Maybe Santa is making his list for the Rex-84 camps. I'm pretty sure I'll be on it. I'll be the one with the big boobs and the bloody knuckles. Don't worry. It won't be my blood.

Perhaps it was some sort of repo guy looking for a car? Maybe it was a PI looking for a cheating spouse? My point being that the guy might not be there for you, but might be confused on specific info.

As far as real estate goes - maybe your land lord is in trouble with the tax or building code people? Your license plate may be of interest as they think you might be connected to the owner somehow and not a simple renter.

I used to do real estate photography and this sounds odd to me. I would either shoot properties for sale or - those recently sold. This is done for comparison price publishers -whose publications are in turn read by appraisers for valuation purposes. These sorts of publishers tend more toward commercial property though (because its harder for appraisers to find comparisons on their own.) However, if your home is unusual for the area - well - I could see such a researcher or photographer being interested.

I can't see why they'd be interested in your license plate though. One can easily get property ownership info from a PIN number (property ID number) and all parcels have them, easy to look up.

Further - a researcher/photographer wouldn't speed off. I've worked for all sorts of RE publishers - from the free 'homes for sale' papers you see in stores to obscure industrial RE comp publishers and if we were approached we were instructed to tell the resident what we were doing and to be professional and nice. So that *is* odd.

Why not call your local government to see if it was the tax assessor or building inspector etc? But again, these people aren't 'shadowy' and wouldn't speed off either.

Might just be a PI looking for a cheater or workman's comp juicer and he just got the wrong address. Did you notice what sort of camera he had? A PI would have a nicer one - like a top line DSLR with zoom lenses while a local gov sort would have just a basic digital camera. Some in publishing will be using lower end cameras also since for many publications (such as the Free RE papers in stores or MLS listing sheets) you don't want larger picture files, just very simple basic pix. High resolution not necessary, in fact, counterproductive/wastes space. Most RE agents and appraisers will be using low to mid range cameras also - for same reason. Its just going on documents somewhere - professional quality pic not needed and wastes file space. You'd not be using zoom lenses either - common sense.

Well good luck anyway! If you feel safe about it - I'd confront the guy if he comes back.

Nope not married...no angry ex girlfriends....no home owners association....I haven't pissed anyone off that I know of, but you never know.

It doesn't look like anything serious. A professional would not react like that when you notice them.

Maybe you started some bad blood with some people? The town or bank may be taking an inventory of the whole area.

One other thing, realtors have people take photos of homes in neighborhoods for there files. I've seen an ad looking to hire some one to do just that. Take pictures of homes.

Originally posted by Original_Sin

Could you of accidentally and unknowingly clipped his car while driving or something and he thought you just uncaringly drove away?, he could of followed you home and is preparing to sue.


Creepy though

I have never had an accident in all of my years on the road, not even a fender bender.

Originally posted by Peepers
One other thing, realtors have people take photos of homes in neighborhoods for there files. I've seen an ad looking to hire some one to do just that. Take pictures of homes.

I've always wondered who takes those photos for Google. Does anyone know? I don't think the Google dude would panic like that though.

[edit on 7/19/08 by Sleuth]

Originally posted by Sleuth

Originally posted by Peepers
One other thing, realtors have people take photos of homes in neighborhoods for there files. I've seen an ad looking to hire some one to do just that. Take pictures of homes.

I've always wondered who takes those photos for Google. Does anyone know? I don't think the Google dude would panic like that though.

[edit on 7/19/08 by Sleuth]

Thats how google does the low level flyby. They have people taking video and still shots of homes, neighborhoods and country side.

Yeah, had I noticed someone doing those things, I would have questions as well.
It is wierd that when you went to talk to him he just took off, like he was doing something wrong.

It sounds like it was pure luck you actually caught him doing it.
Who knows what is happening to people when they aren't aware of it.
That is kinda scary,
My husband would be right there with you to confront the guy.
It's the fact that he didn't even want to talk to you that worries me.

By the way, what kind of camera did the dude have? Was it an everyday digital type or was it big and black like a professional would use? What did the dude look like, scuzzy, dressed in a suit, in vacation type cloths, how old did the dude look like? What was the condition of his car, if you saw his plates was it of your state?

Do you have an ex that might be stalking you? Or it could be someone who just liked your house and wanted a photo and felt bad that you saw him?? Could be a lot of things.