Re: Stolen Air conditioner condensor - Landlord Forum thread 325073

Re: Stolen Air conditioner condensor by Anonymous on September 30, 2014 @06:45

You want to sell the house. You have an incident that's going to costs you. And your realtor says remove the listing?

First, it's not a robbery, so don't use that term. Robbery is done by force with threat to your life usually using a weapon. If no one broke into the house itself, and only took something outside, you have property theft. So if someone were looking at your house and heard that it was robbed and new the difference between robbery and burglary, they'd be less interested for sure.

Second, the problem is not the listing. The problem is your security. SO let me ask you, what are the surrounding like in the area? Is the yard fenced? Can you see through the fence? How close are neighbors? Are neighbors home during the day? Is the electric on?

Most tenants and prospective buyers want to see a house with all utilities on. They want to feel how well the AC works. They want to see the rooms lighting. They want to see the plumbing work, etc.

The money you think you're saving by not having the utilities on is probably costing you more because your house is not attractive in it's "STALE" condition.

Also your condenser probably would not have been stolen if it were wired correctly and the breaker box was inside a locked up house an alarm.

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Re: Stolen Air conditioner condensor by Guest (FL) on September 30, 2014 @11:44	[ Reply ]

Thank you for the comments. You make some good points. The utilities were all still on with the air conditioning on to keep the house somewhat cool for prospective buyers and renters. We lived there for eight years and never had a problem. With that said, we never felt the need for a fence. Neighbors are a few houses down.