Rental Update

Bryan went back in to Anchorage today to do one final round of repairs, picking up all the little things that are left and also checking on the work we hired out to be done. Once he is done (today, hopefully) the rental management company will go in and take pictures so they can advertise the place and get a renter in there.

Yard Work: apparently it takes two attempts to get things done properly. The first time they were there, they did a very shabby job of it so we had to call them back to finish. One of the things I asked them to do was to get rid of the baby birch tree that was growing up right inside my Mock Orange at the front of the house. Instead of removing it, they just tucked it up underneath; apparently hoping I wouldn’t notice! I can’t believe they actually did that - it is such a juvenile thing to do. Second time around they did manage to get their job done properly; Bryan says it looks good.

House Cleaners: another “professional company” hired that was not able to do their job. So very frustrating. We hired them to do a “Move In Ready” cleaning but when we looked at their work, we found cobwebs in pretty much every corner, closets that hadn’t even been touched, toothpaste spatter on the walls in the bathrooms, dried-up soap (or some type of cleaner) on the stove top, among other things. Yet again, we had to call them back to finish what they started – and they still missed an entire closet and did not do a very good job in the laundry room. 

Handyman: Ben did a great job on the place, but did miss putting shelving back in each closet. Considering the amount of work he did do, however, we are very happy with him. The shelving is easy enough to do, so Bryan will add that to his list for today and we’ll call it good. 

Screens: we decided that the screens we had for the bedroom windows were too beat up to keep (not the tenants fault) so we had new ones made by Neighbors Windows and Doors. We are really impressed with them so far - it took them all of two days to make 4 screens using the dimensions we gave them. Of course, we haven't picked them up yet, so don't know what they look like. But I have faith (still, somehow) that they know what they're doing and that the screens will be perfect.

Bryan’s tasks for the day:

• Screen door handle
• Tighten toilet seats
• Replace upstairs toilet seat
• Screw for oven door
• Wipe down laundry room
• Wipe down coat closet
• Hinge stop on downstairs bathroom door
• Caulking on downstairs toilet
• Scrape counter
• Wipe down master bedroom closets
• Replace shelf in master bedroom
• Replace hanging support master bedroom
• Replace light bulb in master bathroom
• Replace shelves in master bathroom
• Replace 1 bathtub drain stops
• Replace handle on shower faucet
• Tighten towel rack
• Replace shelf craft room
• Clean windows
• Install screens