Real estate blog entries tagged with copper thieves

Blog entries tagged with "copper thieves":

copper thieves: The Call Came In Yesterday, "the Outside A/C unit at your Vacant Rental House has been Stolen..." - 10/25/08 03:53 PM

"Hello?," I answered the phone.
"When was the last time you were over at your vacant rental house?" the familiar voice asked. "Your outside air conditioning unit has been stolen and so has mine!"
"What?"
It was the next door neighbor that owns a rental house next to me. His … (16 comments)

copper thieves: Cooper Thieves in Birmingham Alabama Being Put to A Stop - 10/11/08 02:49 PM

This may seem like an odd thing to talk about in a real estate blog, but it does have a lot to do with any of you who are either looking at or selling homes that are now vacant.
As copper has increased in value over the last few years, … (2 comments)

copper thieves: "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 thieves: 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 thieves: 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)