The lady couple got to the park and wanted to change their lot from a back-in lot to a pull through. Lot 5 is the only pull through available, but to make them happy, I instantly agreed, sure! 

Not a big deal, right? No, but some people put in a reservation for lot 5 today before I could black it out.  So I'm sitting here trying to figure out how to change lots with reservations already on them.  I was trying to delete both reservations but they wouldn't let me, telling me I had to deal with pricing in another sector on the software.  

This is something I haven't run into before and now? I have to start watching more training videos to see if I can find out how to manage this. Meanwhile, I sent a confirmation letter to the people that just put in the reservation - we are moving you to a back-in lot - it has ample room but it is a back in lot.

The kicker here? It's just a 21 foot long trailer.  This could have gone to Hipcamp if they were to agree to power only and have access to a dumping station and a water spigot to fill up their tanks. And Hipcamp will be cheaper. 

Anyway, I figure someone will leave soon enough out of the pull throughs and open that up again.  What if they don't? Well the means they're paying money.  The new guy that is there for long term finally said he could pay Cashapp. I'm fine with cashapp, I take payments however people want to pay them. 

What's on tap for tomorrow? Yes, this is Sunday, I did go over there but only long enough to see if the man had come back to pay up and also let the boys eat their Happy Meals in the shed.  The laundry has been getting used all day long.  It's what I need - but on a more regular basis to get the money coming in to at least pay for the payments on the machines.  That was the goal from the beginning, I don't really think I'm going to get that much going in there.  

However, it is beginning to pick up.  The ladies are going to use it, both lots of eyes are using it and a couple of other wanted the access code as well.  That's good news even if the one lady wants to complain she "love having this place all to myself". Yes, well she doesn't have to make $219 per month payments on machines and I don't want to be paying for that kind of amenity, I want to at least break even.  Wifi is a given, it's free, but laundry? 

The people with the Great Dane suggested that "you almost need another set of machines".  No, I thought, I don't. I don't want more machine payments and unless everyone in the entire park started using the laundromat, I am not going there.  I have to average 3 loads per day to pay the payments and so far? That isn't happening. Now that it's starting to pick up, it might get to that point.

I'm going to have to get the directions, sit down and try to make heads or tails of how you change the amount being charged. It's only $2.50 per load and that is not the going rate.  It's more like $3.00 per load.  I am tempted to just have someone come out and pay for them to do it, the instructions are difficult to understand. It tells you to unscrew something but doesn't specify what, just says where. But if you look, there are no screws there.  In fact, I think I will contact the company that sold it to me and see if they can find a person to come out and do that.  

Anyway, tomorrow's agenda does not include reversing that T in the ground. Too wet. Just keep working on stuff inside the shed. Probably get all the rest of the electrical outlets finished and then probably start on installing that insulation.  

Had to edit.  These people show up at the park unannounced. No phone call, no text message, no email, nothing.  They drive through the park looking for a place to park.  There is only one space open - lot 12 - but is available for tonight. So, they call me AFTER they arrived and asked if I had a space available? yes, I have one lot....interrupted, they told me lot 12.  Yes, that's the available lot.  I just find it pretentious to show up like that. Why not call before you get there? What if I have nothing available? They must have been desperate, I dunno.  Nothing on any of my websites invite people to come take a lot without asking. Lmao.  

With that? Bedtime. 

 I've slept so poorly that writing in the blog or much of anything else has just gone by the wayside. Last night, however, I did finally sleep and now I'm feeling much better.  

So this dude calls me for long term lot rental.  "What is your policy on dogs and criminal background checks?".  I mean, just go ahead and send up the red flags.  Well, we allow dogs - "I have 5 of them", ...2 of them are large and 3 of them are chihuahua sized.  Oh.  What about your inference about criminal background checks?

"Well, I was in prison for beating my wife, but that was 30 years ago".  It was an instant no.  My insurance will not cover me if he does something in the park.  But, I just worded it: "Well I'd have to check with my insurance company". He knew what that meant.  He said thanks anyway and hung up the phone. 

