$19,000 MISTAKE - We Got Scammed by a Psychopath Florida Woman | Trailer Park Chronicles Ep 2 

My wife has gotten me to live by the 24 hour rule. If people rush you and don't even give you a day, always walk away. It has saved me so many times.

Isn’t it amazing how much energy people like her will put into nefarious activities but no energy into living an upright life?

What's important is you went through this and your on the couch together, that means a lot to me.

My father always said, "There are some people who will work harder to steal a dime than earn a dollar". Too bad these people usually hurt the innocent like you.

Life lesson. You’re building memories & experience. Appreciate you guys and your honesty.

You two have become some of my favourite people. You are so inspirational. You could easily play the victim card but you acknowledge your mistakes and are trying to help others avoid the same mistakes you have made. I truly hope all works out for you.

We all do stuff when we are young, it makes us wise when we are older

I just love the honest, humble and relatable way you two do your videos. If we could all just learn to handle what knocks us down the way you've shown here, we'd get through this life a whole lot better! Oh, and Brad saying he would trade in what he learned in college before he would trade what happen to you because he learned more for less money ~ that's golden! Thanks so much for being who you two are! ❤

Predators can smell vulnerability and desperation on people, especially when it’s compounded by youth and inexperience. So sorry that happened to y’all. That’s one hell of a series of learning experiences, and I have had some of my own when I was much younger. I think the most important lesson that everyone can take from this is that when you find yourself in a vulnerable position and you’re looking for an immediate solution, that’s when it’s imperative to fight that feeling of wanting to drop your guard and act quickly. You have to take a breath and resolve to be patient and make due diligence an “always thing” and never a “sometimes thing,” especially when money or safety is involved. Thank you sharing that that other people can avoid similar situations.

There's a special place in heck for that woman. You guys are strong, because you aren't ruminating over it, you are moving forward! What an expensive lesson to learn. Thank you for showing us how to be resilient and show self-compassion. You two are amazing!❤️

It takes a lot of guts to be so open and vulnerable on the internet. I love your channel and it’s refreshing to see relatable real people.

"Don't make important decisions when you're not in a good mental place." There is no better advice to be given.

I am 49 and got scammed out of $30k earlier this year so age doesn’t make you immune to people like these. I obviously was stupid and is very obvious in hindsight. I appreciate you guys sharing this. It will help someone. Thanks for being so vulnerable.

You need Couch gang to pull up? She sounds insane. I love how you can look back and laugh at this shit. Without all that drama Couch gang wouldn't be here and that would suck too! Psycho Jiu-Jitsu where do I sign up?

Thanks for relating this story. It's hard making it through life as a 'normal' person without falling for some scam by some sociopath. The earlier one gets a life lesson like this, the better. The school of hard knocks has quite a few alumni. I'm in the 1978 graduating class.

"Food,shelter, and each other". That's all you need in life really. Anything else is just extra bullshit. Many people hope and pray for at least one of these things. It's so amazing that you both seem to appreciate everything you have right now.

My dad was a landlord of several rental properties from 1985 to 2016. His problem was being too nice, and some tenants took advantage of him big time. We had some good tenants, who took care of the properties, but the ones who were insane almost completely undid all the good that we got from the good tenants. The last tenant refused to pay her rent, or couldn't, so tried bartering things in exchange. Well, my dad went along for a month or two, but she kept trying to do it. She wouldn't answer her door, even though we knew she was home and could see her moving around. She wouldn't answer the phone, she was seriously ducking us. I lived next door in my dad's other rental property, and was there mainly to protect the property, do maintenance like lawn care and etc, and also manage both properties for him. She put up "No Trespassing" signs... on our property as if she owned it, and threatened to call the cops if we "got on her property". Well, he who owns the deed owns the house. She got the house red tagged while kicking her son out for being a d'mass and was living in the garage, and in the process of that, we got the cops there, and they went into the house. The poor officer had to get out and wear a mask just to breathe! She literally turned a beautiful old house into a shit hole. They let loose pit bulls in the house for months, preventing us from going in. Which we should have called animal control before that escalated, but didn't. The dogs ATE THE PVC PIPES. I mean, they ate and pooped out PVC drain pipes for the kitchen sink. They dug holes right through the bathroom floor, and the lady left the water to run in the bathtub not only for the dogs to drink, but also to rot the floor. They jury rigged the power box as well. We finally got them all out, but what they left behind was crazy, and you wouldn't believe the pictures I have. Needless to say, she skipped out on over $10,000 of back rent, the judge practically gave that to her. We were left with 10s of thousands of dollars worth of damage, from a hole in the ceiling where that fatass fell through it from the attic, to old polished oak floors being destroyed by doggy diarrhea, doggy claw marks, water damage, etc. The dogs literally wore out the pattern on the linoleum with their claws, so that the only place you'd see it was around the edges of the kitchen near the walls! In the end, my dad was fed up and defaulted it back to the back. A few months later, I moved out of the house next door, and while the house was perfectly fine, my dad defaulted on that house too. He was absolutely done with bad tenants, city tax creep, the bad neighborhood that used to be decent when we got the properties, all of it. There are more stories I could tell of other tenants, but this one was probably the craziest, and I don't think I even told 1/4 of the entire saga!

