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James Wise TENANTS FROM HELL #1 Deplorable living conditions. PICS INCLUDED!
21 May 2018 | 93 replies
From death threats to tenants being murdered to overdose to theft, property damage, fire, destruction, damage & everything else in between.The purpose of this blog is to peel back the curtain on the Property Management Business and show you some of the real life things that have happened to me or members of my company 1st hand.
Sylvia B. Hello, I'm a slumlord
30 May 2019 | 112 replies
Most laws continue to be broken, from murder to robbery to rape, but that is no excuse to eliminate the law.   
Jim K. Six days before leasing signing, ceiling caves in!
2 November 2021 | 122 replies
The Bessemer process was a mystery to him.
William M. AirBnB Income Calculation Spreadsheet
6 July 2021 | 54 replies
I'm sure this is not an accross the board phenomoena, I only have 6 months of Data, and every area is defferent (I would not call Shreveport a popular tourist town - more like people are driven from the downtown hotels because of the high crime rates...no. 18 on the Murder Capital List of 2018 nbd), but if you're doing well with what you're doing then keep doing what you're doing, dude! 
Tony Thompson Suggestion For a New Forum: Dealmaking Failure Stories
25 November 2009 | 26 replies
.* Had a murder in one of my homes* One tenant left urine and feces in the refriderator, finding that only after walking the path of boxes and newspapers pile to the ceiling* bought two homes that would have been great three blocks over, instead had looky-loos steal the air conditioner and neighbors who greeted any new potential tenant with beer, fists and verbal abuse..Just to name a few
Tracy Z. Rewey 12 Days Of Note Investing-Day #10 Bagels and Business Notes
11 December 2017 | 8 replies
Or that equipment grows legs and mysteriously disappears in the middle of the night....
Amiris Brown Cost of bullet proofing a house?
29 August 2016 | 70 replies
I guess a question to ask is how likely will you actually be dead within 3-5 years in that neighborhood and if that risk is worth it to you.From a philosophical perspective there are things more important than money, but from a practical perspective, even if you knew the house would appreciate a billion dollars, there's no way you could use that money if you're dead.But again, I'd weigh actual murder statistics to what your risk tolerance is before making a decision since your view of how dangerous the neighborhood is could be skewed.
Eric Love Little Known Holiday Safety Tip
16 December 2014 | 3 replies
Hot Water Heaters are thought to be a cause of mysterious home and apartment explosions after extended absences. 
Kiet N. Income verification, how do you spot the fake pay stubs ?
20 September 2021 | 36 replies
Like when the guy with an offer letter of a good job, pay stubs of decent salary.....mysteriously can't show you a bank account because he gets paid in cash.
Kuvaal Patel What is the market movement in your market?
30 April 2022 | 1 reply
The stock market is down 2,200 points in the last 10 days, there was a negative -1.4 growth for last quarter, recession is pending, ships are stalled in China because they have locked down the city and can't load, the auto industry can't get computer chips to finish cars, mortgage rates are up, fertilizer isn't shipping and this is the planting season so there are going to be food shortages, Wells Fargo laid off 550 mortgage lenders which means lending is tightening, Deutche Bank is being investigated for money laundering and food processing plants are mysteriously catching fire.Doing pretty well myself, how about you?