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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Real Estate Today
Home Robbery
- Continued from page 1
What's selling? What's a good deal?
lence within 500 feet of petitioner's buildings (no bond).
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
The neighbor of the victim who had been burglarized earlier was brought to the residence
in the $50k range. Step right up and look at
and identified Jones as the person he had spoken to during the burglary. Jones was charged
these homes. These homes are all vacant and
At the end of trading on Friday Oct
with burglary with battery, aggravated battery, kidnapping with intent to commit a felony,
easy to view. If you want to
10,2008 the NYMEX Crude oil futures
grand theft ($100 or more but less than $300), and impeding the telephone to a dwelling
offer 50 cents on the dollar,
closed at $77 bucks a barrel, which is almost
facilitating a burglary. His total bond was set at $67,000.
great.
the same price it closed at one year ago when
Jones was subsequently charged with another incident that occurred at a S. Harrison
I have a Dunnellon
the price at the pump was approx. $230. Per
St. residence on Sept. 29. The S. Harrison St. resident told officers that he'd hired Jones to
home in the mini farms area
gallon. As per my stock trading wiz brother-
perform yard work over a two-day period, and around 3:30 p.m., Sept. 29, he'd returned
on 2.8 acres with an asking
in-law, the difference between the stock
home after running errands and noticed that Jones was not in the back yard working. He also
price of $63K. It is only 3
market price, and the pump price is called
noticed that his neighbor's privacy fence was open. The resident said that he noticed his
years old, and if you wish to offer $35k great
the "CRANK". Well what ever they call it, I
wheelbarrow in his neighbor's yard and thought it odd, so he'd gone into his neighbor's yard
let's do it. The biggest barrier is that you
hope the price comes back down to $230. as
through the open fence. He noticed a pair of pruning shears and an electric hedge trimmer,
"want to be investors", are too shy. If your
it should.
lying on the ground near the porch, that belonged on the porch. He said his neighbor lives in
agent does not have any foreclosure homes
The resulting affect should help the
New Jersey and that he keeps watch on his house when he's not there. The resident entered
to show you, please come by my office to
economy across the board. In our local sell-
the porch and noticed that the sliding glass door, which should be closed, was open, so he
pick up my free list of foreclosures.
ing area, several properties that sold this year
entered the residence and found Jones standing in a back room, next to an open tool box.
Most homes are vacant, some right
in the Inglis area, sold with owner financing.
When the resident asked Jones what he was doing inside the house, Jones told him that he
here in Inglis. Take a look at these homes,
I apologize to any of you locals that not been
needed to use the bathroom. The resident said that he placed the shears and the hedge trim-
and you may end up buying one at a super
able to sell your property at a reasonable
mer on a table inside the porch, and both he and Jones left. He said that he paid Jones for the
bargain price. I have been an investment con-
price this year. Please understand that in or-
work he'd completed, and Jones left. The following day, a detective contacted the owner of
sultant for many years, and I will help you. I
der to survive I have been selling foreclo-
the house who said that he wanted to pursue charges against Jones, however, Jones was not
have the people to fix them up, and you can
sures of every type this year.
located. After Jones was incarcerated, he was questioned about the incident. He stated that
either rent these homes, or resell them when
In the Citrus county area I have
he did not take anything and that he'd met-up with the man he'd done the work for, soon after
your done.
killer foreclosure deals. The key at this time
he'd used the bathroom. Jones was additionally charged with burglary.
Still not convinced, how about a
is for many banks, and the federal govern-
Bank Robbery - Continued from page 1
1,300 sq ft two story, site built home with
ment to liquate stock. Many lenders are ac-
two car garage in the first phase of the lovely
complishing this my accepting some ridicu-
pants, wearing a devil mask and carrying a brightly-colored backpack. He demanded that
golf club community of Sugarmill Woods
lous low offers. So the asking price for these
employees place $50,000 on the counter. Several times, he said, "Hurry, or there will be big
with an asking price of $67k. You may be able
foreclosures, well they are just the asking
trouble." Employees gave Erven the money, and he left the bank, running northwest down
to buy this country club home, needing some
price. A newer mobile built in 2004 on a half
Crede St. Deputies established a perimeter in the area to prevent his escape. He headed into
repairs, for $35k. WOW! That's a crazy price,
area lot in south Homosassa with an asking
a wooded area, just west of the road, then left the woods from the area where he'd entered,
so let's get off the couch, and start having
price of $50K just sold for $28K. A three
crossed Crede St. and went east into another wooded area. K-9 deputies tracked Erven and
fun looking at these gems. Darryl and Vicki
year old cement block 3/2 foreclosure home
found him hiding in a swampy wooded area, within 200 yards of the bank. Nearby, deputies
Diamond and the entire "Diamond Team"
off of Glover Cleveland in Homosassa was
found clothing and a backpack containing money with the same serial numbers provided by
have the many years of experience required
recently sold by me for $80K with an as-
bank employees. One employee positively identified Erven by his shaved head and ears, but
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sessed value of $135K. Folks, I have a bunch
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of these mobile and modular homes, many
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two and three years old that have asking prices
the robbery. Erven invoked his right to remain silent and did not speak with law enforce-
ment. His wearing a mask to commit the crime elevated the offense to a first degree felony.
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