Sources: Pottstown Crime Rate Among Highest in PA

Jeremy Spoke August 3, 2012 at 11:08 am

Michael - BS Dectector is not a landlord, doesn 't work, owes the Borough of Pottstown money on a lien, lives in the worst part of Pottstown. So you can believe her or someone who is a small business owner, takes risks, knows the ins and outs of being a landlord, etc. I am NOT a doctor. Would you take my advice in you needed surgey? BSDectector offers nothing by hot air and hate.

Golden Cockroach August 3, 2012 at 12:58 pm

...and I am not BSDetector as Jeremy-Deb would portray here. As far as I know she is the only one that assumes multiple identities so it looks, to the causal observer, as though she has a large support base. BSDetector is right about thorough background checks. But I will add a few additional measures that will make your renting experience a much better one:
Build your expectations into your lease, "causes for immediate eviction", and have the prospective tenant initial and agree to each one. Read the lease together word for word before they sign. But also understand that if you expect the tenant to mow the grass, pickup litter, etc., if they don't YOU can be held accountable. Then, don't just collect the rent money and disappear, design a maintenance schedule and let the tenants know, up front, before they sign the lease that you will be a "hands on" landlord. With 24 hour notice the tenant is obligated to let you into the property to change furnace filters, check smoke and co detectors, etc. You can find multiple reasons to keep tabs on your property while developing a relationship with your tenants. That's what good landlords do.

BSDectector August 3, 2012 at 01:23 pm

Yes, I'm a landlord in Pottstown, Boyertown, and Collegeville. Jeremy, who the heck do you think you arre? I've got news for you: maybe running weekly rentals and boarding houses in a financially distressed town is a poor business decision.

Michael J. August 3, 2012 at 01:35 pm

Thank you for the input. I am meeting with a lawyer who will draft a contract.

Bully Buster August 5, 2012 at 01:23 pm

Breaking news. As you all know Katherine Jackson (Katy) AKA Goldencockroach sued the Borough of Pottstown and owners of a rental property near her home. Got a call saying the Boro of Pottstown demanded a jury trial and filed a crossclaim. Hope this is true.
Katy - if I have any information wrong please correct me since I received it second hand. This is big news. The Boro is standing up to this bully. Affinity stood tall against her and it looks like Joshua will be pursuing action against her. Life is good. Do you know how to beat a bully? Come to our landlord meeting and find out! It is working.

papa roach; the original roach August 5, 2012 at 01:57 pm

So are you saying my baby girl is a fraud? You mean to say that she tell others how to act & does the complete opposite? Is it really true that Katy (my baby girl) tries to "steal" money from the same town she "fights" for by suing them?
I guess I am not surprised, she has always been two-faced! Papa roach

Golden Cockroach August 5, 2012 at 03:40 pm

Thanks for the heads up, YouCallThatWinning!!!
"Deb LaCava Campbell: "I am now with Springer Reality" (https://www.facebook.com/deb.lacavacampbell?sk=wall) So, would that be the trailer park episode? Or the angry old hag episode?" "How to choose a real estate agent: The definitive checklist ... you want to find a real estate agent with INTEGRITY and your best interests in mind". http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-money/2010/12/28/how-to-choose-a-real-estate-agent-the-definitive-checklist/ http://goldencockroach.wordpress.com/2012/03/21/deb-doug-campbells-new-boarding-houses-head-for-the-auction-block-6/

Naomi Watson August 6, 2012 at 02:01 am

Thanks BullyBuster for telling the truth.It is good to know we have honest people in Pottstown that are disproving the lies of the activists.Are housing values still decreasing?In my neighborhood homes aren't sellling for $25,000.We should all be worried.

Michael J. August 6, 2012 at 02:12 am

My lawyer says I should let a Real Estate Agent handle the rental property. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Golden Cockroach August 6, 2012 at 01:15 pm

Michael J. - the Rental Housing Ordinance requires you to have a "Designated Responsible Agent" in P.town ONLY if you reside out of town. If you don't live out of town I recommend managing your own property. Even if you do live out of town remain involved with your tenants and your property. MCCC offers a course in property management.
What I've seen and what I've heard from renters, vetting an agent to handle your property is as important as vetting prospective tenants. You will not be abdicated from legal responsibility for your property just because you have an agent so "responsible" becomes the operative. PA requires property managers to hold a brokers license. Does a brokers license guarantee that all property managers are educated and motivated to do the best job for you? Not in my experience. Does it guarantee that the individual agents conduct their own rental businesses with integrity? Not in my experience. That's not to say that there are no good managers in P.town, only that our paths have not yet crossed. You definitely want to check credentials, references, use the prothonotary link on the golden cockroach to check for civil suits too. Tax liens and default judgements are a big clue. Even an affiliation with the "big box" brand of real estate corporations is no guarantee. My best advice is ask around, check up on the agency and thoroughly check up on the agent(s) you have in mind.

