When he got home, the victim told police, paint and bleach had been poured "all over" the kitchen, living room and bedrooms, the report says.
He told police his Sony flat screen TV, a Microsoft X-box, an HP laptop and an HP desktop computer had been stolen, the report says.
The stolen appliances were worth about $1,700, the report says.
The victim said he left the front door unlocked, and officers said the rear bedroom window was also open, the report says.
The victim said he was supposed to meet the person on Craigslist at 6 p.m.
He said the house was robbed sometime between 6 and 11:30 p.m., the report says.