I flipped a FSBO, who's flipping my signs?

Karen, of course your approach is correct and the logical thing to do. But when someone goes out of their way to be a jerk and be destructive (and a baby to boot) it's my gut reaction to teach them a lesson. This guy needs to be taught a lesson. Hopefully the police will be able to put a scare into him, but people like this usually think that they can get away with anything.

Yes, I am the Consumers Advantage Mortgage guy.  I thought of one even better... you could post it to YouTube. To me that would be more rich that getting them in trouble with the law.  I don't think it's a crime to post a home video to YouTube. :)

You want me to be an accomplice? :) Obviously you don't want to make it troublesome for yourself. It may not be worth the gas money or the time. My only concern is that the police will not do much based on not having any evidence that this person did this.  Someone would have to testify that they saw it, and even then it's just their word.  I am not a cop, but I did study criminal justice.

Wow!  How terrible.  I'd probably call the police.  Other than that, I'm not sure.  Keep us posted...  :)

File vandalism charges against them if it continues. You might also want to set up a video camera to catch them in the act for proof.

Sean Allen

Karen - This is outrageous!  I would think that you could file a police report as this is destruction of your property (the sign).  The other agent is also trespassing on private property.  It is also vandalism and makes the neighborhood look and feel unsafe.  Once the police report is filed, you should contact your state's real estate commission and see what the next steps are.  A certified letter from you with a "CC:" at the bottom showing that you are sending a copy to your attorney might do the trick, stating that you want this to cease immediately or you'll take further action.  If the broker is also a REALTOR, report this situation to the local and state REALTOR associations as it reflects very poorly on our profession.  Let me know how this turns out.

Karen - This is outrageous!  I would think that you could file a police report as this is destruction of your property (the sign).  The other agent is also trespassing on private property.  It is also vandalism and makes the neighborhood look and feel unsafe.  Once the police report is filed, you should contact your state's real estate commission and see what the next steps are.  A certified letter from you with a "CC:" at the bottom showing that you are sending a copy to your attorney might do the trick, stating that you want this to cease immediately or you'll take further action.  If the broker is also a REALTOR, report this situation to the local and state REALTOR associations as it reflects very poorly on our profession.  Let me know how this turns out.

You can contact the police but you cannot accuse anyone unless you've seen them do it, so, I would hire a tech guy to install a camera on the exterior of the house pointed on the sign area and I'd have a blast catching the one that is doing it red-handed.