Lots of Legal Action!

I had a very nice 3 day weekend. The weather is starting to really improve here in Ohio and I have started training for the upcoming mountain biking season. Unfortunately, I've got a lot of work to do. I have gotten too fat over the past couple of years and need to lose about 25 pounds to be in top shape for the aggressive mountain biking that I plan to do this year. My friends and I are even planning on entering a couple of mountain bike races this year.

Losing weight and getting in shape is just like running a rental property business. First, you need to understand the basics and then you need to work your butt off to succeed. For me, the basics of losing weight is simply to stop eating carbs. I have done that. To get in shape for mountain biking, obviously I need to do a lot of bike riding (today I rode 7 miles with many hills). To help keep me accountable, I'm going to report on my progress on this blog. So far, I've only lost 1.5 pounds with 23.5 to go! My goal is to ride my bike everyday that the weather is suitable. If that doesn't help me pick up the pace, I'm going to start riding twice a day. WHATEVER IT TAKES!

Since this blog is about my rental property business, I guess I better say something about that! Since my last report, I did get a restraining order against the convicted felon that I've been having trouble with. The day after getting the restraining order, I saw the felon on my surveillance cameras at the Pink Elephant (one of my apartment buildings). I reported it to the police and he was arrested again for criminal trespassing. He has more than TWO HUNDRED criminal charges on his record and will be facing trial for felony arson (and maybe attempted murder).

Tomorrow, I will be working on one of my 3 bedroom houses. It needs quite a bit of work to get it ready to be re-rented, including a lot of work on the carpet. I've got to get moving so that I can rent it for April.