Completely off topic, but just watching with the auto-generated captions on and when Brad says, "...poor Brad and Lex..." the caption reads, 'bread and legs'. Had me laughing for a little bit.

Damn !!! I hope that lady ends up in jail and off the streets. I know you two will improve your situation and the couch gang is behind you all the way.

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I’m going through a very rough time myself. My wife of 19 years left me. She ripped my heart out. True sorrow and anguish in my very soul. She is my best friend and she left for someone else. That rejection and betrayal of my trust hurts so, so, so bad. You two helped me this week so much with my anxiety. I watch the live stream of Lex’s Birthday party. I didn’t feel so alone and you two comforted me with the joy of the occasion. Happy Birthday again Lex!!! I’ve never met you two before but I love you two. Thank you again and I’m keeping you two in my prayers.

hindsight is everything you know. live and learn guys. i'm glad you guys are okay and learned from it.

You are both amazing people are successful in this world. You both stayed together and have the best RU-vid reaction channel and a great family(your 2 dogs included). Thank you for allow us to share new music experiences with you both.

Never make a big decision when you are sad or happy, because both of those are irregular states of mind.

"she stole the bail bondsmans car" Thats one of the funniest things I've ever heard! That's someone going down in flames! Sounds like you ran across an actual sociopath. People that have never been in the lower income bracket don't understand that it's not just the lack of money or resources that make things hard, it's the fact that what comes with being without much money is that you are in a situation where you are surrounded by predators, sociopaths and psychos.

Bad things happen to the nicest people. Sorry for the cliché & that you had to go through that mess. I can totally relate to who & what you delt with. Narcissists / sociopaths & psychopaths lure you in by acting accommodating & understanding- then proceed to make your life a living nightmare. Just be thankful to have each other & that she's no longer near. The mentally ill often don't know that they are mentally ill. Stay safe you two

Everyone makes mistakes, but it’s refreshing to see people acknowledge what they did wrong and what they’ve learned (instead of the way many people now just blame others)

I have a high confidence you will look back at these experiences as the best education ever. Big money for you at this point in your life - but seriously in big picture you won't be scammed again. Based on your intelligence and attitude I see you two recovering 10 or 100 fold financially .. and so much more emotionally

Best advice you said take responsibility and learn from your mistakes, life lessons are priceless if you follow the above. Love your reaction channel it's very addictive.

I lived in FL... It's a sunny place full of shady people...

My wife and I are in our 50s, we have been knocked to our knees several times, but we always had each other. Good on you to for not letting life divide you. All the best from Alberta Canada

It's strange how when you find yourself in a vulnerable position Abusers adn fraudster will sniff you out. It's great that you guys are sharing this as a warning to others.

I love y’all’s honesty! And yes, you make some epically bad decisions when you’re young! I love your humor especially-you made me lol several times, and that’s how I know you’ll learn from this and become smarter/better humans! And I’m so very sorry you’re learning the hard way. Life can do that to you. I’m waaaaaaay older than y’all. And I’ve met my fair share of people like this.

