Check May Be in the Mail

9/6 – Most people by this time would feel that they bought at the wrong time or that the landlording industry wasn't for them.
I had a 45 day ordeal with closing the property. Problems, though minor, with the water department, a thriving population of spiders in the basement, keys that don't work, doors that wouldn't belong on a tool shed, 1/2 occupancy, and a weed problem. But now the thought that I may have a deadbeat tenant has entered my head.
I handed over my welcome letter and an addressed-stamped envelope, and told them more of those were coming. I figured, I'm willing to spend $4.92 a year + envelope costs to get my rent. It's worth it. I handed this over last Thursday, 8/30. If she read the letter, it said to get the money in the mail to ensure timely delivery. Granted, it was Labor Day weekend, but how far back does that set the system?
The very first rent payment!
The fact that this tenant is three business days from me being bound by law to start eviction is fascinating. First off, this is no way to start off relations with your new landlord. I have the first impression that this tenant is unreliable. Second, this costs me money. I don't care how many kids you have, how bad your job is paying, what credit cards you have to pay off first. I don't know you and you owe me money. There is definitely a deadbeat in this situation, and I haven't had enough time to prove myself to be a deadbeat landlord. So it is either the postal service, or the tenant.
This is a business I am trying to create and run. And seeing as I have to, literally, go the extra mile for this business, the least I should get is a trip to the mailbox.
But this is not deterring me. Everything has gone wrong so far. Now it will be perfect.