I just want to start by saying moving sucks. I think the next time I have to do it, I'll pay someone to pack and move it for me (maybe even unpack it too). Even worse than that though is having a landlord or four. My new place has a lot of pluses but several minuses that weren't really noticeable until I signed the lease.
Complaint #1: The realtor leasing the house for the homeowner was not communicating any negotiations or considerations between me and the homeowner. This resulted in having a move-in date 2 weeks earlier than I wanted. No biggie.
Complaint #2: The homeowner is in Iraq, also no biggie. Instead, I'm dealing with the parents of the homeowners wife who are also realtors. Kind of a headache. They are pushy folks that just want the rent check. Nice folks to drink a beer with, but I would not recommend them get into the customer service industry.
Complaint #3: After the lease was signed, I was told that the wife of the homeowner would be our contact for repairs, etc. Unfortunately, she doesn't answer or return phone calls and communicates only via text. This is so frustrating because it's hard to get everything you want to say out in text format. Also, it gives me the impression that I not worthy of a 2-minute phone call or that I'm bothering her. I'm sorry, did my rent checks offend you? Is the squirrel-chewed hole in the roof not a big deal? Are roaches a cool thing to live with? Broken toilets are "in" right now? Oh, since we have a cat we would want the previous tenants dog house....cigarette butts, broken planters, wood pallets, and Christmas lights still hung in the back! Granted I saw this stuff when I first looked at the place, but I figured that would go before we were to move-in. I would rather them just look me in the eye and say F-U, than tell me "oh yeah we left it all ready for you."
Complaint #4: See complaint #3 - Roaches
Complaint #5: See complaint #3 - Literally...trash
Complaint #6: This is just kind of a summary of all the other complaints, but I just wish that people would be honest and straightforward when it comes to selling someone a home. I made the choice to live in this house because I thought it was pretty decent and it is, but the way things have been handled up until this point make the experience one to forget. I would be more forgiving if they came to us and said "hey, we haven't fixed much since the last guy live here so let us know whats wrong and we'll try to get things fixed asap." If you know the previous tenant was a hoarder, then put some effort into fixing the house you own instead of making it the problem of the next tenant and acting like we are a bother.
In other news, it's Friday and time for Happy hour!
