Sept 17th, 2009 Milwaukee Journal Interview with Tristan Pettit and Tim Ballering on rental housing issues
The Department of Neighborhood Services until lately was a particular
cross. “There was a real culture of hatred in the city towards
property owners,”
[snip]
The Public Policy Forum a few months back said Milwaukee’s really
short of low-cost rentals. If more people went into the business,
researchers said, it could help. Yet Ballering, who’s owned for 32
years, told his son to find another occupation: “It’s such a difficult
business,” said Ballering. “There’s better things to do with your life.”
Not what a city in need of rental housing wants to hear from
entrepreneurs who provide it.
Read entire article
[My son was not happy to hear this from me a dozen years ago. He is
now the morning drive DJ on 92.5 FM and loving it]
From the Sept 17th Milwaukee Journal
“The Department of Neighborhood Services until lately was a particular cross. “There was a real culture of hatred in the city towards property owners,”[snip]The Public Policy Forum a few months back said Milwaukee’s really short of low-cost rentals. If more people went into the business, researchers said, it could help. Yet Ballering, who’s owned for 32 years, told his son to find another occupation: “It’s such a difficult business,” said Ballering. “There’s better things to do with your life.”Not what a city in need of rental housing wants to hear from entrepreneurs who provide it.” Read entire article
My son was not happy to hear this from me a dozen years ago. Today he is much happier than had he become a landlord. He is the morning drive DJ on WBWI 92.5 FM (Fuzz Martin) as well as doing freelance photography and marketing.