Thank you for opening up your world. Your vulnerability and insights are so relatable. This is real life. So appreciate your story and who you both are 🙏❤️

That's a crazy story! I used to have a rental property and dealt with tenants like this lady... so glad I was able to get rid of the property in 2019. I started thinking with 19k on short notice, I would've bought a travel trailer to live cheap but still he able to move and travel easy. Rough spot to be in though when you feel like the walls are closing in and you need to make decisions like that. Great video's! You guys are a great pair!

I like how you're basically saying learn from our mistakes. It shows how much you appreciate your subscribers and others as well.

You 2 are perfect for each other. You seem like really good people and I really hope you get everything you want from life. Love watching your inspirational videos here in the UK, keep them coming ❤

I love how you guys are able to talk about your mistakes from such a place of learning and growth. Not many people are able to do that.

I thank the RU-vid algorithm for showing me these couple. Their reviews are a blast to listen to!

Thicc boi Brad must be blazed telling his stories again!

I grew up in Florida (Bradenton to be exact) and I know from experience that it can be like the Wild West down there. It seems like you've both recovered mentally from your ordeal, and have your heads on straight now. To go through all that, and still be warm, loving, optimistic people is a testament to your heart and strength. Love you guys!!!

Some people are just plain evil, I could write a book. The last 30 years of my life 20 was married to someone with zero conscience, but still managed to put my family in a nice 1800 sq ft home and good school system. When all graduated, booted this person to the curb. Im now in a completely paid for mobile home on an acre in another state just trying to keep my head straight at 60. All selling moving etc in less than a year. Those people can really change your view of others (trust) Watch your back and continue to do the right thing. I feel for you. I enjoy your reactions, they help me remember past life, thank you !

I love you two! I’ve been through a hard time and feeling really crap but you guys made me get over myself with all the wisdom in this video. I’ve met many crazy people it’s hard to choose but one guy I knew back in London UK turned out to basically be a chronic liar. He couldn’t help it. He lied about where he was from, his family, his education, everything. The last I heard about him he had duped his best friend out of a few thousand pounds. I’ve also dated a guy who pretended to be the nicest person, and as soon as he had me in a situation where I couldn’t easily leave he turned into a completely different person. The most entertaining, charismatic and popular people are often not at all what they seem to be. And you’re so right about mental state and making decisions. It’s absolutely true

These professional scammers know exactly how to work on you're emotions.

Life lessons. Some are more expensive than others. You’re attitude about is great. And you will always have a wonderful cautionary tale at your disposal.

I'm sad you went through all that. You both have beautiful hearts and predators seem to thrive on that. Don't let this experience ever change your heart. Only allow it to grow your caution. Love you guys and wish you all the best! You are also going to make great parents! You are both very thoughtful and intentional and that's what good family is.

I feel for you both, because the same thing happened to me, only in my case, it was my brother in law, who embezzled all of my savings, leaving me stony broke. It's a hard lesson to learn but, as everyone says, you two seem to be coping pretty well with the situation. Best of luck for the future.

The devil shows up in attractive disguises. I lived in that area a loooong time, don't let a couple of scumbags color your opinion of the area. Your honesty will help others, thank you for sharing!

I want to give you guys a big hug, as a mom figure. I found you guys a bit back and just fell in love with you both. Too many get caught up in things like this. Happens to the best of people. I tell my adult children, a slingshot has the get pulled back to shoot forward 😉 The ROCK (you guys) will catapult further forward than you were pulled back ❤️

Man that sucks. I can’t stand people who scam people. I hope you are able to overcome all of this. I love your attitudes. You will overcome all of this.

She probably has enough of your personal info to open some accounts or buy some shit in your name. I’d be checking credit bureaus at the very least.

It takes b@lls to admit when you’ve made a mistake. It takes even bigger ones to go online and explain what happened in the hopes that someone else can avoid this situation. You folks are truly awesome. And I love your reaction videos, especially how Lex loves it loud. You guys rock!!

I went through 5 years of being a homeless heroin addict (worst crime was stealing food and clothes, I quit in time to avoid a complete moral fall-quit in 2000). One unexpected benefit was getting to know, and get scammed by, these type of people on a daily basis (a great reason to quit!). So I learned the hard way, but luckily as a pro drummer, I have very little money for anybody to try and steal!!!

