547,327
Paul, yes I had some squatters had to call the police. Turns out they were growing pot on the property, the police ask me to help them pull it up and bag it.
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Gloria Valvasori, Accr...
Mississauga, ON
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Peter Mohylsky, Beach ...
Miramar Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
4,272,548
I am seeing more and more people breaking in to homes I am showing. I found that the police need the homeowner to file a complaint and to sign a document to allow them to go on to the property!
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Paul S. Henderson, REA...
Tacoma, WA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Gloria Valvasori, Accr...
Mississauga, ON
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,216,409
I had a commercial listing on a former Wendy's and it did have some squatters. The police removed them and the property was secured!
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Gloria Valvasori, Accr...
Mississauga, ON
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
4,572,339
Not recently but many years ago, I had a foreclosure listing which was broken into and there was evidence of "living". The property was "boarded up" and the issue was resolved.
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
6,393,609
Once walked into a foreclosure and found a squatter in the bathroom, he was quite surprised to see us.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Gloria Valvasori, Accr...
Mississauga, ON
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,104,931
Thankfully, never once in 25 years. Now the subject of uncooperative renters when you are trying to show a home for sale.... that's a whole other story, Paul.
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Gloria Valvasori, Accr...
Mississauga, ON
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Mel Ahrens, MBA, Kelly...
Hood River, OR
1,026,993
In Colorado, squatters had a lot more rights than owners. If an owner went on vacation and squatters moved it, it literally took months to legally get them (and their dozen friends) out. I showed several with squatters, and when we found out how horrid the laws were, I was extremely proud of my daughter (a property manager) for working with our state Senate to change the laws. Now it takes 24 hours and the sheriff can remove them.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Paul S. Henderson, REA...
Tacoma, WA
5,230,119
Showing a multi-million dollar property at the lake last year, we opened the vacant home to show the property and found squatters there. We phoned the listing agent and then the police and left! We never went back to visit that one either!
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Abby Stiller
Cape Coral, FL
3,416,038
Just this week, a new bank owned listing and squatters try to get in nightly. It is now secured and requires daily checks.
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,598,452
No, never.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
2,071,025
No, never.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
482,547
I've not run into any yet, but do try to be alert to the possibility...
Bruce
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bruce Kunz
Howell, NJ
921,504
I've had some of each.
But none in the past 5 years.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,583,278
no.... we have never had any squatters in my town... and we DO check our vacant listings every day....
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
931,002
Yes. I had a listing that was a spare home that a couple held on to but hadn’t rented out. A vagrant claimed it and had to be evicted.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
961,383
Fortunately, no. And I hope the streak continues.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,197,262
Not really but signs someone else has. Been there definitely.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,220,654
758,035
Only once & I didn't ever see them in the house. I could see where they entered & I found evidence that they'd been there.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,502,998
No issues with that, just people who get foreclosed on who won't go without an eviction.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,362,977
628,914
One of our agents recently had a lock box hacked and a homeless person was camping out in the vacant listing.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,005,659
No but in the rural areas I've heard of many agents with problems with squatters.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
7,836,419
3,587,960
Paul no I haven't been then again we do our absolute best to lock everything up tight. Several years back we had somebody steal all the new appliances in a listing. I think it was a bad apple agent or a client of theirs. Thankfully my client had insurance.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
4,936,705
Yes, one time in a vacant homes 5 people where in it in sleeping bags.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,345,091
I have not. I did a walk through with the buyer of a condo that was purchased at a trustee sale ... there were dozens of mice squatting ... that is about it.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,772,575
Paul,
I had one in a building we had listed. Luckily. I was accompanied by a buffed professional baseball player who was interested in the property, and the squatter was not in. The building owner was in the building next door, and we handled it swiftly.
Ron had one in a store that had busted the back lock. The man left peacefully. A
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,311,397
Squatters were not uncommon during the recession when lots of abandoned houses sat for months. Not an issue these days....said with fingers crossed.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
785,475
4,882,530
1,751,129
I did have squatters in one REO. They avoided me each time I showed up to talk them into taking some cash and moving. They were a little shady, so the last time I showed up, I had a 45 on my hip. They thought I was law enforcement and moved. I never corrected them. I wouldn't encourage others to follow my lead, but my background makes that easier for me.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,239,901
There are house cages one can lease. It feels like selling a jail but it is impossibe to get in.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,781,173
Many times this has come across my plate over the years as property management, development and foreclosures include this dynamic.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,182,552
564,494
4,800,082
I've run into them on rare occasions.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,844,301
Just once long ago. What a great real estate story!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,712,676
4,434,127
5,868,554
3,986,258
900,128
1,725,996
1,622,432
Yes, few times... one short sale with already excising squatter who my client tried to evict for very long time. The lady was quite ...educated and she had to be paid a lot of money to move out in order to close that escrow. SoCal is not really LL or homeowner friendly in such situations.