Real estate blog entries tagged with copper

Blog entries tagged with "copper":

copper: Copper Thieves In The Night - 10/08/08 04:36 AM

Copper Thieves In The Night
I met with a bank appraiser at a foreclosed property yesterday and as we walked around the back of the house noticed a large hole in the wall with exposed duct work. Thieves had backed up a truck and taken the central air unit. The appraiser … (10 comments)

copper: What's the Going Rate for Copper!! - 07/11/08 02:52 AM

During these hard times I have experienced something which I have never seen as a Property Manager. Sacramento has many vacant homes because of foreclosures and excess inventory. Vacant homes leading to theft of light fixtures............no, carpets.............no how about COPPER!!!

Copper piping being stolen from underneath properties has become … (4 comments)

copper: THERE'S GOLD IN THEM THERE PIPES! - 06/28/08 12:23 AM

Hopefully you haven't seen a sign like this in neighborhoods where you have listings. Unfortunately I have. As a matter of fact a few of my listings have fallen victim to the wildly advancing copper prices and the criminals that are exploiting it. I used to blame it on those "types". You know … (2 comments)

copper: Another sizzling deal.... - 06/21/08 07:18 PM

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copper: Golf Course Or Ecological Disaster - 04/07/08 09:45 AM

The Battlefield Golf Club at Centerville in Chesapeake is built on fly ash. 1.5 million tons of it to be exact. If you don't know what fly ashis it is the by product of burning coal. The problem with the material is that it contains heavy metals such as arsenic and … (4 comments)

copper: Thieves Gut Copper From Homes - 04/04/08 02:01 PM

The theft of copper and other metals has been so rampant in communities with a large number of homes left vacant as a result of foreclosures that real estate practitioners are painting "No Copper, Only PVC" on the outside of the homes, in the hopes that criminals will stay away."I had … (4 comments)

copper: Copper Rush In Chesapeake - 03/30/08 01:00 PM

Oh my, not quite a gold rush but there seems to be a copper rush here in Chesapeake. Copper is around $3.75 a pound. That might not sound like much but when you can just go to your local new home site and pick up coils of it sitting around, it … (3 comments)

copper: "Mom, there's no water in the bathroom!" - 03/18/08 05:37 PM

That could be because copper theft has reached epidemic proportions in many states including Tennessee.
I personally have been witness to two instances.
One was a house I was showing and when we walked around back, the basement door had been kicked open, the copper water pipes cut loose with the water … (11 comments)

copper: Reserve Asset Program - 02/18/08 11:56 PM

Senderra Commercial Funding is presently working with the current owners if in ground and out of ground mineral reserves to provide financing leverage against these assets. These assets include:- Precious metals (Gold, platinum, copper, silver, etc)- Energy (Oil, Gas, Coal, etc)- Minerals or metals over $100/ton- Producing and non producing assets- … (0 comments)

copper: Copper theft devaluing real estate from coast to coast - 02/10/08 02:20 AM

Have you had a home stripped yet? In Kansas City copper theft and vandalism is a daily problem. I can't even count the number of homes I've seen that have fallen victim to this crime. Often the cost of the damage is greater than the value of the house.
There seems to … (6 comments)

copper: Copper is a hot item in our area... - 10/31/07 10:20 PM

I had an REO out in the country with quite a bit of privacy. When I found it the condition wasn't too bad but it had to be trashed out and the yard mowed. I had the utilities turned on and sent the cleanup crew to clean it.
I sent the … (19 comments)

copper: We've all heard the saying, "They'd steal the gold out of your teeth" - 10/10/07 01:09 PM

COPPER IS A VALUABLE METAL, TOO!
In our local newspaper we were made aware of a commodity that thieves are currently trying to steal---it’s copper. With the value of copper weighing in at $3/lb. local robbers have gone so far as to strip the copper tubing and wiring from outside air … (4 comments)

copper: What if the Dreaded Copper Thief Comes - 07/02/07 04:53 PM

What if you are saleing or buying an old house. That has been seting vacant for a while.The buyer sets up a Home Inspection. The Inspector gets to the house and starts the Inspection and finds that the copper thief has came to make some money. The thief has taken all the copper … (0 comments)

copper: Copper thieves - 05/26/07 11:34 AM

Copper thieves have struck again in Phoenix's west valley.
An associate of mine heard that the air conditioning wasn't working on one of her vacant listings. She called seller, seller called repairman, repairman reports that someone took unit apart andstole all copper components.
We've had serious problems in Maricopa County with copper thieves … (5 comments)

copper: Drugs & Dead Things - My Normal Listing - 05/01/07 09:41 PM

I don't know what to do about my newest listing opportunity. Something does not add up. Here is the 411.
Owner is in bankruptcy.Property is in good shape.Property is in neighborhood known for drug issues and has a higher crime rate than most of the city.Property is vacant. Debtor claims that it … (20 comments)

copper: Got copper........................make sure you keep it. - 01/30/07 12:00 PM

This past weekend I showed a very rural property in an adjoining county. It was in a remote location with 9 acres, a fairly new house, barn, pond, fenced and cross-fenced. The proverbial little piece of country paradise.
My buyers loved it......so much we wrote an offer. Since it was a … (45 comments)