{"id":1180,"date":"2007-03-20T12:23:11","date_gmt":"2007-03-20T19:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1180"},"modified":"2007-03-20T12:32:15","modified_gmt":"2007-03-20T19:32:15","slug":"another-sad-tale-of-another-unrepresented-buyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1180\/another-sad-tale-of-another-unrepresented-buyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Sad Tale Of Another Unrepresented Buyer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bad things happen to good people<\/strong><\/p>\n

I received a call this weekend from a past client – on behalf of a friend who bought a home last summer, but who can no longer afford it.<\/p>\n

The only thing you can be certain of in life – is uncertainty<\/strong><\/p>\n

This lady – we’ll call her Julie – was renting a home with a married couple as room-mates. They all got along well, so when the landlord decided to sell the property – Julie stepped up to be the buyer. With her room-mates kicking in each month, the payment was no problem.<\/p>\n

Although I had never met Julie, she knew of me. My client always brags to his friends about what a great deal I got him on his house – and how he is eternally grateful to me. But when she told her landlord that she wanted to use a Realtor – he told her that if she brought a Realtor into this, he would not sell her the house<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Well, she liked the house… and didn’t want to move… so she proceeded without the assistance or representation of a buyer’s agent.<\/p>\n

The sale closed last August for $175,000 and Julie was officially a homeowner for the first time. I am sure she was very proud and pleased with herself and her accomplishment.<\/p>\n

But there’s always calm before the storm<\/strong><\/p>\n

The room-mates developed marital problems that were quickly resolved by the wife moving out – followed by a speedy divorce.<\/p>\n

Then the remaining room-mate was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and, at this point in time, is not expected to survive his current stay in the hospital.<\/p>\n

Julie had been out of work for a while – and was looking forward to working in the restaurant that her room-mate was planning to open… prior to the divorce and brain tumor. Now she had no money left – behind on mortgage payments – and getting ready to start a new job that won’t come close to earning her enough money to keep the house. She needed out – and quick.<\/p>\n

Most of us Realtors take on charity cases. We don’t advertise that we Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bad things happen to good people I received a call this weekend from a past client – on behalf of a friend who bought a home last summer, but who can no longer afford it. 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