On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:25 -0500, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

On 4/9/2012 1:30 PM, Tomsic wrote:
"Stormin wrote in message
...
If it's true, that unemployment is coming down. The housing market should
be
just fine. Unless, maybe, all those millions who stopped working have no
money, and stop paying morgages?

Christopher A. Young
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Around here (northern OH) the poor housing market has resulted in thousands
of foreclosed and empty homes. The worst are being knocked down and now
with rentals reporting over 90% occupancy, a new industry is taking shape.
The empty homes are being bought up (6 in one day by one company),
refurbished and then rented out. The question is whether or not small
rental companies can properly handle rental homes vs. apartments which are
usually in 2-3 story, relatively small, buildings. Nice to see the vacant
homes taken off the market though.

Tomsic


Metal thieves are burning unoccupied houses to make it easier for them
to get the metal from them. Of course, the outside AC equipment is the
first thing to vanish from an empty home. o_O

Why isn't the legislature doing something about it? This is really an easy
problem to solve. Simply force scrap dealers to positively identify their
customers and have them pay by check. If they get caught in the underground
economy with stolen scrap, charge them as accessories. It works.