T07: Babysit Pedro

Babysitting
Sometimes some jobs do not require you to take care of a place, but to take care of a person.

These jobs are called “Babysitting” and yes, it is exactly what it sounds like. For a set period of time you will babysit a tenant of another landlord. And as with babysitting in real life this can be either easy going or a bit more challenging. Let’s see how this one works out for you.

Open the jobs App on your Phone as usual and accept the new job. Notice the different icon next to the name. Each job type has its own icon (see “Jobs”)

For this job you will be paid $2,000 and the other landlord left you a budget of $8,000, so at least you don’t need to pay any stuff that might come up, out of your own pocket.

As soon as you accept, the Tenant will leave you a message, welcoming you as the surrogate landlord.

Another 2-step tutorial screen will pop up, explaining the ropes to you. Please read it carefully. If you need more input on the different tenant characteristics you can find a more in-depth description of each of them in this guide.

Don’t worry, not all babysitting jobs take that long, this is just for the sake of the tutorial. As soon as Pedro is satisfied the job will be finished. So, let’s get right to it. Seems Pedro has something to complain about. Go to his place and find out what it is.

Click on the map pin in the active jobs list.

Ah, looks like Pedro moved into the trailer we renovated and he already trashed it. But that’s not why we are here. Let’s click on him and open the Tenant Panel.

The Tenant Panel gives you a lot of insight about your Tenants. This is where you can see their current mood, their likes & dislikes and their traits. All the things the tutorial pop-up was talking about.

Seems like Pedro is really unhappy. But Uncle Steve has the perfect idea: just send him a gift and hope for the best!

As soon as you click on “Gifts” you can navigate through several choices, or in case of the tutorial just one: Food. How about we try some Donuts and see what Pedro says about that? Based on his characteristics he seems to like fast food.

Notice how the money for that gift is reduced from the available Job Budget, not your own.

By selecting a gift, you will initiate a “gifting sequence”, but this might take a while to be triggered, because the Tenant has to be idle. Which means as long as they are sleeping, or in the shower, on the treadmill, preparing some food, or similar, the gifter has to wait at the door.

If the gift is a success you will see that the relationship bar and the happiness increase. Oh and Pedro will have left you a message on your phone.