Sketchy Behavior at House

[Anonymous]

I was standing across the street from my house and an SUV with out-of-town plates pulled up. A bearded man walked up and rung the doorbell at the house and no one answered. They had no idea that I lived there. They then drove two houses down the street and another rotund gentlemen went up to that house and rung the bell. After that they drove off. Both men were wearing dark clothing (t shirt and jeans), but they definitely weren't uniforms.

This set off my tingly senses, so I called the neighbor at the house they went to and she said they told her they saw some missing bricks in her yard and were wondering if they could fix them for her.

The house in between ours is newer and nicer, so my hunch is maybe they were casing with that house as a target? Anyone seen behavior like this or am I being paranoid?

[Anonymous]

I think they were looking for work much like the guys who pull up next to you to ask to fix the ding in your car.

[Anonymous]

Why do you need to mention that the gentleman was rotund?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do you need to mention that the gentleman was rotund?

Just trying to paint a picture. I guess I didn't need to mention that the other guy was bearded either.

[Anonymous]

They were looking for work. If one house was fancy and well kept, they couldn’t find an easy think to offer to fix.

Tree guys do this on my street a lot. “Hey we are removing trees for your neighbor next week and that oak there looks dead, want a quote?”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They were looking for work. If one house was fancy and well kept, they couldn’t find an easy think to offer to fix.

Tree guys do this on my street a lot. “Hey we are removing trees for your neighbor next week and that oak there looks dead, want a quote?”

Ok, I can see that but let me add more color. I saw them pull up because I was on a long-ish call, so I saw the entire thing transpire. There are six houses on this portion of the block though and they didn't knock at any other house. They drove away after knocking on the other neighbor's house. Most of the houses are of similar quality/age as ours and the next door house is the anomaly.

I hope you're right though about them just looking for work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They were looking for work. If one house was fancy and well kept, they couldn’t find an easy think to offer to fix.

Tree guys do this on my street a lot. “Hey we are removing trees for your neighbor next week and that oak there looks dead, want a quote?”

Ok, I can see that but let me add more color. I saw them pull up because I was on a long-ish call, so I saw the entire thing transpire. There are six houses on this portion of the block though and they didn't knock at any other house. They drove away after knocking on the other neighbor's house. Most of the houses are of similar quality/age as ours and the next door house is the anomaly.

I hope you're right though about them just looking for work.

OP. I forgot to add. The other neighbor doesn't have bricks in her yard.

[Anonymous]

No advice but I read this entire thread in a confused state trying to figure out how you knew he was a bachelor and why that was relevant.

Sketchy behavior, not bachelor! Oops.

[Anonymous]

I had a weird person at my house today too! At 7am a woman rang the doorbell. My security system had an agent talk to her, she said her phone was stolen and Location was showing it was in my house.

[Anonymous]

This sounds extremely sketchy.

It is a good thing that you were able to contact your neighbor to find out what occurred when they went to their home too.

I would be on guard - - if you know the people who live in the homes between, you should let them know what happened & the reason why you feel that their houses could possibly be cased.

I wouldn’t suggest notifying the authorities >> maybe the HOA if you have one.

Do you have a Ring doorbell?

[Anonymous]

The sketchiest part of your story is why you were across the street watching your house while on a long call. Are you casing the neighborhood?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The sketchiest part of your story is why you were across the street watching your house while on a long call. Are you casing the neighborhood?

Maybe she was walking her dog? I have a dog who meanders, slow walks.

[Anonymous]

You need a hobby.

[Anonymous]

They’re looking for work, silly. I get a lot of those because we have an old house in a cottage garden. Landscapers are always offering their services. Thanks but I like my garden.

[Anonymous]

I’m honestly surprised how … unaware? Sheltered? Naive? Some people are even in urban/inner ring suburban areas. They are looking for work. They are probably not licensed, bonded, and insured contractors with a good track record. This sounds 110% like “Travellers.” The people who come up and promise to redo your entire driveway or fix all the dents in your bumper or put on a new roof and then skip town with your deposit. It’s an old scam and people still fall for it.