Do any other home owners get spam texts about selling their house?

@Punches I figure they must have some market research, like know there are seniors or older families in the neighbourhood or something.

@Punches Maybe older houses that they're looking to flip. That's why they lowball you.

@MsSwan @JimboSaturn If someone were even thinking of selling, wouldn't they know to investigate what their home might be worth instead of just giving it to some "home vester"

People freak out when someone tries to lowball offer even their car, let alone a house.

@Punches They never actually said a price because when they asked me if I was selling, it was a firm "no" from me.

@Punches I would definitely look up the market value of my hime before even considering it.

Maybe the people who are accepting the offers are people whose parents died, and they're just looking to unload it.

@MsSwan I would think someone would have to be pretty well off financially if they are willing to just "unload" a piece of real estate. I know it could happen, but most of us who get such letters are living in OUR houses.

@JimboSaturn I think this - if they want to buy house, I hear there are a lot of abandoned properties in Detroit, Michigan that are going for less money than what we spent at McDonalds the other day. 🤔
There might be a tree growing in the living room, like a huge tree, but hey, CHEAP!

In any case, it is just tacky and icky that companies even ask. About as tacky as asking to borrow someone's toothbrush.

@Punches I think here in Canada, it's more like, "if you ever consider selling, contact me" kinda thing.

@Punches It is tacky, but this is the U.S., and it's all about opportunity and making money. People don't care wether it's tacky or not if they can make a small fortune.

@Punches
I don't consider the area where I live "well-off," and maybe "unload" wasn't the right word, but I've seen it happen. Some older people of elderly parents that have passed already own their own home and have money, so they're willing to take less because it's all profit to them after all.

@JimboSaturn You could politely say, "Sure, my realtor would contact you". Of course a realtor would not begin to entertain their p*ss poor offers.

@MsSwan These companies must think EVERYone is in the situation you stated above. And yeah, "unload" is probably the right word in such a case. I have never sold a house but I heard the process of doing it through traditional methods is a long and expensive process so who knows.

I wonder how long these companies have been around? Have you ever seen Back to the Future part 2? (mid 80's) When I was a kid and it came out, I wondered what the heck that guy meant by, "Tell that real estate sucka we ain't sellin'!"
I know NOW of course.

@MsSwan If you haven't seen it, something screwed up the time line between 1955 and 1985, so the main character thinks this is where he lives but due to events having been changed, it wasn't his house.

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@Punches i tell them im leaving this house feet first