Mark’s post as well as Sean’s got me thinking. It’s certainly not unusual these days to ‘friend someone up’ on a social platform such as Facebook these days and learn just a little bit more than you wanted to know, but how would you deal with the situation of finding out a bit TOO much.
Then came along this hot story could be a guide in how to help with property management. Even with heavy handed tenants rights keeping a choke hold on you as a property owner, at least you might know what to do next about a bad tenant.
Tenants evicted after “Skins-style parties” at her home on Facebook
Carolyn Lorimer couldn’t resist a quick look at the latest snaps on Facebook of her old friend enjoying a party.
It seemed like quite a bash. Revelers rolled about clutching bottles of beer amid scenes of ripped wallpaper and smashed TVs.
There was even a picture of three girls wiggling their thonged bottoms as they danced on a table.
Not a very wise thing to do, trashing your flat and then having friends blow it up on Facebook with pics to prove how you throw a serious rager.
How about just pissing off your neighbors?
New media civil war on Rotten Neighbor.com
Drug addicts. They fight outside in the middle of the night over drugs, kick in people’s cars, and cant afford to clothe their children. Pretty much the scum of the earth. They like to leave garbage all over the place, spray-painted “#### Pigs” on their house, set fire to their own shed for fun
Wow! Looking out for your investment is getting easier, no? As a landlord or a property manager I wouldn’t waste too much time monitoring this, but I could think of a few easy ways to keep my ear to the ground. 🙂
image courtesy of magerleagues on Flickr
Mark Green says:
Hey Brad, I doubt it’s just me… but within 1 week of signing up on Facebook two of my ex-girlfriends contacted me. Fortunately, I’m a happily married fat slob now with absolutely zero game, so there was a very low temptation factor for me.
But I got to thinking that Facebook is going to break up more marraiges than Elizabeth Taylor (KA-ZINGGGGG!!!!)
April 15, 2009 — 6:33 am
Dylan Darling says:
You not only have to be carefull of what you put on facebook, but also your friends. Friends don’t think about your professional image and may upload photos from your college days, parties, or other times that you don’t want the world to see.
April 15, 2009 — 8:52 am
Brad Coy says:
@Mark. Game or not, with a Facebook account and a little time spent with The Kenny Powers motivational tapes, I think anything is possible. 😀
@Dylan. Funny how this is becoming a big topic of discussion even while you are having a social occasion. I hear “I’m gonna post this of Facebook” all the time. Some use the platform like Myspace when others treat it more like LinkedIn. One way to avoid the unedited set going viral in you stream is to check your privacy settings. They’re a little bit hard to find but worth the adjustments depending on your taste.
>Settings >> Privacy Settings
Same page next tab >>> Contact Info. will take you to where you can even look at how someone that follows you sees all of your information, based on your settings.
But still, there’s no better way to deal with having people embarrass you than leveling with the source.
April 15, 2009 — 11:21 am