gistfile1.pwn

//add this on top
 new bool:TimerHasBeenCalled[MAX_PLAYERS]; //global
 new bool:pickedup[MAX_PLAYERS]; //global


//replace with this
public OnPlayerPickUpDynamicPickup(playerid, pickupid)
{
    if(pickedup[playerid] == false) //to prevent multiple "pickups" by a player to confuse the timers
    {
        pickedup[playerid] == true;
        PickupInRange(playerid);
    }
    return 1;
}

//add this:
function PickupInRange(playerid)
{
    for(new i;i<MAX_PROPERTIES;i++)
    {
        if(IsPlayerInRangeOfPoint(playerid, 3.0, PropInfo[i][PropX], PropInfo[i][PropY], PropInfo[i][PropZ]) //are there any houses within 3.0 range?
        {
            printf("debug: Showing textdraws");
            new str[140], str2[44];
            format(str, 140, "~y~Property name: ~w~~h~%s~n~~y~Property ID: ~w~~h~%d~n~~y~Cost: ~g~$%d~n~~y~Earnings: ~g~$%d (every 2 minuts)", PropInfo[i][PropName], PropInfo[i][pid], PropInfo[i][PropValue], PropInfo[i][PropEarning]);
            PlayerTextDrawSetString(playerid, pTextdraw[1][playerid], str);
            format(str2, sizeof(str2),"Prop Owner: %s",PropInfo[i][PropOwner]);
            PlayerTextDrawSetString(playerid, pTextdraw[0][playerid],str2);
            ShowPropertyTextdraw(playerid);
            SetTimerEx("PickupInRange", 1000, false, "d", playerid); //it will keep the timer alive as long as the house is nearby. When you go far away, the "else" will be called and the destroytextdraw will be called
            break;
        }
        else //if not, then hide the textdraw
        {
            if(TimerHasBeenCalled[playerid] == false) //to prevent it calling it again before ending.
            {
               SetTimerEx("DestoryPropertyTextdraw", 3000, false, "d", playerid);
            }
            TimerHasBeenCalled[playerid] = true; //make this FALSE under "destroypropertytextdraw".
        }
    }//loop ends
    return 1;
}


function DestoryPropertyTextdraw(playerid)
{
    PlayerTextDrawHide(playerid, PlayerText:pTextdraw[0][playerid]);
    PlayerTextDrawHide(playerid, PlayerText:pTextdraw[1][playerid]);
    PlayerTextDrawHide(playerid, PlayerText:pTextdraw[2][playerid]);
    //KillTimer(pTTime[playerid]); //no need for this, it's not looping.
    TimerHasBeenCalled[playerid] = false;
    pickedup[playerid] = false;
    return true;
}