Former resident, or family member of one? Taking photos to show family what the house looks like now, but trying to be quick about it so they didn’t look like a stalker-y creep.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m curious too because I came home at 10pm and saw someone taking photos of our house. He dipped back into the trail when he saw my headlights.

Now that is strange. It was dark, and he came out of a wooded area?

Taking photos in the dark?

Anonymous wrote:I’m curious too because I came home at 10pm and saw someone taking photos of our house. He dipped back into the trail when he saw my headlights.

Now that is strange. It was dark, and he came out of a wooded area?

Probably taking pictures of comps. For someone’s appraisal

I’m curious too because I came home at 10pm and saw someone taking photos of our house. He dipped back into the trail when he saw my headlights.

Anonymous wrote:They take hasty photos like this during mortgage refinances as well.

I doubt there are a lot of refinancings happening right now...

Insurance companies do this for renewal of homeowner’s insurance. Just had this done and the guy was here about 2 mins.

Anonymous wrote:I’ve seen ads on Craigslist for gig work to go take pictures of a house. I got the vibe that it’s one of the corporations buying up houses, and is willing to part with $30 for fresh photos.

I bet this is it. There was another thread recently from someone who got a postcard from one of these places with a non- Google maps photo. Either that or a neighborhood busy body submitting code violations. We have one in Takoma Park who does a round of submissions every spring.

I stopped and took a picture of a house a few months ago. They had cute landscaping and I wanted to save the idea.

Possibly reverse mortgage checking up on the condition of the home.

Or, it's the UN planning their invasion of the US.

Pick whichever one you think is likely.

Does the house seem dilapidated or vacant?

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Anonymous wrote:IMO, the details about him doing it extremely quickly and having a mattress shoved in the back of the car make it slightly questionable.

OP here. If it weren’t for the mattress, it wouldn’t have even caught my eye. I wouldn’t have even questioned it if he hadn’t been so hasty.

I used to date a guy who was a private PI. He would have to case places for hours. I'm certain he would've been happy to have a mattress in his car to nap in for the overnight jobs. Maybe your neighbor is committing some sort of fraud and this is a PI who's Been hired to track them.

I’ve seen ads on Craigslist for gig work to go take pictures of a house. I got the vibe that it’s one of the corporations buying up houses, and is willing to part with $30 for fresh photos.

Do they have children? I’d warn them.

Anonymous wrote:People take pictures for ideas so no big deal but no harm in letting your neighbor know.

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