She sure sounds like a fine, upstanding, human being!!! Holy chit!!! Sorry you had to deal with this psycho!! Something about Florida!! When I lived in Tampa for 3:yrs I got taken for $4000. I never saw that money again. People are sick.

I've watched many of your videos. You don't ever look high. Your content provides sound judgement, which is sobering to all of the confusion in our present time. It's.actually refreshing to hear.

HUGE amount of respect here. You guys took a huge gut-punch, and stood right back up again. But more than that, you acknowledged your own role in what happened to you and you use your public forum not to complain about being a victim, but to talk about how this was ultimately a positive experience for you. If anybody wants to know what real character looks like, there’s a TON of it living in a single-wide trailer on Florida!

I'm so sorry that happened to you guys! That's just insane. That kind of crap always happens to good people. Somehow the cons never get conned. Takes one to know one I guess. I think you hit the nail on the head calling her a sociopath. I really hope things just get better from here. You seem like great people and are just so great together. I love your videos.

Ya'll r so right about life lessons vs. college lessons. Ive heard tht before. Definitely sociopathic behavior but not psychopathic unless there was a closet full of body parts in one of those trailers hahahaha

I was never truly happy prior to being accountable.

I love you guys attitude on what you went through .... you take responsibility for what happened instead of playing the victim card . Instead of woe is me you turned it into a positive as far as being a valuable life lesson learned . Great and interesting video !!

I watch your channel regularly, you guys are hilarious . Great stuff. I was married to a psycho- bi***, glad I found out, although it took 10 yrs. before I figured it out. She was bats**t crazy. I wish she had been more like like you Lex. You're not crazy, and you have a good vibe. Brad, I think you've got a keeper there. You guys are gonna make it happen. I live in Alberta, Canada, and it's -38°Celsius here today(-36°F), and I'm staying in today. Too cold to be outside snowshoeing or X-country skiing . I am 71 yrs., and I am still active, grew up listening to rock & roll, the music you have been re- viewing, still love it, and will be for another 50, god willing.

The problem is, when your a nice person you're vulnerable to scams simply because you tend to think of doing good and seeing the best in people. Your mind doesn't work the same way as these assholes who think nothing of taking advantage of others. Very best wishes to you both👍👍👍👍

We got the worst experience with Bath Planet. They had a new hire, not a licensed plumber, and he caused a leak upstairs right before Thanksgiving. They never apologized. The hole remained for two months, they kept making excuses. The job was finally finished four months later but like you, after seeing so many red flags, I wish so much we would have chosen a different company. Odd how they had great reviews, though, right? Lesson learned. Best of luck to you two.

Wow guys! It sickens me that a nice young couple like you had to go through this. People like her are far more common than you think these days, so always do your home-work before investing. My Aunt and Uncle used to own Buddy's Fish Camp near Inglis, and I believe their friend owns it now, so it could be a place of temporary refuge for you in the future, should something terrible like this ever happen again. It's good to see that you stuck together through it!

Don't fucking trust anybody. That's the best advice I can give you. Now that will be 100 dollars. Lol

There are people like this everywhere. My father in law did something dumb. He signed over signing rights to two individuals in his business. He loves spending the winter in Mexico. While he was gone these two sold his company. He was so devastated that he just walked away. He just couldn't face the sorrow of dealing with the worst that was in these people. His company was an in home entertainment and security business he had had for 30 years. Couldn't believe people could do this to another person. I could understand just walking away. So sorry this happened to you. Glad I have my challenges. I believe some people have this challenge like some people are ADD. I think it's somewhat of an addiction once you start.

We owe it to ourselves to watch for stuff like this, and not get robbed. I'm sorry for your loss 😔

She apparently has six RU-vid accounts. That’s the number of downvotes on this mature, revealing, and honest video that’s surprisingly upbeat and positive despite its subject matter.

I’ve watched a few of your music reactions and then the tour of your mobile home, but this video got me to subscribe to your channel. I had a feeling that you both were decent, honest people who, like a lot of others, have had a rough time but you haven’t let it beat you. You’ve told your story without looking for sympathy and I think that together you will be happy and successful in whatever you do. Mistakes are meant to be learned from. Wishing you a Happy and prosperous New Year 2022 💕

he main thing I got from this video... In todays world of "You don't make me Happy anymore", You two are an inspiration. You kept loving on each other, supporting each other and sticking out the experiences together... I n 'todays' world, that alone is a huge accomplishment and success! This video was also giving a very good message...but what was not said...was even better. Keep on grinding. You two are Awesome people!

