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Rainmaker
2,224,473
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

Oh yes. The people even moved their horse and chickens into the yard. I had trouble getting the local police to deal with this. These people were looking to move into the house and make it their own.

The actual owner lived out of state. She got on the phone and raised hell and then I was able to meet the police at the house. When they found drugs in the garage, we got a lot more attention from the local law enforcement. Another agent had compromised the lockbox, and that is how these people had gotten in the house. 

I can't remember for sure, but something like four people were arrested in connection with this situation. 

Sep 16, 2015 12:06 PM
Rainmaker
784,786
The Woodland Team of Texas
The Woodland Companies - Austin, TX
Land Specialists

None that we had listed, but we have had cabins broken into.

Feb 10, 2019 12:28 AM
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6,393,154
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Yes, it has happened.

Aug 18, 2018 10:02 PM
Rainmaker
4,572,042
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

In my early days, I was working with some REOs in a changing neighborhood --- there were numerous break-ins and the home was "boarded up".  It eventually sold to an investor.  

Sep 17, 2015 12:14 AM
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3,727,873
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@Properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

No, but that doesn't mean that it couldn't happen.

Sep 16, 2015 12:51 PM
Rainmaker
1,525,616
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

Yes, some teenage boys camped out in it one night.  A neighbor called and gave me the heads up.

Sep 17, 2015 12:24 PM
Rainer
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Julia van Mook
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services - Pittsburgh, PA

Yes, I had it happen at two properties.  In one someone kicked in the door but ran away from the neighbors dog being sent out to scare them away.

The other was surrounded by abandoned properties in a not-so-great neighborhood, and was being broken into weekly, it looked like the local kids hang out. All of the blinds in the house appeared to be slashed down the middle with a knife, but they didn't steal anything. 

Sep 17, 2015 06:28 AM
Rainmaker
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Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I have not listed one, but had one under contract, and someone stole all the copper plumbing.  The buyer opted out. 

Sep 17, 2015 05:07 AM
Rainmaker
7,835,402
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Yes. Appliances and air conditioning compressors are easy targets.

Sep 17, 2015 12:39 AM
Rainmaker
3,986,258
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

yes...have one now

Sep 16, 2015 11:50 PM
Rainmaker
1,466,207
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Captain Wayne - Rowlett Real Estate School No, I haven't.

Sep 16, 2015 11:46 PM
Rainmaker
5,104,931
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Thankfully, this has not happened to me. And I hope it never does!

 

Sep 16, 2015 11:08 PM
Rainmaker
2,362,601
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

Not broken into but I had an outdoor HVAC component stolen. 

Sep 16, 2015 08:53 PM
Rainmaker
1,390,113
Wayne Zuhl
Remax First Realty II - Cranford, NJ
The Last Name You'll Ever Need in Real Estate

Unfortunately yes. On at least 2 occassions that quickly come to mind.

 

Sep 16, 2015 08:40 PM
Rainmaker
2,759,812
TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

 Good Thursday morning Capt. Wayne. I inspected a vacant home the other day that has a back door kicked in.

Sep 16, 2015 06:07 PM
Rainmaker
979,496
Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807
HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ
Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor

Captain Wayne - (Fingers crossed) Fortunately I have not had that happen to me or my clients yet, and hope it never does.

Sep 16, 2015 02:30 PM
Rainmaker
1,771,867
Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

No Captain Wayne but I have heard about it happening to a coworker. It is a bad scene.

Sep 16, 2015 11:42 AM
Rainmaker
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Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

No, thank goodness.

Sep 16, 2015 10:34 AM