Bandit Signs - THE COPS ARE CALLING - HELP!!!

[DefaultDoctor]

I just posted a LOAD of bandit signs last night.  The police in one city has already called and said if I don't have them down by Saturday I will recieve a citation for each one they take down.  Also, a disgruntled man from another city called and said he was going to call in and rat on me...and that the city would hand me a HEAVY citation.

LEAVE THEM UP???    or    TAKE THEM DOWN???

I assume the police can track me down (I used my cell phone on the signs).  OR CAN THEY?

Is the extra exposure worth the fines or should I take them down?

Please respond quickly.

Default Doc

[star1]

How sure are you that it is a cop calling you and not another investor?hmmm....

[DefaultDoctor]

100% SURE!!!

Called the number back and it was the City Office number.

Default Doc

[rcast]

A citation for each sign may get a little steep. Is there other cities around that you can focus on? Of course if you net one good deal out of those signs it may pay for itself!  

[DefaultDoctor]

LEAVE THEM UP???
         or
TAKE THEM DOWN???

[rcast]

Unless your phone is ringing off the hook with motivated sellers I personally would take them down, drive to another city, and put them back up! You might not be able to market this city in that particular manor, But there are different ways to attack.

But whatever you do keep the bandit signs out somewhere. Whenever I am ready to buy 2 more homes I put out 25 Bandit signs. I always get enough callers.

Best of luck.

Robert

[kbrandau]

They'll find you, because of your cell phone number.  All they do is call the phone company, the number is registered to XXXXXXX Cell Company, and then they'll contact them for your billing address, and if you have a PO Box, they just go to the Post Office, and get the registration card, and there's your home address.  

Be very careful, but I'd recommend you take them down in Austin, because they're really cracking down, because of this city beautification effort.

I see them everywhere, at every intersection, but the financial choice is yours.  

You might become out of business before you really get started.

[Bud Branstetter]

Most cities that enforce don't do so on weekends.  Wait until Saturday morning and pick them up Sunday night.

[Joshua]

If you get creative you can still use bandit signs and the cops won't be able to trace you.  Well they'll be able to pinpoint your location so you wouldn't want to answer or return calls at your home/place of business, nor would you want to return calls to your bandit signs using your land line or other phone that isn't the one on your bandit signs.

HINT:  Don't sign a contract for your cell phone.  Find one that you can just pay for that can't be traced to you.

It's something I've been contemplating doing because bandit signs bring in the deals and quick.

Joshua

[San Diego Real Est]

I would put them in areas where you can get by with it! Although the idea of a cash phone is not a bad idea or get one of those 800 numbers where they can't trace you! But I would be very careful this could cause you some major problems! :o

[DefaultDoctor]

HEY ALL,

My first post on this blog was on the 10th of March.  It is now the 16th of March.  I was threatened by police departments in both cities I posted signs in.  Still no word.  Lets hope it stays that way.

[Joshua]

I didn't even get a warning when I had mine up.  They found a home I had for sell RTO and said they wanted to look through it.  I showed up to show the home and they wrote me a ticket.  THEN I got a warning that if I don't take down my signs then I'll be cited $50 per sign per day.  Well when I have 30 signs out and at $50 per day, you could call that a waste of advertising dollars.  LOL

Joshua