Brad & Lex are going to do just fine. Anyone who can be so brutally honest with themselves (and us) about their mistakes is very unlikely to ever repeat them. Plus, they took their experience and turned it into one of the best videos on RU-vid.

Just went through this myself, starting to recover now and after you can always see the signs clear as day. I didn't lose as much as you but it was still thousands from my ex, we all make mistakes. Love your videos and wish you both the best!

You guys are 100% an inspiration. Rome wasnt built in a day. all of this is to prepare you for the day u 2 can build "your Rome". Keep being yourselves and being proud of what u have and have accomplished. Sometimes a little goes a very long way

It's good that your experience was so short and that you learned A Life Lesson so quickly. This is absolutely true and not a joke, I want you to know how lucky both of you are. My little brother is bipolar, a narcissist, a sociopath, he is violent, and a three-strike felon. We have had to deal with his abuse for a lifetime. The blessing is he has just been arrested by ATF, the US Marshal and the Davie Police Department. Hopefully he will go on a very long vacation for the rest of his life and the state a Florida can deal with him from now on. God willing, my sister and I deserve an extremely long break from him.

Lived in Dunedin for a few months in 2013, I liked the town. It wasnt all built up and crowded like most coastal places in Florida.

I totally respect the way you guys have handled this. Thanks for sharing something that is obviously a hard episode.

I totally understand. During the Great Recession I owned a small graphic design/marketing business. Long story short, a con man on federal parole was running a scheme on some NASCAR drivers, “went into business” with me and eventually took me for $40k, destroying my life. The feds busted him, but the money was gone.

What a crazy story but it seems you are making the best of it. Good luck in the future.

Oh...I picked up a saying...You're only wrong until you admit you're wrong and then you're right!!!

I love your message, and y'all even more after seeing this! You two are solid people that seem perfectly matched❤️ I'd like to add to your message: Don't make any major decisions while you are grieving. And a tip for you two- don't let anyone harsh your mellow, sadly there are some people that resent happy people. They point to and accuse others to make themselves feel better. Thank y'all for keeping it real!

Smaller things make people bitter all the time. I've been avoiding watching this video for awhile because, I think you guys are awesome and, I didn't want to feel bad for y'all. Turns out, I feel better about the bad things that's happened to me. Keep putting out that positive energy. The world needs more of that. 🖖

She's not crazy - she's a con artist and grifter. Reminds me of my friend Lou Pearlman (who I mentioned on one of your Simon & Garfunkel reactions) who was already successful but also running a Ponzi scheme that ripped off $300 MILLION from investors. Sometimes it's not just about the money. but also the thrill of getting away with it.

If a 25-year-old has that much 'history'......major red flag.

When these people are successful, they're called politicians lmao, this is why you trust no one but each other, it's obvious to all of us watching, all you two need is each other!

I feel horrible for you guys.. me ,and my husband watch your channel often.. we think the world of yall.. I hope things have bounced back for yall.. the two of yall have amazing personalities.. sorry you got hacked by such a miserable human being.. much love ,and luck to yall.. you're a strong couple 💑 ..

First warning for a person being a psychopath....charm, like way more charm than you'd usually show a stranger and pushing an appearance of huge success from the get go. Then its the speed with which they try and get you to do what they want...huge redflag. But they're subtle, come in a wide range of types...but gravitate to jobs that rely on sales skills. Not all sales and marketing people are psychopaths...but it's a position they can operate under the radar from, as they're perfectly suited to doing the job well, so no one spots the shady stuff going on behind the scenes

damn , what a story, thank you for sharing sorry you had to go through all this crazy shit!

