On Nov 9, 12:01*pm, sf > wrote:

> You hear all kinds of rental stories. *The husband of a friend of mine
> was temporarily reassigned to a different part of the country, so they
> rented out their home (which had just been extensively remodeled) for
> a year. *They rented to 3 very nice girls who were airline
> stewardesses. *When they returned, it looked like someone had taken a
> hammer to their hardwood floors. *Apparently the girls wore stiletto
> heals inside the house and that's what caused all the damage.



Sorry, I know, exceptions to all rules, but generally when one
rents he takes a chance. As a driver, I rented (or leased), taxis to
drive for a living, never owning my own or even considering it. I
could never own and drive a cab and then lease it to someone else,
even if I have the best insurance in the world. I just think it's a
headache, even though I have no direct experience with renting out
things myself, only being a witness to it. As for me, I was a cab
owner's delight as I took good care of what I rented, considering it
my own. But I saw other rented cabs and the drivers who rented them
and wondered how anyone could possibly submit to renting what they own
to slobs like that. I know they need the money, can't make enough
just driving, so they have to lease the car out - but I would have
trouble doing that. I wonder now if one of the first thing your
friend's husband will do if he ever rents the house out again is to
ask the prospective renters if they wear stiletto heels along with a
series of other well thought out questions to ascertain the habits
their habits, and then an additional lie detector test to see if their
answers to test #1 were honest.

TJ