Doug Bunn — The Honey Do Husband

I think I last commented was in 2021 or 2022 and I should not have gone this long not sharing with you. During Covid I forwarded my work phone to my cell phone which, I think was problematic. At that time I was being flooded with calls from multiple scam artist trying to come between me and my little bit of money. So I did what any prudent answering service would do and stopped answering calls that I didn’t recognize the number. My logic was that if they really wanted or needed me they would leave a nice voice mail. Later my cell carrier started coding some of the call as “potential spam” and of course I didn’t answer them. Most didn’t leave a message so that backed up my logic. If you were one of those callers that didn’t leave a message, call back and do so. Now!
One of the reasons I’m telling you this is to let you know that I am still working. Not answering the phone as much but still working. Another reason I’m telling you this is there is more than an occasional gap in my schedule, which is good and bad. Good in that I’m not trying to do 4 days work in 2 days. Bad in that I’m not as busy as I would like to be, at times. So call, leave a voicemail and I’ll call you back.

This spring and summer I have had the chance to add clients to my ever growing client list. As usual I like to get to know my clients. I try not to pry but I like to know more about them than their names and if they pay their bill or not. Speaking of clients, I have had a very good run since starting The Honey Do Husband. I have met so many people, some local some not. I once got a call to replace blinds in a rental townhouse. The new blind were already in the townhouse. The caller was not. She was in London, as in England. That was a first for me. After the first conversation we talked through email. That was not the first. She paid with a Money Order. That was not a first. It was a Walmart Money Order that she purchased in, where else but, London. I had to go to Walmart here in Raleigh to pick it up. That, again, was a first for me. It all worked out great. Lots of first and different experiences for me. Through the years I have worked for many property management companies. I have had some good experiences and some downright bad experiences. When new ones call me now I have a new model that is not so unique. It is for me but for any of you that have a lawyer on retainer, not so much. My model works much like the lawyers model. So far none of the property managers have accepted my proposal, which is ok. I never did like financing their endeavors and waiting 45+ days to get paid. One of the shady PMs sometimes I would have to hound them for 6 months to get the bill paid. I didn’t need their work bad enough to put up with that.
I’m sure that when I publish this post I will think of 10 more words worth sharing. I will try to write them in some kind of order so that I can polish them and post them here. I know that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Waiting on my next post. Soon. I want to say “I promise” but I’m not. I want to see if you will help me by prodding me to get all eloquent and create some joy for you and me. Thank you for asking me to help you with your projects and thank you for reading my posts.