I ended up in the same boat - bought an old trailer that turned out to have far more problems than the seller let on - and then found out the seller didn't have a title. But, the owner of the trailer park was facilitating sales of trailers (for a cut, I presume). So I called the local prosecutor about being sold a titled item (car, boat, trailer) without a title - and was told that was definitely a crime. So I called the trailer park owner and threatened to have her prosecuted for fraud if she couldn't produce a title, and also said I would be calling the tv news 'troubleshooter' to publicize their schemes. A few days after i contacted the D.A. they actually called me back and said they would not prosecute the claim (that they acknowledged was fraud) and I'd have to pursue a civil case - I kept that little bit of judicial negligence to myself, and ended up getting a refund and walking away.

I adore you two. The world desperately needs more people like you.

Always guard the nest egg. Luckily you're young and optimistic, you can take a few hits like the one you've been through and rebuild. My advice to you (having been there in another way) is slow and steady in all things, patience always. You have only so many disasters you can absorb and you won't know when you have used them up till it's too late. So go slow, guard that nest egg and keep adding to it. May God bless and keep you well. Happy New Year.

I always heard "The best lesson is a bought lesson" you both bought an expensive lesson and no doubt you will remember what you learned from now on.

Your honesty is truly admiral. Nothing will hold you two down. Go do it! You still share the couch!

I know how you feel, we got fleeced for around $30,000 with a time share in Las Vegas . We don't live in the US , we were there on holiday. Finally managed to GIVE it back to them so that we weren't paying Maintenance fee's every year.

Omg... I know a guy just like that... he used to be a friend of mine. Years later, I had a manager that was getting evicted from her place... turns out, it was this guy I used to know that she was renting it from... but he didn't own the place. He was also just renting it, and wasn't paying the rent.

I am sorry to hear about your misfortune, and I can certainly empathize. I too fell victim to deceit, probably around the time your two were born. I bought what I thought was a neat little "house" that turned out to be two single-wides put together, remodeled, with a roof build on. The owners knew and arranged for the building inspector, land surveyor, title clerk, property assessor, and the homeowner's insurance agent, hence nobody ever disclosed the truth of the property to me. I was naive and trusting. I was still in the military and had only been living in this country for about seven years. I closed on the property the night before going on a more than a month-long deployment. They were still living in the house, waiting to close on their new property, so I let them stay for free. I felt almost guilty because they told me that they were barely breaking even on the sale. Turns out that they acquired the property in a total auction for pennies on the dollar and tripled their money with me. I learned the truth about the actual "house" when the insurance company canceled my homeowner's policy because they did not insure "mobile homes". Moreover, I was supposed to have bought 12.8 acres, yet, when they had their guy survey the property for my title they apparently changed the property line and cut out two acres without disclosing it to me. I ended up with a property worth about $25,000 less than what I owed on it. My property also happened to be in a flood zone and upon returning from my deployment I found all the land, except the house under a foot of water following a particularly bad El Nino that spring. Lessons learned. You both are truly beautiful souls. Good luck with your lawsuit and God bless you two.

Holly crap, sounds like a former friend of mine who had a serious mental breakdown after a severe case of postpartum. She tailspinned out of control essentially becoming a grifter floating between Florida & Myrtle Beach, SC. She eventually fled to Missouri oddly enough... As far as anyone who knew her she had no ties to Missouri. Not sure where she is now. She's originally from Philly/South Jersey & in her early 40s, has twin daughters in their 20s one of which followed her down this awful path, the other has been trying to stay clear of it but sometimes gets caught up in her mother & sister's crazy life.

Things happen for a reason. Who knows. Maybe this got you onto the path you're on now. You have done so good. Turning lemons into lemonade. Very happy for you both.

So I've been watching your reactions for a while now, and I came away with the impression that while Lex might be more spontaneous and in the moment and perhaps lead with her heart, Brad was more analytical, calculating, trying to understand what's going on, and all the other 'after' characteristics in the song 'Logical'. So I'm surprised to hear that he wasn't more skeptical and didn't put the brakes on what this scammer was doing to you. I mean there's naive, but jeez guys, that was eyes wide shut.

Thank you for sharing, important message, and I’ve gone through smaller scale situations but with a similar message. Keep up your brilliant content whether it’s a reaction or warning/educational message etc👍

The "Devil" don't come as a horrible, horned, pitch-tailed beast. But as whatever is pleasing to you, to more easily control you.

There's a Country Western song to be written, here, Brad.