...Thus striking a blow on all evil and making this world a better place to live in.

Part II
Last week we went back down to the house to finish cleaning up and get it ready for our new renters. We left early Tuesday morning and got there a little after ten. Jennifer came with us, which was a huge help. It was good to have an extra set of hands to clean and help watch the baby.
We started with the kitchen. Jennifer scrubbed the freezer and then started on the stove. Little did she know that would be a 3 day project. Who knows the last time it actually got cleaned. I started on the microwave. I'm still not sure how it took me so long to clean such a small space. Jake started by patching all the holes in the walls.
I'll skip all the little details but lets just say I had never been so thankful for gloves and having worked in housekeeping for almost 5 years.
I am so proud of Jake. He painted the entire house in 1 day. He steam cleaned all the tile and ripped out all the carpet. He is such a hard worker. I'm so thankful to be married to a man who knows how to work hard and get the job done.
Jennifer was supposed to be back to work on Thursday but lets just say I had a little bit of a meltdown when we went back to the hotel to pack up on Wednesday night. We had so much left to do and I felt horrible having to leave Jake there to finish. I was also having a hard time dealing with the fact that Jake and I have been together almost 4 years and since about June of 2007 we have not been apart over night. I was going to have to drive back without him, unpack without him, go to bed without him, and wake up without him. My anxiety level was a little high and Jennifer decided my sanity was a little more important than work. I'm so grateful for that because even thinking about it now I know I would have lost it if we had left that night.
We did leave Thursday afternoon, before Jake but knowing he was only a few hours behind me I was OK. The carpet came in that day and I couldn't be in the house with the baby so there was really nothing else I could do.
Jake said he felt like he was on a home make over show where they finish at just the last minute. The family moving in were still driving and wouldn't get there til late so someone in their family agreed to get the keys from Jake. Whoever it was was had seen the house before we started cleaning and Jake said they were in shock with how amazing it looked.
After all our hard work we're really just hoping it pays off. We need good renters who pay rent and I think we might actually have that now. (Fingers crossed) Now if we could just get the $2000 from the people who still owe us. (That's not including the $3000 owed from our first tenant. We have pretty much just decided we aren't ever getting that.)
Do Not Become A Landlord If You Don't Absolutely Have To