I need people in here, yes, but I don't need them that bad. The insurance person made it clear that they aren't going to cover any claims resulting in people with violent crime convictions from the past.  I might have thought about helping him out but 5 dogs in an RV?  I live in a pretty good sized house and I wouldn't want 5 dogs  in here.  My cutoff is 2 dogs ... maybe 3.  The older couple have 2 dogs and a cat.  The other eyes in the park have 2 dogs.  The new people have 2 dogs.  That's it tho, I can't imagine having 5 dogs in a space that small. 

That is the second lead off of the Facebook ad.  I had been getting more with previous ads, I dunno, it's just hit or miss I guess.  We're still a week away from month's end, I'm hoping I'll get another long term out of someone looking for a new place to stay. 

Anyway, last day of the parental unit's vacation, they will be heading home sometime this morning probably  It's about a 2 hour and 15 minute drive, so they can sleep in, take their time, get some breakfast and leave at their leisure.  The youngest has been getting into trouble while they're gone, I don't envy him when they get home....especially taking the Nintendo Switch in the middle of the night. I caught him yesterday and I caught him today. Yesterday, he was grounded by parents from TV, games and playing outside.  I have no idea what they will do now, but I bet it's not going to be a fun week for that kid.  

Meanwhile, the 33 day stay - if that's accurate, I do wonder if they accidentally put that many days in there - is coming today.  That will fill up 13 of 14 lots.  I'm still cruising to fill that last one with a long term.  If I miss a few travelers, that won't be a big deal.  People will be leaving soon enough and I don't want to be caught with 4 open lots like that last time when 2 of them left overnight without any advance notice.  The only thing that might change the number of overnight travelers is getting that bathroom opened up. I'm almost there, I just need to fix the toilet and get the shower working and cleaned out. It will seem odd to have a bathroom without a sink, I suppose, but that will be rectified soon enough. 

So, it's basically going to be a pallet of sod per lot - but a couple of lots it's more like 2 or 3 pallets.  $250 per pallet.  That's a minimum 4k to buy the sod which doesn't include delivery or ground preparation.  Yup, I don't have that kind of money right now.  I'm not sure what I will do, but it likely will be buy a bag of seed and do one lot at a time.  

I did apply for a "part time" trucking job. There were no specifics given on how many days per week or what they mean, exactly, by part time.  In my view, part time means exactly that: short hauls that get you home either daily or possibly longer hauls but only like one per week. Or who knows.  Any ads I see like that I will apply for.  There is another one that says "home several times a week".  That would have to be local or semi-local hauling.  They may - or may not call - back. Some of these places want you to fill out the initial application and then call them. 

There are fuel hauling jobs available I may take a look at, but that usually means night shift to start out with and I'm really not a night person.  I went to bed at 9:30 last night.  I'm going to see what I can find, tho, I don't really think I can live comfortably off of the income of 14 lots.  Hipcamp may or may not work and increase the revenues, but I still don't know that it will be enough to pay for my bills and still have "recreational" money available to do the things I want to do.  

I will be collecting quite a bit of money on the first, but the real question will be: How much will electric cost me this month?  

Good thing I checked my notes. The appointment with the accountant is tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 pm.  I want to find a clear picture of how I can go about legally paying the minimum in taxes I can and how much I can afford to pay myself after paying those taxes. I am pretty sure an S corp will be recommended, which is fine, if they will set that up for me. The money spent is the money saved and then some.  This CPA comes highly recommended by a general manager of a local business that is also a national chain.  They set up the local side of the accounting format for them.

I'm sure this isn't going to be cheap, but I feel like I'm in over my head with trying to determine how much I should have sent to the IRS - what with attempting to determine how much money I can take in an "owner's draw" this year for regular paychecks. I think I got close, but what if I"m way off? Or what if switching to an S corp will save me a truckload of tax payments? 

Whatever the case, time to get ready for church. The youngest will have to sit with me at the regular service while the oldest gets to go to the children's ministry.  He is not going to like sitting at a service listening to a sermon and at this point? That's just too bad. He isn't listening today anyway.  I am thinking this could go bad at the church service with him sitting there for an hour, but we will find out. If the oldest kid didn't want to go, I just wouldn't even go today and let him stew at home.