:

Ruthie
 
Well, I am back from my travels and trying to catch up with everyone's news
Hope everything goes well with the house hearing next week :goodvibes
Loving all the cooking updates, even though I can't cook to save my life ;)
 
So glad things are renting for you! It will be nice to get the income rolling in again. Fingers crossed on the hearing! May crazy neighbor lady lose and lose big. :)

Jill in CO

Hopefully tomorrow we will be as rented as we can. Then it's time to work on the unit in our building.

Cause I screwed up with the picture and I NEED IT. :rotfl2: All those glorious food pictures, history, lovely event and I was totally transfixed by being greeted with a drink. :goodvibes;)

Is this what you are talking about?



It's been that kind of few days! Oh yeah, this is YOUR trip report. :rotfl2::love:



Good to hear Alison. Here's to it all working out!:thumbsup2

:hug: I said a ways back you should have some kind of PTR so that we can all support your in your day to day life! I sense you have rough times coming up with your folks and just the normal challenges of life. :hug:

Less than two days. Evidently the whole neighborhood is coming. They must think that we are erecting a giant structure on the second floor including a huge pride flag that will encircle the entire house with turrets, gogo girl platforms and who knows what else? I think they will have the wind taken out of their sails for most complaints other than those who just want to complain for complaints sake!

Not in any particular order:

1- we are very very much alike, don't eat much but eat late and when we do eat at all "not good" ie as in thinking flavors NOT calories I think you hit the nail right on the head & I have been told the same we skip meals and the body definitely goes into starvation mode (When will this stupid woman give me food again ? Better just store it all as it could be months) ...hence in my case my behind :rotfl2: seriously you are beautiful and when life gets a little calmer you will do what feels right to get a handle on this...right there with you me too :)

I'm getting better on this "not eating" thing. Thank you Cynthia and Jenny for suggesting myfitnesspal.com!


2- Who is Darcy ? :confused3

She is my cleaning lady, but actually much more than that. She is willing to work with us and do "whatever we need". She says it is an amusing job because she never knows what she will be doing that day. She is fine with cleaning the litter boxes, sweeping, vaccuming the floors, cleaning toilets (whether ours or vacant apartments). She helps us move boxes, pack up stuff, open Fran's many packages, plant our garden, whatever we ask, she has been cool with it.

3- What is Germ Killer ? :confused3

This is something that Brandi and coined on the AKL resort thread. A lot of people were getting sick and she and I both said that we were making sure to kill all the germs inside our bodies with plenty of alcohol (me it was wine), not sure her germ poison, but the two of us have remained mostly healthy so we attribute it to our use of Germ Killer.

4- Soooo Awesome when you post Disney history I sit and read and read totally enthralled you bring us into the scene with your pictures and wonderful descriptions ..its been awhile but I still "see" the lounge in my head what a thrill It also makes me really want to get the TIW membership so that I can do some of those "closed" events here I see the signs over the years and think...someday I can't wait until you go to the Expo I want to be right there with you & Fran for that too :hourglass coming up soon :goodvibes

I'm looking very forward to the Expo. I have my TR ready to go and might post it in the next few days since we will be less than a month out. I'm very blessed to get to hear a lot about the "history" part of Disney. I really like Disneyland because of it's history with Walt. That's the real stuff of great stories. A lot of the people who worked with Walt are gone now. It's so neat to hear from those who were lucky enough to work with him!

5-:cool1::cool1: Yeah to getting a renter may everything rent when ready asap

We are almost ready for tomorrow. All I have to do is make them two sets of keys. The papers are printed and the apartment is ready with the exception of a couple screens.

6-sending love, prayers, and pixiedust: for the hearing !! May it all go your way..there is ALWAYS a crazy neighbor everywhere may the courts see exactly the type she is

I hope so too. But since I have learned that most of the neighbors are coming, I hope that all of them have crazy unfounded allegations. I hope most of them have disillusioned ideas of what we plan and once they find out it is not nearly as monstrous as they fear they will be OK with it.

:coffee: read your post on my thread sent you a PM :flower3:

Ruthie

:goodvibes

Well, I am back from my travels and trying to catch up with everyone's news
Hope everything goes well with the house hearing next week :goodvibes
Loving all the cooking updates, even though I can't cook to save my life ;)

I hope that you had a great time on your travels and don't have too hard a time catching up!

Thanks for the good wishes on the hearing.

Anyone can cook, you just need to start with small recipes and practice. It's really quite easy. Heck if I can do it anyone can!
 
I just thought that I would let you folks have a glimpse into our "house" as we hope. Here is the front unit of the house. You really can't see our part of the house in this photo. And as I look at the house, you'll really not be able to see much of our addition from the street level either. It may be a little higher than the roof level of the front unit, but not overbearingly. The crazy lady's house is on the left. Ironically her house does not meet the current code. It is too tall for it's closeness to the street! :rotfl2:



You can see the big a$$ sign there. Here is a close up.



As you walk down the path to the left of the front unit you can see our place.



And the front door (which will be relocated to where the window is in the rebuild).



So wish us luck with less than 48 hours to go!
 
Alison - Here's to a sympathetic council and I'm sure it will all go well. Can't wait to see the final house.
 



















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