QOTW: What is the funniest thing to happen to you in RE Investing

[Alicia Marks]

With the stress of the holidays looming, I thought it could be fun to share the lighter side of real estate. What are some of the funniest experiences you've had as an investor? How did you handle it? What would you do differently? Did it change how you did business going forward? 

[Terrell Garren]

Crawl Space Humor 

9 months ago - I went into the crawl space of a rental to wrap some PVC plumbing. About 25 feet under the house I hear the wind blow the crawl door shut.  I figured crawl doors never latch on their own. Unfortunately, this one did. I had 90 minutes of 24" crawl space meditation before my wife arrived to let me out. 

5 months ago - I went in the crawl of a new constriction rental around 8am to check the framing. About 5 minutes in, I hear a rustle deep in the crawl a voice in the dark says 'well good morning'.  Scared the do-do out of me! It seemed a well mannered homeless dude had moved into the crawl without even submitting an application or signing a lease.

How did it change my business model? 1) I block the crawl door from shutting whenever I go under a house and 2) I always ask if anyone is home before entering a crawl.