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Bob Collett Vacant property theft of hot water tank - alarm system
20 June 2017 | 18 replies

About a month ago, there was a break-in at a property I manage in Cleveland Heights near the East Cleveland border. The owner was interested in selling the property, so he gave the listing to a real estate agent. The ...

Rivy S. AC stolen - how to protect from happening again?
10 May 2018 | 9 replies

I just did a pre-construction walk through on a property I purchased a few months ago.  The house had been broken into and the indoor and outdoor AC units are gone :( The outdoor unit was even in a cage, given that it...

John Weidner Alarm Systems for flips in progress
24 October 2014 | 9 replies

Developer I know got wiped out of appliances and heating units in a high end new home in a good neighborhood earlier this year.  House was not alarmed. Thiefs broke a window and cleaned it out.Looking for alarm recomm...

Nazz Wang Water Damage Caused by Tenant - Charge Them Now or Out of Deposit
10 July 2014 | 11 replies

Hello BP Community,I have some regular tenants that caused water damage to my bathroom floor and drywall as well as the downstairs neighbor's bathroom roof because they were filling a water can and forgot to turn the ...

Marc D. GoSection8 and yard signs are adverts to steal my stuff?
13 December 2012 | 11 replies

Does anyone have experience with appliances, wiring and pipes walking when using goSection8.com and yard signs. I stopped using signs and saw a big difference, but I'm wondering if I should/should not use GoSection8 s...

Yiren Zhu Easton fire alarm system requirement
23 February 2021 | 4 replies

Hello everyone! I purchased a rental property in Easton earlier and got contacted by an alarm&security system company saying the previous owners of the property had been using them and they would have to notify to...

Eric S. Tenant wants to have their own security system in apt building???
25 April 2017 | 7 replies

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...

Robert Hernandez Help vacant unit was broken into!
19 November 2019 | 12 replies

Hello BP family,I just had a vacant unit broken into by some homeless people. They were in the unit for about a day and saw people in the unit and called the cops. They left before the cops arrived. The damage was low...

Will F. Securing a House During Renovation - Tips?
15 November 2014 | 4 replies

Hi I am in the middle of a flip/rehab and wanted some advice for keeping things secure.  I've had tools and several renovations broken into when vacant. Here are a few ideas:-Put up motion sensor lighting-Video or Ala...

Tyler Mutch SFR was broken into, how should we handle things moving forward?
25 February 2017 | 13 replies

Hello,I have chosen to invest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin area, and I am not surprised that the rental was broken into. Let me clarify, it is not my rental it is my fathers rental that was broken into. I learned about rea...