MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Midtown couple is out of time, money, and patience after they say they hired a handyman who ghosted them. "Ultimately, I think he just didn't expect to pay me back and he got caught in a bad situation," explained Lila Bear, who found the contractor on Nextdoor. When Bear and her husband purchased their home last year, they knew they needed a handyman. Their chimney does not have a cap or a flue liner. "It's being rained into constantly," she explained. "I'm starting to see mouse droppings in my house because small animals can get in there." Bear ultimately hired David Gunn after discovering his company, Gunn Construction, on Nextdoor. She agreed to three payments of $400, although she was skeptical about using Zelle. "He really didn't have anythin

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