The San Jose Airbnb constantly had things stolen (once it was completely robbed - probably by a guest who knew how to open the backdoor).

I think I am going to pass I cant afford my identity stolen!

So my acquaintance who I have sold properties met the adjoining land owner as he thought the property might be being stolen from. 

It was built around 1920, has 12ft ceilings and everything has been stolen from the home...including the cast iron bathtub which we’re sure was sold somewhere.

They include: the sale of finished products, materials, or merchandise that are not fabricated into and do not become a part of a structure under the common law of fixtures; an owner who contracts with a registered contractor, but not if the owner performs the activities of a contractor for the purpose of leasing or selling improved property owned for less than 12 months; any person working on his or her own property or residence, but not if the person performs the activities of a contractor for the purpose of selling, demolishing, or leasing the property; and an owner who performs maintenance work on his or her own properties, or who uses his or her own employees to do such work.

My numbers still worked and I am trying to help make up for $3,000-4,000 the seller lost when all her tools and supplies were stolen as she tried to renovate.  

Otherwise your house will be stolen bit by bit.   

If you think about it, that's the only secure way a bank can be sure that any money they pay out doesn't just get stolen ... the value is already added to the house before they pay for it, so their loan is still secured to a house that is worth what they've paid out (in total) so far (and at each step of the way).There are plenty of contractor stories where a contractor just made off with the money they were paid without doing the work, essentially stealing the money ...

Here are some tips to avoid getting your ads stolen:1) Do not put the address in the ad. 

So I wonder if these people's laundry money is stolen one way or the other (ie free wash or someone actually stealing the money)I have a JV building that has quite a few of units and we are thinking of installing coin-op vs card-op machines.