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Scrooge McSam · 10-29-2007, 04:54 AM

I FINALLY FOUND IT!!!

(continued from page 283)

It's been an interesting weekend. Sunday afternoon, I talked to the owner of that house I'm buying for my mother. Curiously, the owner of the house is not the lady that's wanting to sell it to me.

Late Friday afternoon, B, from my lender, calls me with bad news; Title AND attorney problems. We couldn't get an appraisal because the seller's name on the contract doesn't matching title records down at city hall. Seller told me she'd bought the property. I figure there's some records mixup which will require 9000 phone calls to clear up. So I grit my teeth for the rest of the bad news. This lady, what's her name, this M_ S_ attorney person my seller want to close with? No, lender won't be doing business with her. Not on the approved list. GRRR I try to find seller, get voice mail and leave a message. She's out of town but at least she'll know when she checks her voicemail.

So on the way home, I head out to the house to give my mom a project. She needs to make some decisions on flooring, appliances, bathroom fixtures and such and quit digging in her new Barbie dream garden. I swear if I had pulled up 5 minutes later, she'd have had those corral fenceposts she's been fussing about in her trunk. Get thee to Home Depot, woman, and lose thyself in chips and swatches and mind the loo.

Sunday was Home Depot day. Mom ran into an old friend of hers and was telling him how excited she was about her new house. This friend knew the street and the man that used to own that group of houses near the cul de sac, but he was practically sure that last house (our house) hadn't sold.

??

Three cell calls later and I'm talking to the owner... the real owner. Sure enough, the lady selling to me does not actually own the house. She's been talking to the owner about buying it. For several months she's been talking to him. But that's all she's been doing... talking. She hasn't signed a contract. In fact, the owner had given up on her and was about to start advertising again until he got an email from her dictating to him that she needed to close on the place this coming Friday at 11AM. with this M_ S_ attorney person (My closing with seller was scheduled at 2:30PM that same afternoon). The mention of M_ S_ gets an immediate reaction out of the owner. I would call it disgust.

Now I got nothing against a good flip. But this lady crossed some lines.

Seller announced herself to my Mother as the owner the first time Mom inspected the property.
Seller told the owner she'd turned on the utilities. We did that.
Seller told the owner she'd been cleaning up the place. We're doing that.
Seller told me she wanted to close this month because she didn't want to pay additional fees on a property I now know she doesn't even own, nor does she have under contract.

Seller is a lying weasel. Which reminds me, I need to check out this M_ S_ person. They run in packs, these people.

Long story short, if that's even possible at this point, I am saving 37.5% off a purchase price I was already satisfied with by dealing with the owner instead of the lying weasel. And I get the distinct impression the owner, after having been strung along by lying weasel all these months, is enjoying wrecking her deal.

How was your weekend?

Nephythys · 10-29-2007, 04:59 AM

Hmm, Rockie's lost.....bummer....

Is it Wednesday yet- Halloween is fun....

Is it Thursday yet- I wanna go to Disneyland!

Moonliner · 10-29-2007, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Nephythys

Hmm, Rockie's lost.....bummer....

While it might surprise you, I agree with that. Bummer. I like a seven game series. It's better for all the folks that work those games.

lashbear · 10-29-2007, 06:32 AM

37.5% off

Nephy... come to Oz instead ! (you know I'm not gonna stop trying....)

RStar · 10-29-2007, 06:35 AM

Wow Scrooge, that's the house deal from the Twilight Zone!

Reminds me of when I was selling my house, and just days before escrow closes, we have the people over for the final walk-through. We are all packed and ready to move. Our lives are in limbo. The folks pull up, get out of their car, and.............walk to the house being sold accross the street.

Our agent says "come on over for the walk-through!" to which they reply

"We are here for the walk through, come over here!".

He says "But you are buying this house!"

They look at each other in dismay and bark back "No, we aren't!"

"Oh, yes you are. I have the contract right here that you signed and it has this address on it. There must be some mistake."

