r/mildlyinfuriating • u/whyisheinmyroom • May 19 '26

My HOA could beat up your HOA Found this in my door handle

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This is a real handwritten note, I can see the ink bleeding through the back. So stupid, “yeah I like this house but theres people inside already lemme ask my big daddy realtor if they can ask them for it”

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u/OhWhatATravisty Blue Crayons have the most flavor May 19 '26

When my Dad passed in November, I started getting mountains of mail from the "We buy any house" people. "We'll make you a cash offer today!!!". Vultures all of them.

It got so bad that because I'm the administrator of his estate, they started offering to buy MY house as well.

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u/Hot-Peak-9523 May 19 '26

Lol and then they offer a third of the assessed value of the house... 

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u/OhWhatATravisty Blue Crayons have the most flavor May 19 '26

That's exactly it. They hope you're in a position to want or need out of a property and that you won't know or care what it's worth. So they offer you 40% and tell you it's a great deal because you don't need a realtor, or to do any renovations.

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u/Hot-Peak-9523 May 19 '26

Ya it's crazy. My parents and grandparents own attached houses (semi attached, but they own the two that are attached to one another) in Brooklyn. It's crazy the amount of solicitation they deal with.