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Fellow Rehabbers -- this is just an FYI to my neighbors and fellow
rehabbers (and a bit of a rant on my part, so bear with me). In the last
month, three -- count them, three! -- homes that I'm personally affiliated
with have had acts of vandalism to them whereby someone breaks in and steals
nothing more than the stained glass (note: each of these homes were loaded
with copper pipes that they stole none of). While I know this was a common
occurrence in the not-so-distant past, it seemed (being in real estate
myself and watching these kinds of trends) that this was lessening and that
the market for stolen art glass must have tanked as people focused more on
stealing copper pipes and AC condensers, etc. However, with 3 homes just
within the TGSouth neighborhood alone in the past month and a half having
this happen (the most recent last evening/this morning), there must be
something up. So, it's a heads up to all of you who may have a home that is
vacant with art glass -- BOARD IT UP TO PROTECT IT... and if anyone knows or
saw anything last night in the 39xx block of Parker or has any ideas (other
than Cherokee and/or eBay) where someone might hauck/post this stuff for
sale, please let us know. I sure hope this doesn't become the epidemic that
it once was city-wide. This home just lost 5 of its best assets as the home
was about to go on the market, and it infurates me. The owners are filing a
police report this morning, as did the other owners that this occurred to in
the recent past. Be aware and be alert...
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