Pros
Great owners? Yes! Great tenants? Yes! Great coworkers? Yes! (both past and present) Good times and great laughs? Yes! Urge to write a book of true stories that would confound everyone and keep laughs going through the whole thing? Yes!
Owner with a big heart? Yes! Owner that has stood with me for all these years? Yes! Owner that I could call 24/7 and she would come running? Yes!!!
Oh… and just an FYI… we have shed some “baggage” and made some fantastic upgrades to help us out now and in the future. Looking forward to even more great changes! Are there going to be more rough times? Yes! Bring it on!
Cons
This is a very stressful field of work that just isn’t made for the faint hearted, thin skinned, or non committal types.
Mad owners? Yes! Mad tenants? Yes! Mad employees? Yes! Mad Boss? Yes!
Difficult times? Yes! Crazy days? Yes! Nonstop phones? Yes! The words “I quit” muttered daily? Yes!
Rules to follow? Yes! Owner driven to make her business succeed? Yes! Owner often one sided or tunnel visioned? Yes!