I like this painting. Some would say it is a primitive style. This is the way I painted all the time.

I’d be combing CL and the FB yard sale sites for the upgrades.

Rented quarters are temporary. I never cared about fixing up a room or flat–just move in the things I planned to use, and if some feature of the rented room was ugly enough, try to park something of mine in front of it! The only things that affected how much (or whether) I was willing to pay were things like bad ventilation, lack of light, mold, etc.

I did some dumb things as a young renter, of course. Like nailing padding over the heat vents and burning out the cooking stove to keep a basement warm, because at 20 I didn’t know you *could* just change the filters…

@andriaperry – People can add personal style without changing your property. It’s theirs to use – NOT to change. If I were still in the market for a rental home I would prefer neutral colors. They would be less likely to clash with what I have. If they want to add color, they can do it with wall hangings and accessories. I couldn’t stand the rose-colored carpeting in the house that I rented! It looked like heck with my navy blue couch and love seat. No matter how clean the house was I hated it. I should write a few articles on decorating tips for renters. They can do a lot, and without making semi-permanent changes that are a hassle to restore. Maybe you could pass them along to your renters. 🙂 Some care about decorating, while others don’t.

That is what I look for too.

Yep the same place I wanna be!

When I was renting, it was mostly about location, size that I needed at the time, and certain needs like whether or not they allowed pets. When we first moved to the area where we live now, we wanted to live in a specific neighborhood (or within the vicinity) and I just drove around looking for “For Rent” signs. Of course, we wouldn’t have wanted to live in a dump. But as renters, our desires were different than they would have been as homeowners. This was, of course, many years ago. But I still think so much is as they say, “Location, location, location!”

I am a good landlady

The size of the place would be most important.

Seems especially germane to Blogjob today…

A lot done, I need a nap now that I read your post. I am planning on how I want to rearrange the house for summer before I start cleaning

I’m not done for the day. I told myself yesterday that I’d clean bathtubs. 🙁 It looks like rain here now. I was going to take a walk.

Going to get my potatoes ready for planting.

Potatoes like acidic soil. This year I’m going to try them in laundry baskets from the dollar store. I’m cutting up potatoes (need to let cuts form scar) that have sprouted so there isn’t much to lose if it doesn’t work.

I have a habit of putting the housework first then doing the writing stuff. But, there is always something to do around the house. Good luck with everything.