Hello hello.  I was just inside one of my units fixing some plumbing, and I noticed they had taken down 3 smoke alarms and the only carbon monoxide alarm.  Only two of the original 5 smoke alarms were still up (though...

Hi thereI am doing a flip that is about 2 hours away from where i life. We already had some tools stolen, so I am looking into ways to secure the property over night. Right now, my favorite is simplisafe. I wonder tho...

Hi guys, I had one of my units broken into over Christmas, broke the window, stole some electronics and one of the property keys. It’s a college 4plex renting all girls. I’m very pissed and would like to secure the pr...

I'm helping out a friend whose rental home burned down last week. It was a shared house arrangement - the landlord is an older woman, and she rented out two bedrooms in her home, one to my friend and one to another re...

Does anyone have any recommendation for a camera system that would alert us when someone enters a property? We recently had squatters attempt to move into one of our vacant rehab properties, but we were able to catch ...

I have small apt building 10 units, one main front entrance and three back doors for each floor, there are 3 floors. I have a tenant or more so their parents that would like to have their own alarm system. Any thought...

Here's an idea for a possible creative additional income stream for rental properties AND obtaining a small 0% interest / net neutral loan for each property: home security systems. 1) Negotiate a deal with an alarm co...

I recently purchased two houses on the same street. Having recently moved to the area I was unaware of potential security issues. Since Local code requires primary residency to complete work as a diy’er I am living in...

Recently, I had a break in at a short term rental I have in Columbus, Ohio.  The unit had only been vacant for two days when someone kicked in the back door.  I was lucky notice the break in quickly, as I just happene...

Hello, the NAR referred me to legal counsel: my realtor, during my temporary occupancy agreement period, gave my buyer, not only the keys and the alarm code, but the instructions on how to disarm the alarm.  I walked ...