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Rob Carmody Best Way to Deal with Squatters/Break-In's
8 October 2024 | 5 replies

I own a home that has turned into an immediate problem child. There has been multiple break-in's at the property, some of which have been burglaries and some have been squatters. The individuals that broke in did the ...

Jake Gratzer Sharing City Updates with Tenants
21 July 2021 | 1 reply

Hi All,
Do you share updates from the local police/city with your tenants? Things like increases in theft/break-ins/etc.? If so, how do you generally disseminate this information to them?
Just wondering what the gen...

John Rooster Most times one of your rehabs was robbed?
31 July 2013 | 8 replies

This mourning I learned one of my rehabs was broken into for the third time in the past five months (it is a low priority, I work on it between other jobs). Ironicly last night they stole the vinyl windows which I bou...

Ryan Moore Tenant may be hiding damages by claiming a breakin
12 August 2016 | 7 replies

I have a tenant on my new multifamily property who was screened by previous owner/management so they were inherited and already gave notice that they are moving at end of lease in October.  Their unit is on the second...

Chris Calabrese Burglary at Rental Property
23 January 2013 | 10 replies

So after a few years of investing, I had a career first on Tuesday. One of my tenants called and said they had been robbed. Someone kicked in the back door, ransacked the house, stole TV's, etc. All in broad daylig...

Cory D Miller Home Owners Insurance
10 September 2019 | 1 reply

Can anyone recommend an affordable home owners insurance company for investment property. My insurance company for my personal home is charging me for 3 months on my rental while rehabbing what I pay for the whole ye...

Joe M. Portable Alarm System
17 September 2010 | 6 replies

could anyone reccomend a good portable alarm system?

ideally I'd like an alarm that operates on a cellular signal and is essentially a wireless system that I could move from property to property.

I've found the 'tat...

Johann Jells Are Kwikset Smartkeys as insecure as critics say? Have you had one broken in?
23 July 2017 | 16 replies

There's lots of pages out there about how easy it is to defeat a smartkey lock, but I can't find any anecdotes of anyone actually getting robbed by a thief doing so. They're a very attractive idea, and and I have a fe...

Christian Cardamone Any Tips to secure vacant units after eviction?
12 August 2019 | 8 replies

Hello BP! Anyone have any advice on doing a hardcore securitization of a mobile home after eviction? We change locks and use sheet plywood but it seems like as soon as we evict someone the windows get smashed and peop...

Tim Anders Rehabbing Property: Vacancy Robbed
1 August 2012 | 9 replies

Hello everyone; new to the forum.

Have a query for everyone here:

I'm rehabbing a two-flat that was just robbed for copper/appliances. Lost about 10k between damage/robbery. How do you go about getting security fo...