Commercial Property
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Realty Times Best and Worst of 2006
supplies from Home Depot stores in Massachusetts got more than they bargained for. One discovered two 50-pound "bricks" of marijuana (street value: $145,000) stashed inside a bathroom vanity he had purchased from a Tewksbury store. A plumber purchased a vanity in western Massachusetts which was found to contain 3 kilograms of cocaine and around 40 pounds of marijuana, with a total estimated street value of $250,000. Other complaints were made across the state. The She"s-A-Pistol Award Get more bang for your advertising buck. That"s what Texas real estate agent Julie Upton thought she would do by offering Houston-area law enforcement personnel a free Glock pistol if they bought a home from her. She advertised the pistol incentive in the department"s monthly newsletter "Badge & Gun," and by the time the story hit the wires, she had already given away at least two pistols to police officers who purchased homes using her as their agent. The guns cost about $500. In Texas, reported Reuters, "no license is required to own a rifle, shotgun or handgun, but a permit is needed to carry a concealed weapon, according to the National Rifle Association."Pages: 1 [2]