Both houses were for sale at the same time by the same selling agent. The buying agent thought they wanted the house across the street, which was larger, for the great price of our smaller house. She didn't pay attention to the addresses. We got to keep the deposit, and sold it (again) two months later, while living out of boxes all the while. Who wants to pack twice? What a nightmare it was.

alphabassettgrrl · 10-29-2007, 10:15 AM

Wow. I thought buying our house was stressful. I take that back. Good for you, Sam, for finding the truth. I can totally see why you and the real owner would get some satisfaction from wrecking lying weasel's deal.

Scrooge McSam · 10-29-2007, 10:35 AM

Rstar: OMG! I'm sure you felt that same sinking feeling standing on the sidewalk as the one that descended on me Friday afternoon.

alphabassettgrrl: It's all a little fresh for me to be getting much enjoyment... yet. I'm tempted to just let Friday roll around and have the weasel explain to me why she can't sell me the house that's she's been claiming all along she owns. But I'm just not that mean. Sometimes I wish I was, but I'm not.

Ghoulish Delight · 10-29-2007, 10:38 AM

Score! My manager just stuck me in a training class last minute. Not only does this mean I don't have to do any actual work for the next three days (or, rather, that I will legitimately not be doing any actual work for the next three days), but this will be the first formal training I've received on the technology I've been working with for the last 6 years or so. Probably a good thing.

Disneyphile · 10-29-2007, 10:41 AM

Sam, sorry about all the mess, but it sounds like it will work out better in the long run. Like I've always believed - things happen for a reason. Sometimes things that appear bad are actually the stepping stones for a much better outcome. Hang in there, and you're going to have a gorgeous house soon, and even more money after the fact.

Today's starting off fun. I've got work piling up, numerous people to call about projects, a producer to meet with, and still need to pack up about 20 boxes of crap at our old place.

I'm so exhausted and feel like I could sleep for weeks, but can't, because there's just too much to get done. I feel like I'm falling back into the same rut that I did over the summer.

Kevy Baby · 10-29-2007, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Score! My manager just stuck me in a training class last minute. Not only does this mean I don't have to do any actual work for the next three days (or, rather, that I will legitimately not be doing any actual work for the next three days), but this will be the first formal training I've received on the technology I've been working with for the last 6 years or so. Probably a good thing.

6 year old computer technology? Is it a training class or a history class?

