Daley Ponderings

We signed up for a new phone number for dealing with rental stuff, and bought the numbers to go on the sign today.  Three hours later, we got our first call.  Crazy.  I haven't gotten around to getting it on Craig's List yet or anything.

The guy is deciding between a house and a studio, depending on whether he has a roommate or not.  He thought the price was reasonable ($800) which is nice to hear.  He (or at least his cell phone) is from Fort Meyers; I wonder if Pittsburghers are more likely to think the price is too high.  We seem to get a mix of people - some people think it is too cheap, others think it is too expensive.

I need to figure out what to do about the water bill.  As a tenant, I never paid water, but now as a landlord, I found out that if the tenant doesn't pay it, the creditors come after me...  So, I want to at least make sure that the bills are being paid, but it seems good to not give free water, so then the tenants are less likely to use a lot, which is good from an environmental standpoint.

I need to type up a couple paragraphs and record it, so I don't have to repeat myself for each call.  One of our VOIP providers (providing primary incoming calls) has decided they no longer need to respond to support requests, so I am looking for a new provider.  Out of all of them that I emailed on Sunday, only one got back to me, and they seem good, though 600% more expensive than our old provider, which puts the bill at $4/month for incoming calls, but, if they are as good as they claim, it'll probably be worth the extra money.