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Possible fraud?

posted 9 years ago by parillamilt
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I'm just wondering here.... Ok, the square, small, bunker like house with the flat roof, carport, huge backyard, all the windows boarded up and a ton of garbage inside - Why would T&C buy it without being able to look inside? The seller or the seller's agent must have known what a disaster it was inside, but don't want to have people take a look to see what they're getting into? Kind of like a used car dealer selling a car and not letting you open the door to check inside or pop the hood to see if there's even a motor/trans in it.

So the seller can refuse to let people inside and ask you to take it or leave it? What if the place had horrible fire/mold/water damage inside? Wouldn't that be some kind of bait and switch? I got you to pay big $$$ on something that would have been severely discounted if you knew what was inside? Yeah I know, buyers can just walk away if they don't like the conditions of the deal, but sellers like this seem like they're trying to do something very shady.

On another note, I don't think I've seen one of their houses so bad that they had to blur out the toilet. Must have been some horrible s*** in there.

[–] bobista1 9 years ago

They've had several houses where they aren't allowed to see it before they bought it. I think it's sketchy, but it adds to the "drama" of the show. Personally if I was a house flipper, I would want to see the house beforehand. I don't know if it's HGTV's overdramatic scenarios or them personally not acting very bright in certain situations, but if you drove by a house you're about to buy and see the windows all boarded up, would you really want to buy that house? I wouldn't.

And it's always the same scenario - they walk into the house, Christina makes a disgusted face, Tarek complains about how expensive it will be to do repairs, and they regret buying the house.

I've seen several episodes where they've had to blur out the toilet, which is weird. If you have to blur it out, why are you showing it to us? LOL.

This is a non-riot hearse. If it were a hearse, there would be silence in the backseat.

[–] poordogabone-1 8 years ago

Usually, they blur out the toilet because it's full of unflushed feces. No one wants to see that.

I'd like to be a pessimist, but this is a luxury I cannot afford.—Joseph of Cordoba

[–] catdaddyd 8 years ago

I've bought several houses without getting in to them. You have to adjust what you are willing to pay depending on whether you get inside the property etc.. If a house has a basement and I can't see or get into it then I lower my bid number accordingly.

[–] jingles173 9 years ago

A lot of times a foreclosed home is sold at auction you can't see the inside. That's why foreclosures are listed online without pictures.

[–] libby2130 9 years ago

yeah that he did mention and tarek also said that each bidder puts up $10,000 (or was it $1,000) and only the winning bidder gets that money back....

[–] tolarrattler-imdb 9 years ago

Actually, they have to put up a $10,000 deposit. That is given back to them at the end unless they bid more in an auction than they could pay. If you go and lose an auction you get it back too. The deposit is to keep out shill bidders and and such.

[–] libby2130 9 years ago

they complain of the stench but don't close the toilet lid....closing it would contain some of the smell at least