Landlord
Being a landlord means having many keys. Maybe you’ve heard it said that “someone with a lot of keys is someone with a lot of problems.” When everything is going well, it's fine. But of course, everything is never going well all the time.
You've got the hooligans in the neighborhood who want nothing more than to climb on the roof so they can graffiti that sick wall that everyone can see from the freeway. The roof is leaking again.
You've got the tenants who are gone and constantly forgetting about stuff, like rent -- and the tenants that are always home, and disturbing the other neighbors.
Of course people forget their keys. And of course they call you after hours. Even though you previously said you wouldn't answer outside working hours.
There's no room in the dumpster again; a couple tenants have been filling it up with trash from their wholesale business, and the hallways and lobby have some more free stuff piles that need to be cleared out.
All in all it’s not a bad gig, especially with the tenants you’ve lived with for years. They’re pretty much all really nice people, and some of them are really funny, and it’s enjoyable to be able to be helpful to the people in your life. “You’re a lifesaver.” “ I don’t know how you do it.” “Feels great to know that you’re keeping an eye on things here.”
Still, storm clouds seem to be on the horizon. A few tenants have recently moved out. Seems to be a trend. Downsizing to a condo with onsite services. Moving to the country to get back to nature. The latest couple to move out didn’t exactly say so, but one suspects they just couldn’t afford the rising costs of living in this area.
But most concerning, are the rumors that the city council just passed a zoning exemption, and this whole place is going to be zoned for another one of those datacenters.