10-29-2007, 04:54 AM	#14311
Scrooge McSam What? Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,635	I FINALLY FOUND IT!!! (continued from page 283) It's been an interesting weekend. Sunday afternoon, I talked to the owner of that house I'm buying for my mother. Curiously, the owner of the house is not the lady that's wanting to sell it to me. Late Friday afternoon, B, from my lender, calls me with bad news; Title AND attorney problems. We couldn't get an appraisal because the seller's name on the contract doesn't matching title records down at city hall. Seller told me she'd bought the property. I figure there's some records mixup which will require 9000 phone calls to clear up. So I grit my teeth for the rest of the bad news. This lady, what's her name, this M_ S_ attorney person my seller want to close with? No, lender won't be doing business with her. Not on the approved list. GRRR I try to find seller, get voice mail and leave a message. She's out of town but at least she'll know when she checks her voicemail. So on the way home, I head out to the house to give my mom a project. She needs to make some decisions on flooring, appliances, bathroom fixtures and such and quit digging in her new Barbie dream garden. I swear if I had pulled up 5 minutes later, she'd have had those corral fenceposts she's been fussing about in her trunk. Get thee to Home Depot, woman, and lose thyself in chips and swatches and mind the loo. Sunday was Home Depot day. Mom ran into an old friend of hers and was telling him how excited she was about her new house. This friend knew the street and the man that used to own that group of houses near the cul de sac, but he was practically sure that last house (our house) hadn't sold. ?? Three cell calls later and I'm talking to the owner... the real owner. Sure enough, the lady selling to me does not actually own the house. She's been talking to the owner about buying it. For several months she's been talking to him. But that's all she's been doing... talking. She hasn't signed a contract. In fact, the owner had given up on her and was about to start advertising again until he got an email from her dictating to him that she needed to close on the place this coming Friday at 11AM. with this M_ S_ attorney person (My closing with seller was scheduled at 2:30PM that same afternoon). The mention of M_ S_ gets an immediate reaction out of the owner. I would call it disgust. Now I got nothing against a good flip. But this lady crossed some lines. Seller announced herself to my Mother as the owner the first time Mom inspected the property. Seller told the owner she'd turned on the utilities. We did that. Seller told the owner she'd been cleaning up the place. We're doing that. Seller told me she wanted to close this month because she didn't want to pay additional fees on a property I now know she doesn't even own, nor does she have under contract. Seller is a lying weasel. Which reminds me, I need to check out this M_ S_ person. They run in packs, these people. Long story short, if that's even possible at this point, I am saving 37.5% off a purchase price I was already satisfied with by dealing with the owner instead of the lying weasel. And I get the distinct impression the owner, after having been strung along by lying weasel all these months, is enjoying wrecking her deal. How was your weekend?
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10-29-2007, 04:59 AM	#14312
Nephythys Yeah, that's about it- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a state of constant crap to get done Posts: 2,688	Hmm, Rockie's lost.....bummer.... Is it Wednesday yet- Halloween is fun.... Is it Thursday yet- I wanna go to Disneyland!
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10-29-2007, 06:32 AM	#14314
lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	37.5% off Nephy... come to Oz instead ! (you know I'm not gonna stop trying....) __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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10-29-2007, 06:35 AM	#14315
RStar Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Me & Manyard hangin out! Posts: 5,433	Wow Scrooge, that's the house deal from the Twilight Zone! Reminds me of when I was selling my house, and just days before escrow closes, we have the people over for the final walk-through. We are all packed and ready to move. Our lives are in limbo. The folks pull up, get out of their car, and.............walk to the house being sold accross the street. Our agent says "come on over for the walk-through!" to which they reply "We are here for the walk through, come over here!". He says "But you are buying this house!" They look at each other in dismay and bark back "No, we aren't!" "Oh, yes you are. I have the contract right here that you signed and it has this address on it. There must be some mistake." Both houses were for sale at the same time by the same selling agent. The buying agent thought they wanted the house across the street, which was larger, for the great price of our smaller house. She didn't pay attention to the addresses. We got to keep the deposit, and sold it (again) two months later, while living out of boxes all the while. Who wants to pack twice? What a nightmare it was. __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup! www.StarTownGifts.com
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10-29-2007, 10:15 AM	#14316
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Wow. I thought buying our house was stressful. I take that back. Good for you, Sam, for finding the truth. I can totally see why you and the real owner would get some satisfaction from wrecking lying weasel's deal. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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10-29-2007, 10:35 AM	#14317
Scrooge McSam What? Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,635	Rstar: OMG! I'm sure you felt that same sinking feeling standing on the sidewalk as the one that descended on me Friday afternoon. alphabassettgrrl: It's all a little fresh for me to be getting much enjoyment... yet. I'm tempted to just let Friday roll around and have the weasel explain to me why she can't sell me the house that's she's been claiming all along she owns. But I'm just not that mean. Sometimes I wish I was, but I'm not.
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10-29-2007, 10:38 AM	#14318
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Score! My manager just stuck me in a training class last minute. Not only does this mean I don't have to do any actual work for the next three days (or, rather, that I will legitimately not be doing any actual work for the next three days), but this will be the first formal training I've received on the technology I've been working with for the last 6 years or so. Probably a good thing. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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10-29-2007, 10:41 AM	#14319
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	Sam, sorry about all the mess, but it sounds like it will work out better in the long run. Like I've always believed - things happen for a reason. Sometimes things that appear bad are actually the stepping stones for a much better outcome. Hang in there, and you're going to have a gorgeous house soon, and even more money after the fact. Today's starting off fun. I've got work piling up, numerous people to call about projects, a producer to meet with, and still need to pack up about 20 boxes of crap at our old place. I'm so exhausted and feel like I could sleep for weeks, but can't, because there's just too much to get done. I feel like I'm falling back into the same rut that I did over the summer.
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