The Rules The Rules
1. The farther someone is from the poorhouse, the more they know about the ghetto.
2. Some ideas endure and prosper in inverse proportion to their soundness and validity.
3. If you see a man approaching with the obvious intention of doing good, run for your life.
4. Landlords can always afford
to wait.
Beatitude One: Blessed is the landlord who expects no gratitude,
for he shall not be disappointed.
5. Live within your income, even if you have to borrow to do it.
6. It's easier to get a bad tenant into a unit than out, and vice versa with a good tenant.
7. Never decide to rent to an applicant while you're listening to him.
8. If a tenant can misunderstand,
he will.
Corollary One: Clearly stated instructions consistently produce
multiple interpretations.
9. Pray for consciousness.
10. If there's a wrong way to say it, you will.
11. When you're up to your nose, keep your mouth shut.
12. Tenants always remember things to their advantage.
13. Justice always prevails—three times out of seven.
Copyright 1997 Cain Publications, Inc.