All Forum Posts by: Brandon Campbell

I've seen some good opportunities there while working with my wholesaling copilot Rocco Forte-Adragna

Who has formed a real estate investor book club? What activities or services do you offer?

Do you provide books and a place for your members to read at?

If you have ever belonged to a real estate investor book club, what did you like most about it?

I would really appreciate your thoughts and feedback on this.

You  inherited quite a ball of confusion and through your methodical approach you were able to unravel this mess and make a soft landing. Quite a few lessons must have been learned form this acquisition Thank you for sharing as I can now see a logical approach to my own personal situation If the trespasser chooses to claim an entitlement.

It looks like my byers and I will be going into escrow on this home and through your own experience that you shared I feel like i have a good game plan if this trespasser tries to pull a fast one on us.

Hi Kevin! Great story about your experience with trespassers. You really turned a sketchy potentially negative situation into a positive big win for yourself and your plumber.

It's pretty wild how these tricksters convinced the police that they were legitimate and not up to nefarious activities, and were allowed to continue their scam. They must be seasoned pros and you really dodged a bullet by diverting your situation into a positive outcome. God was on your side.

It sounds like this occurred somewhere in the eastern U.S.

I'm in Sacramento California and unfortunately squatters who meet specific requirements such as openly and continuously occupying a property for 30 days can establish tenancy rights and eventually establish ownership through adverse possession. either way its a pain in the you know what and an added expense and hassle to remove such people. If my clients go for this house, I'm going to take every measure to keep the trespassers out.

Today I encountered trespassers on the property I was showing to my clients. The story is that my client and I stopped at a house with a For Sale sign in the front yard. I called the selling agent to make sure it was okay to show and that there weren't any showing restrictions. The agent said "it was vacant and to "go and show". The first red flag I encountered was when I tried opening the front door, it was being blocked by some object and could only open about 6 inches. I put my phone on video record function to record behind the door so I could see what was blocking it. I saw a closet rod on the floor between the wall and door, so I reached in and pushed the object away. Once in, I announced loudly that "I'm a real estate agent coming in to show the property"!  As I inspected ahead of my client, I noticed a frying pan on the stove with the remains of a recently cooked meal and some fresh ingredients on the counter and meat in the refrigerator. I opened the oven door and found it stuffed with a backpack and a bunch of clothes. As I checked the garage I found the garage door unlocked and in the back yard I could see missing fence boards and the opening leading to an alley. Putting all the clues together, it appears that a homeless person had taken advantage of a vacant house with all the utilities on.
My client wanted to go get her contractor and bring him back to the property. So I locked the house up tight including the garage door and we planned on coming back in an hour. Upon our return with the contractor who was giving estimates for repairs, we walked the house again and made our way to the garage door and opened it to find 2 obviously homeless individuals, with a shopping cart full of junk, trying to enter through the garage door, which I had locked an hour earlier. I asked "what are you doing here" he replied, " I'm doing work on the house" my reply was, you're trespassing and you need to leave the property. His reply was "no I'm working on the house" as he stood his ground and approached closer to me. I gave him a clear warning that he was trespassing and if he didn't leave I would call the police. I could also see right behind him a larger section of the fence had been knocked down even more so they could get the shopping cart in the backyard. With him arguing with me, approaching closer to me and my clients looking shocked, I decided it was best to call the police. I told my client to get back in the garage and we closed and locked the door.
In about 15 minutes the police arrived, proceeded with their investigation, and of course the 2 homeless individuals were long gone. 

I always knew I would eventually encounter a situation like this and today it happened.

So what's your experience with trespassers, squatters or sketchy situations while showing property?

Give Noah Laker at Hardin Realty and Property Management a call. He owns and manages lots of STR, MTR and LTR. Its a California brokerage but he manages in other states as well.

In Sacramento I had my property management rent to section 8 tenants.   When a couple of windows got broke, we sent repair company out to fix.  The property management sent the bill to the section 8 program and the expense was covered. My experience with this program has been fairly smooth. They do yearly inspections of my property to make sure there are no health and safety issues.  

Get a second and third evaluation from different companies. Never go with just one or the first estimate.  You should make it a policy to always get 3 estimates and pick the best one.

Hi Nate, I invested in a duplex and a single family home in Sacramento and through time and appreciation, it has worked out very well for me.  House hacking is a great way to get into the multifamily side of real estate.  I became a real estate agent for the exact reason of helping people, like you, find good deals and get into their next investment property.  I'm here to help, boots on the ground, full time. Let's do this.

Thank you Marc! I'm happy to help you from Sacramento California if I can.