Katys interest, I'm getting bigger devery day! August 6, 2012 at 02:06 pm

Whatever you do don't listen to nutty katy. She doesn't practice what she preaches. She owes pottstown $5,000 and is late on making payments. She is taking her NEIGHBOR & town to court over a sidewalk. Katy is not a nice person, she came here from Denver CO, bought here house for close to $90,000 and now it's not worth $25,000. You know the old saying---"A sucker is born every minute".
With decisions like that would you take her advice? If your answer is yes I have a car for sale & I'll gice you a great deal. Good luck to you MJ.

Full of hate is uneducated August 6, 2012 at 02:11 pm

Michael J - the person named goldencockroach is NOT a landlord, doesn't own rental properties and has no experience in Pottstown being a landlord. This is why the internet is so dangerous. If the landlords weren't watching her actions you would be lead to believe you were dealing with a landlord. Far from it. She is a homeowner in the ghetto of Pottstown. Everyone needs a roof over their head and she choose to move here. She acts like she is knowledgable and there is nothing farther from the truth.
How could she recommend managing your own properties when she manages no pottstown rental properties? She never used a Pottstown property management company so how does she know how the relationship is between landlord and property management company? What a joke. Katy you make us laugh

Golden Cockroach August 6, 2012 at 02:27 pm

Deb, you can laugh all the way to bankruptcy court. You speak for yourself. what a joke.

Katys interest, I'm getting bigger devery day! August 6, 2012 at 02:37 pm

Katy I am not Deb and you continue to deflect any & all things said about you. I told you before, WE love goofing on you, WE tell the truth about you, WE don't know Deb. WE all feel sorry for her cause of the things you say about her. Oh well doesn't matter to US, you've never said anything about US. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Katys interest, I'm getting bigger devery day! August 6, 2012 at 02:42 pm

You're upset that nobody looks at your blog anymore. People are starting to understand that you are a fraud. Pay your debt to Pottstown katy. Your FB is blank & we feel good about putting a muzzle on the cockroach! hahahahahahaha
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Katys interest, I'm getting bigger devery day! August 6, 2012 at 03:44 pm

Poor Katy, the whole town is laughing at her, the silence is deafening. Where are you katy?

Stop Lisa M from breaking the zoning laws August 7, 2012 at 01:29 pm

Just heard Pottstown Borough got caught with favortism to a Borough resident. Lisa M is conducting a business out of her residential zoned home. A neighbor complained and the Borough is not stopping Lisa eventhough it is a zoning violation. The neighbor turned to his landlord for help and this is why we are involved. We are giving the Borough 10 days to shut Lisa M down and give her a violation. If not we will get involved at the Borough level.

Katy is happy-go-lucky August 7, 2012 at 02:03 pm

Good for you Katy. Stop someone who is making a living. I guess you are jealous of her for her putting her energy into something positive while you waste your time and accomplish nothing. What happened to you to have so much hate & anger towards people who make money legally? I know the job market is tough, but try & look for work & quit w/ the hate. I care about you, you'll live longer w/o the hate.
Smile Katy.

Katy is happy-go-lucky August 7, 2012 at 02:54 pm

Katy would you like to come to a landlord meeting, we can bury the hatchet. It'd be a way to start over & exchange ideas. Let me know, thanks.

signs that make you go HMMM. August 11, 2012 at 12:15 am

Great news! w/ the idea of charging home owners for police calls makes sense. I wonder though; what would happen if someone had a sign on their fence in front of their yard, that read something like; "call the cops if you see trouble". If the cops were called every other day would the person who posted the sign have to pay for the cops? I hope they do; I mean would.

