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Rob Strickland First encounter with vandalism
14 December 2014 | 7 replies

So last night I had my first encounter with vandalism on a 3 unit property that my father and I just bought and are rehabbing ourselves.  I got a call from a neighbor around 8pm informing me that several teenagers wer...

Alex Ballesteros OOS Investing : Encountering Issues ?
11 January 2022 | 3 replies

I’m thinking of potentially investing out of state & would like to know the common mistakes & issues from your guys personal experience. How have you navigated through these issues ? Any advice?

Greg Stetz Funniest Most Bizarre Encounter?
30 July 2023 | 18 replies

Let's lighten the mood: What's the funniest or most bizarre encounter you've had while negotiating a real estate deal? We could all use a good laugh!

Dan P. Newbie, encountered first financing problem
11 November 2018 | 3 replies

Been on the forum for a couple months, literally listened to every podcast from the last year or so and my way to and from work. I have been looking at properties and have a pretty good Buyers agent, seems to be very ...

Michael Peters Encountered my 1st Hoarder Tenant
28 February 2020 | 2 replies

Just completed my annual walk through of a townhome and encountered my first hoarder experience.  Not quite to the level of reality tv but still absolutely not okay.  Garage had trash bags stacked 4 ft high wall to wa...

Blake Garcia Funniest Tenant Quotes & Encounters
26 July 2019 | 1 reply

Last week I stopped by a property to drop late notices and talked to my usual 6 year old, rock throwing, trampoline jumping, terror of a kid. The following conversation happened.Kid: Hey, What're you doing. (Riding hi...

Anthony Angotti Awkward Encounter- Should I report
26 June 2016 | 17 replies

Hello BP,

I had a strange encounter with a prospective tenant yesterday. He was from out of state, claimed to have a contract for one year with a local company, was pressuring me to move quickly on completing a lease...

David Zheng Trespassing vs. Squatter. First Scary Encounter.
18 June 2017 | 25 replies

So long story short. Managing an Airbnb and go to the basement of my multifamily to wash some towels. saw like 30 alcohol cans, pills, powerball tickets everywhere and one of my tenants mattresses on the ground. I gra...

Tommy Daggett I encountered a Cold Calling Hiccup
25 February 2021 | 2 replies

I am currently beginning to cold-call to find leads. As I am doing my research to find the phone numbers for property owners, I am cross referencing the numbers I find with the Do Not Call registry. 
My issue is, and...

Ben Shaw Unlicensed Cat Encounters Bat in Apt
29 August 2022 | 7 replies

Recently I had a bat caught in one of my units that has a cat in it. We've had two other instances in the past year a bat has gotten in the basement and guys from another unit have caught it and let it go. This time, ...