Chapter 5

I did so and handed it to him. He studied it for a minute or three. “Damn, we do look good on paper, don’t we?”

“We should. We have this house, the house I inherited from my parents, the house your office occupies, the two houses you bought a long time ago, and the two duplexes and two houses that we bought last spring.”

“Don’t forget the contingency fund we’ve built up over the last year,” he said.

“It’s right there on the balance sheet,” I said.

“I see it.”

“Of course, that’s not the best part.”

“And that would be what?”

“Remember, half the rent from that one house is going into the fund, and the other half is going toward extra payments on this house. I think we’ll be free and clear on this house in less than four years.”

“Works for me.”

“Put your nose to the ground and see what you can find,” I said.

“First thing in the morning.”

“Are we all set to fly to Asheville for the twins’ graduation?”

“Yep.”