Getting a random phone call from someone asking to buy your house

I have had it happen. I did not entertain it.

You should offer to sell for tree fiddy

It’s not a scam per se. They are looking for suckers who are in a bind to buy for pennies on the dollar

I get these kind of text messages all the time. Best to just block them and move on.

Yes. I throw out a crazy number. They usually just hang up.

I have had it happen. I told them that I use my house for living in. They said Ok, bye.

It’s either BlackRock, Vanguard, or State Street. I’m putting my house on the market, and I’m pissed I’ve been informed that I can’t refuse to sell to those scum fricks because it’s technically discrimination.

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My coworker told me this morning that he received a phone call yesterday from some random dude that said he wants to but his house in Walker. (The house is not for sale)

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Probably not a scam. There are firms now that are trying to get people to sell homes under market value to avoid it having to sit for sale and hassle with a realtor.

I got an offer in the mail for mine and I laughed it off. It was ridiculously low. But they are looking to prey on people that either don’t know what their home is worth, need it sold because they cannot afford it, or some economically stupid person who sees those numbers and their eyes start spinning.

The hook is, for some people, that the offer is more than likely higher than what people paid in 2008-2010 and they see the offer as an increase. In reality their home’s value has increased a lot more.

I bet a lot of deceased parents homes have been sold to these firms.

You have to consider the stupid people out there. Remember, the pet rock made someone a multimillionaire and robocallers get sales or they wouldn’t continue it.

I get 50 calls a freaking week.

This is one reason I think the market is so high.

Since about 2019 I've gotten that call every few weeks. I tell them to look on Zillow, its a lot easier to find a house for sale than asking a random person.