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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 655492" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Do not EVER sell property or get into a contract for sale on a property without an attorney of YOUR OWN. I have a friend who's husband got them into a house on a 'lease to own'. Well, the marriage went south and they wanted to sell, only to find out that the lawyer who 'advised' her husband was the other guy's shady atty. the guy was a 'friend' of her husband that she barely knew, but her husband shut her out of their finances as much as possible unless the lights were being shut off because he didn't pay the bills. So they had zero equity and couldn't even get back what they spent in upgrades AND the guy tried to sue them for damages!!! He claimed their upgrades were 'damages' until the judge pointed out that damages do NOT increase the value of a home. </p><p></p><p>Here in my state you cannot legally enter into a contract for land or a house without an attorney and the courts being involved. Most of the time you are required to have your own attorney and cannot use the same one as the seller is using. I was surprised by this when we bought a house. The courts here will not enforce a contract for 'real property', meaning land/house/physical structure, if each party did not have representation of some kind AND if it isn't registered with the court. It sure adds legal fees to home prices, but it is usually worth it.</p><p></p><p>We spent about 6 weeks renting from a friend of husband's a few summers ago. The property was on the market and I was shocked at what happened during showings. Not a single real estate agent gave us more than four hours notice and they got upset when we insisted on the 24 hours in the contracts. We thought it was the prospective buyers causing problems but it was the agents. Two of them left cigarette butts in the bedrooms and ground some butts into the carpets just for fun! One agent went into the bathroom and peed all over the counter and floor. Not just missing the toilet or having an accident - it was clearly intentional, and a woman did it. She had to take her pants totally off to get it everywhere with-o being soaked in it herself - ICK! Then we busted ourselves cleaning as we moved out (we had enough of the nonsense so we left) and got a really UGLY email from husband's friend. My poor husband was so upset and heartbroken by the things he said that he couldn't even respond. I sent photos of how we left it. An agent went through after we left and punched some walls, burned some carpet, overflowed a toilet and yanked a curtain rod out of the wall. </p><p></p><p>We got an apologetic email a few days later. It seems this agent did this to 2 other properties in order to get the price down for a buyer who couldn't afford it anyway. She was caught using a hammer to put holes in walls and she had torn the pipe under a sink out just before she was caught. She got so ugly with her boss that she was arrested. husband barely talks to his friends now (I never really knew them well but husband had worked with them for a while.) and he doesn't trust them after the way they handled it all. </p><p></p><p>Real estate is a bizarre, bizarre world. I don't know who is crazier, agents or buyers/sellers!</p><p></p><p>I wish you luck. You should put on your ad that you absolutely will not do land contracts or financing, and that buyers should have financing arranged up front. </p><p></p><p>Good Luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 655492, member: 1233"] Do not EVER sell property or get into a contract for sale on a property without an attorney of YOUR OWN. I have a friend who's husband got them into a house on a 'lease to own'. Well, the marriage went south and they wanted to sell, only to find out that the lawyer who 'advised' her husband was the other guy's shady atty. the guy was a 'friend' of her husband that she barely knew, but her husband shut her out of their finances as much as possible unless the lights were being shut off because he didn't pay the bills. So they had zero equity and couldn't even get back what they spent in upgrades AND the guy tried to sue them for damages!!! He claimed their upgrades were 'damages' until the judge pointed out that damages do NOT increase the value of a home. Here in my state you cannot legally enter into a contract for land or a house without an attorney and the courts being involved. Most of the time you are required to have your own attorney and cannot use the same one as the seller is using. I was surprised by this when we bought a house. The courts here will not enforce a contract for 'real property', meaning land/house/physical structure, if each party did not have representation of some kind AND if it isn't registered with the court. It sure adds legal fees to home prices, but it is usually worth it. We spent about 6 weeks renting from a friend of husband's a few summers ago. The property was on the market and I was shocked at what happened during showings. Not a single real estate agent gave us more than four hours notice and they got upset when we insisted on the 24 hours in the contracts. We thought it was the prospective buyers causing problems but it was the agents. Two of them left cigarette butts in the bedrooms and ground some butts into the carpets just for fun! One agent went into the bathroom and peed all over the counter and floor. Not just missing the toilet or having an accident - it was clearly intentional, and a woman did it. She had to take her pants totally off to get it everywhere with-o being soaked in it herself - ICK! Then we busted ourselves cleaning as we moved out (we had enough of the nonsense so we left) and got a really UGLY email from husband's friend. My poor husband was so upset and heartbroken by the things he said that he couldn't even respond. I sent photos of how we left it. An agent went through after we left and punched some walls, burned some carpet, overflowed a toilet and yanked a curtain rod out of the wall. We got an apologetic email a few days later. It seems this agent did this to 2 other properties in order to get the price down for a buyer who couldn't afford it anyway. She was caught using a hammer to put holes in walls and she had torn the pipe under a sink out just before she was caught. She got so ugly with her boss that she was arrested. husband barely talks to his friends now (I never really knew them well but husband had worked with them for a while.) and he doesn't trust them after the way they handled it all. Real estate is a bizarre, bizarre world. I don't know who is crazier, agents or buyers/sellers! I wish you luck. You should put on your ad that you absolutely will not do land contracts or financing, and that buyers should have financing arranged up front. Good Luck! [/QUOTE]
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