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Jordan Abeel Break in and theft of job site.
10 December 2017 | 14 replies
I have been guilty of staying cheap in areas that were cheap...never buy properties in bad area is the best lesson...I had  camera installed and saw thief cut the main power line and steal the cameras in Joliet and police reports and police is waste of time and insurance can be expensive...I have had simplisafe wireless alarm system that is great for identifying who comes in and leaves..because you can assign codes to each worker.if you could have a combo system of simplisafe  or another wireless system with a camera system combo that captures who is going in and out might be your best option...you need alarm system with video capture because we still have people leaving garbage in parking lot that alarms can't prevent...I have not come across anything better that has active alarm system with videos.
Daria B. Balto (MD) County-inspection(fire codes)-specific extinguisher
11 December 2018 | 8 replies
. - ALARMS AND SMOKE DETECTORS§ 14-2-201. - AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM SYSTEMSARTICLE 35. - BUILDINGS AND HOUSING§ 35-5-213. - FIRE SAFETY AND PROTECTIONI read these sections and am looking for "if" it says that fire extinguishers are required.
Mateusz Piasta Connected devices in a lease
23 April 2021 | 7 replies
I have simplisafe for an alarm and I set up a guest account for visitors and delete the number after they leave.
Nikolay Voronovich North Philadelphia rentals
24 June 2016 | 21 replies
I have a vacant property in North Philly that I installed an alarm system and a couple flood lights so copper thieves don't get in.Other problems with North Philly:Bad School District (well Philly in general has bad School Districts)Crime (both soft and hard)Drugs, my friend saw a man in a suit selling "pizzas" in the middle of Broad Street.
Sean Salandy Masking Ownership of Buy and Hold Properties from Tenants
4 June 2014 | 23 replies
We had a fire alarm go off at our business last night (false alarm, fortunately) and one of the fire fighters said to my husband, "Hey, I hear you're buying Brad S****'s house.
David A. Landlord won't change old dirty carpet after 5 years!
2 April 2013 | 7 replies
This is what is most alarming from what I saw.
Todd P. How much money do I need?
16 June 2013 | 8 replies
The fire alarm system not only did not work, it was too out of date to meet current code requirements.
Account Closed Property Manager refusing to close account-Tampa
24 February 2016 | 24 replies
Ever since getting majorly burned by an incompetent idiot in Orlando, and an outright thief in Tampa, I've been reluctant to take on a new PM.
Andy K How to keep rental safe in a bad neighborhood?
10 July 2014 | 6 replies
Does a security alarm system help?
J Scott Let's Talk About Our Screw-Ups!
18 February 2015 | 49 replies
Just like a thief in the night.My white walls to ceiling fans were yellow to brown from the tar build up from their smoking habits and my baby butt carpet was now sticky, brown, smelly, and hard :.c...