This episode of “Why’s My Rent So High” features the US Mail Service. First, the scene: a rural Northern Cal post office, a place that...

A tenant just moved out – not the one who tied his toilet seat together with shoe strings. Not the one who left behind 42 gallons of used...

“Don’t cut yourself,” I told my kid. Glass shards littered the pavement, and we had a plane to catch. It was 4:30 in the morning and our...

I clean a lot of rental property. Once, I found a refrigerator in the garden. My tenants dragged it out of the kitchen, took the door...

Warning, the dark web has infiltrated used refrigerators. First, the back story. Before my tenant moved, he took the fridge, tipped it on...

I was having a cookie last night when the phone rang. Back in the day, Gary and I used to bicker over who had to answer. “You get it,”...

My WhatsApp line just rang. “Don’t hang up, it’s X!” I thought it might be a scam but stayed on the line, skeptical but curious. “It’s X...

Here’s a secret: sometimes I skip the headlines and go straight to the food section. I know I should be reading about egg prices and big...

If you look closely, you'll see fingertips at the back of the mound in this photo. They belong to my husband who stands 6 feet tall, and...

“It’s way too fancy,” I told my husband. “I’d be overdressed.” My new outfit was a beauty — white and lacy, perfect for a summer cocktail...