A renter left his phone, charger and some money

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A renter left his phone, charger and some money

Paul Sandhu
Investor 路 The worst town to live in, KS 路 Member since 2016 路 4k+ posts 路 4k+ votes

Had 5 guys rent a house for a week. Went there yesterday morning after they left. Took out the trash and plugged in the security camera.  Went there in the afternoon and took the 18 beers that were left. Went there this morning to start doing laundry, the security camera was working. I got an alert that there was motion inside from when I entered. This was on a nightstand. What to do?

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Clint ShelleyPro Member
Surveyor 路 Dothan, AL 路 Member since 2014 路 425 posts 路 391 votes
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They obviously don't care about the coin shortage we're in the middle of. Brutes 馃檮

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  • Clint ShelleyPro Member
    Surveyor 路 Dothan, AL 路 Member since 2014 路 425 posts 路 391 votes
    6y

    They obviously don't care about the coin shortage we're in the middle of. Brutes 馃檮

    Clint

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  • Mike CumbieBusiness Member
    REALTOR庐 路 Brockport, NY 路 Member since 2015 路 3k+ posts 路 4k+ votes
    6y

    Just be glad they didn't scratch your nightstand!

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  • John UnderwoodPro Member
    Investor 路 Greer, SC 路 Member since 2014 路 13k+ posts 路 17k+ votes
    6y

    I bet they come back for this stuff.

    You may have to have a licensed FFL ship the gun to them or may be able to take it apart and ship it as gun parts?

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  • Todd Rasmussen
    Rental Property Investor 路 Clarksville, TN 路 Member since 2016 路 1k+ posts 路 1k+ votes
    6y
    Originally posted by @John Underwood:

    I bet they come back for this stuff.

    You may have to have a licensed FFL ship the gun to them or may be able to take it apart and ship it as gun parts?

    The serialized frame is a firearm even disassembled, so you'd still have to jump through all the hoops of shipping a firearm. 

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  • Todd Rasmussen
    Rental Property Investor 路 Clarksville, TN 路 Member since 2016 路 1k+ posts 路 1k+ votes
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    @Paul Sandhu

    The nightstand raises more questions. Is that from a patio set? If it is, talk about hardening a rental. You are my hero.

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  • Paul Sandhu
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    Investor 路 The worst town to live in, KS 路 Member since 2016 路 4k+ posts 路 4k+ votes
    6y
    Originally posted by @Todd Rasmussen:

    @Paul Sandhu

    The nightstand raises more questions. Is that from a patio set? If it is, talk about hardening a rental. You are my hero.

     Yes, it's from an outdoor patio set.  Other nightstands can be an old style television or a wooden chair from a dining table.  My renters have no problem with it.  They actually set it up that way, and I leave it that way for the next renters.

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  • Caroline Gerardo
    Lender 路 Washington DC 路 Member since 2015 路 2k+ posts 路 2k+ votes
    6y

    You will hear from the person who left these. He can have someone call the phone with Facetime and give you password to verify all if it belongs to this person. I would not USPS anything in the photograph. Have him pick it up, and why are you renting weekly to five guys, and I don't mean the burger joint

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  • Theresa HarrisPro Member
    Member since 2019 路 15k+ posts 路 11k+ votes
    6y

    I'd call the police and let them deal with the gun.

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  • Michael BaumPro Member
    Olympia, WA 路 Member since 2016 路 8k+ posts 路 7k+ votes
    6y

    I agree with @Theresa Harris on the pistol. They police can handle getting it back to the owner and you are off the hook. There could be a lot of liability if that is mishandled.

    I know that many of your clients are of a certain type and that pistol might have been used in a less than honorable way.

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  • Paul Sandhu
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    Investor 路 The worst town to live in, KS 路 Member since 2016 路 4k+ posts 路 4k+ votes
    6y
    Originally posted by @Caroline Gerardo:

     why are you renting weekly to five guys, and I don't mean the burger joint

    Because they pay me $1000 a week to stay in a $21,000 house.  3 other guys from the same company pay me $600 a week to stay in a $9500 house.  Another 5 guys with the same company also pay $1000 a week to stay in my nicest house.

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  • Paul Sandhu
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    Investor 路 The worst town to live in, KS 路 Member since 2016 路 4k+ posts 路 4k+ votes
    6y

    So I finish all the linens and I'm making the beds.  I hear someone walk in the door and say "Hello".  I walk out and see the guy that was supposed to have left.  Asked him what he's doing here.  He said he got a DUI Saturday night and just got out of jail, his vehicle was impounded too.  He was going to retrieve his vehicle.  We both left.

    I felt bad for taking all his beer.  I felt even worse for locking my keys in the house.  So I went home and got a spare set to let myself in to retrieve my keys.  I also returned his beer I took.

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  • Caroline Gerardo
    Lender 路 Washington DC 路 Member since 2015 路 2k+ posts 路 2k+ votes
    6y

    And the other "things" ? This story is getting good.

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  • Joe Garvin
    Investor 路 Fort Pierce, FL 路 Member since 2014 路 94 posts 路 46 votes
    6y
    Originally posted by @Clint Shelley:

    They obviously don't care about the coin shortage we're in the middle of. Brutes 馃檮

    Clint

    Hilarious Clint! 

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  • Jon KellyPro Member
    Investor 路 Bethlehem, PA 路 Member since 2016 路 929 posts 路 951 votes
    6y

    So many questions here. I'll be waiting for additional updates 

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  • Paul Sandhu
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    Investor 路 The worst town to live in, KS 路 Member since 2016 路 4k+ posts 路 4k+ votes
    6y
    Originally posted by @Caroline Gerardo:

    And the other "things" ? This story is getting good.

     Cable tv in every bedroom.  Smart TV in the living room.  2 washers, 2 dryers, 2 refridgerators, fully stocked kitchen, gas grill, charcoal grill, fire pit with wood, bedrooms decorated like Hugh Hefner's mansion.  Refinery contractors are the only people I rent to.  Big burly guys with neck tats that drive jacked up 4x4s.  Welders, pipefitters, boilermakers.

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  • Chris B.
    Chandler, AZ 路 Member since 2020 路 295 posts 路 272 votes
    6y

    Ahhh, 2 washing machines.  One for the blood stains and one for the money.

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  • Ian WalshBusiness Member
    Lender 路 Philadelphia, PA 路 Member since 2016 路 2k+ posts 路 1k+ votes
    6y

    That looks like a stressful morning.

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  • Angeline Rebottaro
    Member since 2020 路 27 posts 路 8 votes
    6y

    You always seem to have good stories!

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