In recent times, so many teens have taken a liking towards entering vacant homes and partying the night away in them. As of late, they have started to broaden their targets, but unfortunately their strategies remain the same and do not exactly fulfill their purpose. Just a few months back, 16 youngsters, including 3 females, were arrested because they broke into a house that is for sale. The property is a multimillion dollar investment and the teenagers not only damaged it, but stole from the home as well. The damaged and stolen property is worth a million dollars.
The multimillion dollar mansion has been on sale since 2010. At that time, the asking price was $21 million, but since there seemed to be no interested buyers around, the owner brought the asking price down to $7 million, one-third of what he asked initially. When the house was broken into, it was still on listed at this same price. The mansion has five bedrooms and features a movie theater, wine cellar, a gaming room, swimming pool and a party area as well. The youngsters who broke into the house put up their photos that showed them partying in these very rooms and having a great time.
The listing details on the house shows pictures of the inside which is stunning. Along with this, there are pictures of decorative items like suits of armor and statues. Some of these were stolen, but were recovered after the teens had been arrested. Among the stolen items is a stuffed leopard which is worth a quarter million dollars. No wonder the thieves chose this very house to party, and why the incident made it to the news as well.
According to the police, the teens were very proud that they broke in, bragged about the incident and went as far as uploading pictures of themselves on social media. However, luck was not with them for very long and soon they were in the hands of the police.
The past has seen similar incidents take place, but in all those partying was the only objective. Now the teenagers have taken it a step further and enjoyment is no longer their only purpose. For all those who have vacant houses on the market, make sure you take necessary preventive measures, especially if the property is over a million.
Source: www.realestate.aol.com
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