Because it was only cleaned rather than fully renovated it wasn't top of market, but the discounted price relative to other identical units attracted a buyer.

It's very rare that thieves go thru the extra effort of stealing a caged a/c unit. 

Our 2023 is almost identical to 2022 so far. 

There are many stories wherein people went to apply for a mortgage and discovered they were a victim of identity theft.

This allows me to get pricing estimates for identical work between each of the contractors so I can compare apples to apples.

You can have two houses that are identical according to the data on paper/ virtually, but millions of dollars apart in value for infinite reasons that you just can't know without being there (level of finishes, condition, smell, same builder or different, how the property will show to potential buyers, micro-location (same sub-division or different one across the street, one has awesome views while the other doesn't, one could be on a lake while the other isn't, one could be next to gas station or on a busy street, near train tracks, a smelly factory, backing to commercial or high density multifamily, one could have settling issues with the foundation because of expansive soils while the other doesn't etc. etc. etc.).

Craig's List and facebook took down my posting saying my identity could not be verified.

I can tell you stories of neighbors defending my property against thieves, squatters, and even fire.  

Most services understand the two business models and they are pretty much identical.

I do not do this because I have a healthy fear of identity theft, and hiding with pride is also part of my long-term strategy of never looking even remotely comfortable financially in my community.It is definitely possible to make money in the sub-$30K market, Stuart, I'll say it again.