Banking and Cash Flow

My bank actully told me it takes the postal service in Atlanta between one and three weeks to get them their mail. Something is wrong with the postal service and something is wrong with my bank for allowing their mail to take so long!!

Why does it matter? Because we have three rental properties and our tenants were going to mail their rent checks to the bank for deposit each month. Well if the rent is mailed on the 1st but does not get to the bank for deposit until the 21st, then I have a cash flow issue!!!

One of the problems with moving out of the country.

Fran comes home today. We will begin hard core packing of the household items this week. We will also be getting the house in tip top shape, including the yard, gutters, bushes, etc. We will also begin hard core get-in-shape diet and exercise plans. Gotta look and feel good when you are starting over in a new country.

We will be making plans for the yard sale too. I think we will try to coordinate with one of my real estate clients so we can drive some traffic to the house for sale, have an open house, and get it sold at the same time.

We will also have to discuss plans for the Bon Voyage party. Yeah!!

Dealing with cars

Today my friend Jeromy Johnson is coming over to help me get the Lincoln in good shape so we can sell it before we leave. He is doing me such a favor!! He bought a new grill for my car with his own funds and is coming to my house to install it. You simply don't find friends like that very often. After today the Lincoln will be in good shape to sell come mid to late October. I don't expect much from the sale, but it may buy us a month or two rent when we hit Argentina.

Next on the list is packing up most of the dishes and getting them up and in the attic. It is so fun getting the house ready to lease it to complete strangers!!

Getting Started

My first blog as you will see. I am determined to learn how to work and develope this blog so my friends and family can have an idea what Fran and I are doing in Argentina and any other country we visit in South America.

We are flying to Buenos Aires on November 1, 2008. That means we are smack in the middle of preparations to leave our home, friends, family and business in Atlanta. We have to vacate our home on Oct. 1 so our renters can move in. They are renting our home for 1 year, we have a family renting our farm in Dawsonville for 3 years, and I need to get a renter for my loft close to CNN center.

I have been cleaning out the attic so we can store our persononal items, pictures, dishes, and some furniture inside while we are gone. I have a lot of stuff that needs to go in a yard sale. Anyone in Atlanta want to have a yard sale with me?

We have to also find something to do with our cars. Do we sell them or store them for some unknown period? We plan to be gone a minimum of 6 months, but if we find gainful employment or begin a profitable business while out of the country, what do we do then?