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Jenifer Kynor, Tenant Screening, Landlording, Marketing (TurboTenant)

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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

When I did, a tenant rebuilding his motorcycle on a brand new tile floor I had just installed. UGH!

Sep 03, 2017 09:54 AM
Rainmaker
2,781,163
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Too many to share...A book is in order. I have 40 years worth of material

Sep 03, 2017 09:25 AM
Rainer
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Christine Kankowski North SD and Temecula
House Match Inc - Poway, CA
Excellent Sales and Property Management

well well well.  Is there a word limit to responses here?  For the most part, tenans are wonderful people who meet their contractual obligations, but every once in a while there are the rotten  apples.

The one that comes to mind: tenant became a hoarder..refused to let owner in yet reported a water leak.... amde him let us in and saw the hoarding. Unsafe, told him to remediate or move out,  wouldn't.... had to evict. House was a disaster...

 

 

There was also the time that the girlfriend kicked out the boyfriend... who came back and burnt the house down.  (This was another state, but a friend of mine owned the house)

Sep 03, 2017 04:53 PM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Too many, but none recently.

Sep 03, 2017 09:34 AM
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Cant wait for Richie's book.

Sep 03, 2017 04:49 PM
Rainmaker
1,622,432
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

I'm not a property manager, but work for my past clients as a listing agent for their rentals. This year, both cars of one our tenants were stolen from a double gated garage with many working cameras. The thieves just did not care, came in, took both cars( nothing special regular cars that are easy to sell), no one else's cars were touched at that night, before or after since it is considered a great ''crime-free'' area. 

Sep 03, 2017 01:31 PM
Rainmaker
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I'm neither... but in the last four homes I listed for investor clients, one needed $65,000 of remedial work to bring it up to standard to list and the others $35,000, $25,000 and $12,000. That's pretty nightmarish for the owners!

Sep 03, 2017 12:15 PM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

The only nightmares I have had is when a seller becomes a tenant (squatter really) and does not move out at the close of escrow.  

Sep 03, 2017 12:06 PM
Rainmaker
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Many nightmares years ago as the asset manager for a large multifamily group. Trying to forgt, not remember!

Sep 03, 2017 09:14 AM
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Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

Many working for others, none on my own properties; I have a system that limits it to normal nuisances. I learned from other peoples' mistakes by the time I was 20 years old and a landlord.

Sep 03, 2017 09:01 AM
Rainmaker
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

mine are long gone...... I have one investment property remaining and it's only used for family members,.... the laws have changed now and my methods of eviction are not legal!!

Sep 03, 2017 09:00 AM
Rainmaker
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Jennifer,

No nightmares, just dreams.

Sep 03, 2017 08:56 AM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

What's the sense of sharing that?

Sep 03, 2017 04:55 PM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

     The landlord refused to fix a broken AC during a scorching-hot summer.    In revenge, the tenant moved out and took all of the kitchen appliances (the refrigerator and the built-ins).   The deposit was only $1000, not nearly enough to replace those appliances.   

     I no longer offer property management.

Sep 03, 2017 12:05 PM
Rainmaker
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

A mechanically non-inclined tenant.  Had to help him figure out how to shut off circuit breakers.

Sep 03, 2017 11:18 AM
Rainmaker
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Fires and floods.

Sep 03, 2017 09:45 AM
Rainmaker
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Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

It happens.

Sep 03, 2017 11:09 AM
Rainmaker
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
SIB Realty - Sunny Isles Beach, FL

None.

Sep 02, 2018 06:43 PM
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

Have not been a property manager, but had my own rental, and within 3 months every porcelain had chips - sinks, stove, etc.  Screens were missing, and several lights were missing.   Also they had a cat that peed, and there were to be no PETS.   Took them to court and won, and got my money.

Sep 06, 2017 05:44 AM
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599,274
Nathan Gesner
American West Realty and Management - Cody, WY
Broker / Property Manager

I have investment properties and I manage about 300 rentals in my business. There are horror stories but they are few and far between because I screen my tenants and stay on top of them (as needed) to prevent things from getting that bad. But there's always one that slips through the cracks...

Sep 04, 2017 05:56 AM
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Dennis Swartz
Full Circle Property Management - Columbus, OH
MBA, GRI...experience counts!

Where to start...you might want to take a seat.

Sep 04, 2017 03:14 AM
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Jenifer Kynor - well, there are always not-so-pleasant experiences....

Sep 03, 2017 10:57 PM
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

One of my family's investment properties was burned to the ground by the tenant! We collected insurance, sold off the lot and moved on!

Sep 03, 2017 08:08 PM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Of course it's the tenant that was to have no pets and had so many that damaged the house and the concrete floor in basement had to be washed and sealed twice to keep the urine smell from coming through. Nasty. 

Sep 03, 2017 07:14 PM
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Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

I prefer to concentrate on the positive not the nightmares.

Sep 03, 2017 06:18 PM
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Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

Furnace went out on the coldest night. Had 9 months to see if it works. No one wanted to service the furnace. They always wait til last min.

Sep 03, 2017 11:05 AM
Rainmaker
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Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Not a property manager after getting phone calls at 2 in the morning.

 

Sep 04, 2017 11:44 AM
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Susie Kay
Ultra Real Estate Dallas Fort Worth - Plano, TX
North Dallas Specialist

Damaged properties by irresponsible tenants. Not paying rent.  Running a business from the house such as daycare, workshop, even growing weeds! Many things can go wrong in leasing. 

Sep 04, 2017 11:25 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Luckily I don't deal with tenants.

Sep 04, 2017 05:46 AM
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Peter Testa
Nationwide Homes - Danbury, CT
PETER TESTA

Tenant installed his own ductwork coming out of the oven to divert the smoke coming from the oven he never cleaned! Wish I took a picture.

Sep 04, 2017 04:08 AM
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

No tenants = no nightmares!

Sep 04, 2017 03:57 AM
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Dave Halpern
Dave Halpern Real Estate Agent, Inc., Louisville, KY (502) 664-7827 - Louisville, KY
Louisville Short Sale Expert

Too many to list. There needs to be a reality show with tenants competing for the title of "Worst Tenant Ever"

Sep 03, 2017 09:12 PM
Rainmaker
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

12 years and none reallybad yet...knock on wood

Sep 03, 2017 07:19 PM