So there can be great upside in these buildings if you’ve got the capital to unlock it.

I’ve come home to find an unlocked door.

He left a bunch  of stuff in the apartment (bed, couch, close, computer), the door unlocked, and the keys on the counter.

Unlocked the doors, walked in and all I heard was the water gushing in the basement.

If they leave windows open or back entrances unlocked, thermostats turned way up when testing the heat, Fridges/freezers not closed all the way, Bring in 4 kids who are running around and knocking holes in walls and tripping down steps (that they later blame on a piece of pulled up carpet) it all falls on your dime. 

But it is a cheaper way than a refi and lets you unlock all the appreciation without having to think about leverage margins.  

For this situation, you probably want a gate latch which is a regular style handle that locks automatically when pulled shut (i.e. it cannot be left unlocked by accident). 

I'm relatively new to Bigger Pockets but I am a "value guy" -- LOVE unlocking value where it is going undiscovered.

We bought our home at Sheriff's sale and found an unlocked door so we did sneak in and look through it.

Hello to this great community, I'm glad I finally found a community around real estate.Well to introduce you, my name is Stelios 32 yo from Heraklion, Greece(Crete Island), married with 1 kid.As for Real Estate, right now I'm working on buying 2 studio apartments in my area(Heraklion).According to my newbie research in the area, the market in my town must be right now in phase 1 but I'm not 100% sure, to be honest.Bureaucracy alone is one hell of work in my country and I already work 3 months on fixing papers, waiting for tax systems to unlock so we can get some tax papers needed and much more things...Well to consider numbers, the 2 apartments are in the center of my town and they are both sold at the deep discount of 23600€ right now if you ask me this is a very rare price.