I received a call last week from a woman who was desperate to sell her house.  Her husband had lost his job and they were not able to keep making payments.  They had contacted another Real Estate Investor (I won’t mention any names) who had told them that he was buying their house.  He even wrote a contact on the house.  But he never really intended to buy it.  Instead, he tried selling it to other investors.  When that didn’t work he just backed out of the deal one week before the foreclosure sale.  But before he did, he filed his contract against the property.  In other words, he placed what amounted to a lien on the house.  So it couldn’t be sold without paying him off first.  When I contacted him he told me he wanted $5,000 to release the property.  Can you believe that?  It made me want to puke!  It’s no wonder that real estate investors have such a bad reputation!  To make a long story short, I called my title company and my attorney and we got everything handled.  We closed on the house in three days without any trouble.

I’m not going to go off on my usual rant about unscrupulous investors.  But just make sure that you are working with an established company who can provide you not only with references but also proof of funds.  Make sure that they actually have the ability and the intentions to buy your house!

If you have a house that you need to sell fast give me a call.  I can take it as is so you don’t have to fix anything.  I pay all of the closing costs and handle all of the details.  It is very easy.  You can find out more about my company at Sell My House Fast Amarillo or better yet, give me a call at 806-359-7653.  It may be old fashioned, but I think it’s hard to beat calling someone!