[Rick Lee]

My tenants in my VA condo always pay rent a day or two after the first of the month, which is technically late. I haven't made a big deal about it, but am now getting concerned. Mrs. Tenant responded to my email yesterday that Mr. Tenant had FedEx'ed me a check on Tues. when they belatedly realized they had left for Labor Day weekend and forgotten to mail a check beforehand. Well, I've gotten nothing from FedEx. Mrs. Tenant told me by phone today that she had looked it up by tracking #, it was listed as delivered and so she thought all was well. She was not in front of her computer when we spoke, so she said she'd get me the tracking # later. I called FedEx and they are able to track shipments by address withough a tracking #. They had nothing in process for me. I just left a vm for Mrs. Tenant telling her she needs to stop payment on that check and go deposit a new one in my bank tomorrow morning, which is five miles from them.

I have a hard time thinking my tenants are lying, as they have super credit scores, are a very clean-cut, nice couple and have been at their good jobs for a long time. Does FedEx really lose track of stuff like this? I'd think if my tenants were lying, they'd not use FedEx as an excuse, since they'd know I'd immediately ask for a tracking #. Am I getting played here?