After spending a pleasant evening with Miranda, the content Dean was finally ready to set off for Columbus. In the last month or two, he hoped to arrange things in Ohio as well as possible.
In Youngstown and Cleveland, there was no need for him to worry anymore. The former was his birthplace, and there Dean had an extensive network of contacts at his disposal.
Thanks to Susie, rent collection had become easier after Dean had eliminated potential competitors. He had essentially monopolized the housing market credit check sector.
Especially with Kent's lesson as a precedent, the sign for the rent collection service now carried an additional air of untouchability.
The landlords in Youngstown all knew that if they wanted to check the reliability of their tenants, they should go to the rent collection service. But they shouldn't try to haggle or target it; otherwise, they might find the police knocking on their door in the middle of the night.
