I’ve got some good news and I’ve got some bad news. The good news is there’s a huge, fun, party tonight. The bad news is: you’re on call. After 15 years in the apartment maintenance field, I’ve finally made my peace with going on call. It is what you make…
MAINTENANCE TECH OF THE WEEK
Dirty Maintenance Nation would like to shine a spotlight on Chad Henry this week. He and Ty Petersen got a call Thursday about a bouncy floor. After pulling the carpet, there was damage to the subfloor. They ended up having to remove the subfloor and replace most of the supports…
How To Deal With a Goodbye Talker In Property Management
Ah, yes. Goodbye talkers. People that I frequently run into on a daily basis as an apartment maintenance technician for a property management company. Why didn’t Seinfeld do an episode about goodbye talkers? He covered the close talker, which is one of my favorite episodes. If you’re not familiar…
Multiple Sources Of Income. You Have To Get Gangster!
Yes, you read that correctly. You have to get gangster! No, I’m not talking about the narcotics dealing “man child” wearing saggy pants and a crooked hat. Actually, dealing narcotics was a no-no among the real gangsters and they would whack you for it. Drug dealing brought too much heat…
HOW I STARTED MY FINANCIAL JOURNEY
How I Started My Financial Journey The van was stinky. My band and I were on our way home to Tallahassee, Florida from a gig we played in south Florida. And I was disgusted with myself. Not because we had a bad gig. But, because the gig was Friday night and it was…