I took this photo in a store and thought the arrangement in the foreground looked so 'zen'.
I was talking to an acquaintance recently. She rents a basement apartment in a house. She approached the owner about the possibility of renting the second apartment in that house as it's larger. Well the owner says it would be fine, but he's waiting for the current tenant to vacate. They have missed their monthly payment but they are allowed two weeks to pay it. Even then, they can't be forced to vacate until after about four months of not paying their rent and have to receive all kinds of notices first. So renters are protected quite well these days, and now it's owners who are not protected. Owners may have to pay their own mortgages too!
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My aunt hated renting her extension out to people who did not pay on time. She said it just wasn't worth the hassle. I used to own an investment condo which I rented out to military couples. They were very good about paying on time. No problem.
Zen is nice. Renters can be a hassle not worth the venture but when we were renting, out landlords were the luckiest! :)
Lovely photo! Same thing here, it is often very difficult for owners to get their money! Valerie
looks very zen
This is very true, Christine. My hubby once was co-owner landlord, with a friend, and tenants trashed the place regularly.
I love the zen of your photo!
Cheers from Cottage Country!
I have always been an excellent renter, paying on time, taking care of the property as if my own, and cleaning like crazy when we moved out. Landlords have not always been the best, though, so it can go both ways. Landlords really should do their best to take care of good tenants.
I find that anything simple and natural looks quite zen like to me. We find that it's always hard to be a landlord.
love the photo - I enjoy Zen these days! So glad I'm not a landlord!
Mary x
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