Darlene D August 11, 2012 at 08:51 pm

So GC - if the banks are not providing mortgages in Pottstown and investors are defaulting of loans, who do you blame. You must start with Boro council. Pottstown real estate market fell into the black hole when the rental registration started. I TOLD YOU THIS WOULD HAPPEN. So now what? The New York investors who have been buying a few apartment buildings will now pay CASH for the single family homes. I again told you homes will sell for $10k-$20k. In 2011 and 2012 many homes dropped to this level. How come my predictions come true? I am glad I don't live in the hell hole called Pottstown. So the apartment building at King and Washington is listed for $500k. Bet it sells for $175k to a NY investor.

techie5 August 11, 2012 at 09:40 pm

It is great that the landlords always win. They want out of Pottstown, they give house back to bank. New investor comes into town and buys the house for next to nothing. Section 8 tenants want to move out of Norristown and come to Pottstown. Too bad Jason and council didn't listen to the landlords in 2010. They thought they knew more than the landlords. I guess by the current state of Pottstown they were wrong. When will the homeowners tell council to listen to the landlords? Until that day Pottstown will be torn apart one little piece at a time.

GoIden Cockroach's absent mom(makes sense) August 11, 2012 at 10:03 pm

Katy, I was told what your FB reads. It read that the old bldg that housed hookers & drug dealers, now that investors will buy it; will kick them out. Bad for business. Yet you still have an issue w/ landlords. I don't own any homes. Heck I don't own a car; I'm an indigent. You don't want hookers & drug dealers yet you don't want landlords! What do you want; I hope you get medication you screwball!!!!!!!!!! You must let go of your hate!!!!!!!

Wewillneverlose August 11, 2012 at 10:23 pm

Gotta love that Katy wakes up everyday and the investors ruin her day. It is clear Ptowns leaders don't want the investors. Let's pillage the town for every last penny and leave Katy and others to pick up the pieces. Keep the lawsuits coming fellow investors. We will continue to beat down the uneducated and make them lick our feet.

Johnthelandlord August 12, 2012 at 06:00 pm

I agree, it's clear that Ptown leaders don't want investors like Deb & Doug Campbell, Joshua Owheya, Alan Childs, Ken Kaufman, the people that own Loto's and hundreds more like them. Maybe the new rental ordinance made that clear but maybe the town leaders need to make it even more clear. I consider myself a good investor, pay the taxes and fees, keep my properties in good shape and rent to good people. I'm all for strengthening and enforcing the laws and running these people out of town because they do me no favor. If I had to pick sides, and maybe I do, I'm picking the people that are speaking up for Pottstown. I don't appreciate the ugly comments on the patch but whoever you are, you all sound like losers.
You can lick my feet because in the end, I'll succeed where you will not.

Iruleptown August 12, 2012 at 07:48 pm

I guarantee John aka Katy you will fail. If you associate with losers you are a loser. John aka Katy is a loser.

Meghan August 12, 2012 at 10:15 pm

The residents of Pottstown have thrown in the towel.The investors can have all the properties.We give up!

Johnthelandlord August 12, 2012 at 10:29 pm

Excuse me? I guarantee you're not very smart. If this is Deb Campbell, like some people think, then you know who I am. I was introduced to you at a meeting of the MCIG last fall. I can't help but think the derogatory comments are yours because that's how I remember you in person. You aren't doing the good investors in the group any favors with these idiotic comments.
I haven't been to a meeting for quite a while but I plan on being there on the 28th. I don't know if you still go to the meetings? If you do, I'll see you there and I'd like a chance to talk to you about all this. See you then.

Skittles rainbow August 12, 2012 at 11:41 pm

Yea right, wear your straw hat you fat pig. Your games are wearing thin. You like Romney & Ryan are fakes & phoneys. All you do is blame everyone else & never answer questions. You'd make a great republican. Katy we see that you are a racist, anti-woman, & hate all who don't look like you. Go back to your "red state" out west.
Take Tom B. with you, he has a rainbow to ride, slide on the rainbow you fruits!!!!

Julie Jones the 5th August 13, 2012 at 01:05 am

Does everyone realize it is not about doing favors for the town it is about making the activists lose their shorts in the real estate market and in the courts. This is about the superior knowledge, deep pockets and large group of investors that are now running Pottstown. Activists now answer to us. Activists you are allowed to breath today.