Awkward first visit

[Jay Orlauski]

Hi everyone,

just wanted to share an experience I had today and was wondering if I could get some feedback from some of you.

So I announced a while back that we just acquired a triplex after several years of not having any property. everything has closed and we became official owners two days ago. We gave our tenants 24 hr notice that we would be there onsite to go through the apts.

First door I knocked on - a little half naked kid opens the door - says his mom is not home and shuts the door fast. After a few minutes it is clear that mom is not home. A second unit had the same scenario - kids but no mom - though this was an older kid who said she would call her mom.

I felt like I was ready to take on anything and any issue they could throw at me - but I've got to say - that kid really threw me off.

I was not comfortable entering the unit with someones children there and chose not too. I was wondering how some of you handle situations like that.

[Mike G.]

Hmm. I wonder if you could have said loudly, "Okay, I'm going to call the police now, because I don't think you should be left alone at home" and then waited as their parents came running to the door. Just kidding of course. :)