Ryan Chin
Sep 17, 2024

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My old rental tenant is an Iraqi Vet. Unfortunately, he was not a good tenant and neighbor. I let him live in the rental after a heartfelt letter he wrote about starting a new life in Oregon as a vet with his 4 dogs and girlfriend. No one would consider renting to him with 4 dogs for obvious reasons. He was always heightened on edge and defensive when I tried to talk to him about his dogs constantly barking. It was a tough situation. It was easy to see the effects of war on the guy. Like EVERYONE was shooting at him. The world was against him. I tried to have compassion, but compassion and being a landlord don't really mix.

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Ryan Chin
Ryan Chin

Written by Ryan Chin

Author of The Big Head Diaries, stories of a lab from NZ, and Without Rain, a multimedia memoir. Email:thechinproject@gmail.com

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