Miscellaneous: Today, I was closing the deal on this beautiful $200k ranch in...

By dontaskdonttell - 24/04/2009 06:27 - United States

Today, I was closing the deal on this beautiful $200k ranch in the country. The buyer soon pulls up and we get to discussing the contract terms, soon the buyer asks the seller," Wow why is this house going so cheap?" The seller replies, "Do you believe in ghosts?" There goes my $8,000 commission. FML

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By canabana - 11/04/2009 08:42 - Canada

Today, I spent 3 hours trying to close a simple $400 deal with a homeowner. He spent 3 hours telling me about his life story including his marital problems, his philosophical views of the world, AND he read me 20 pages of haiku poems. Only 3 hours later did he tell me he couldn't accept my deal. FML

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Kinda sus

By JPlays - 13/09/2016 03:31 - United States - Henderson

Today, after days of working with a client on plans for a project, I received a message halfway through completion, saying the deal was off because my prices were "so low, it seems like a scam." FML

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By Boo - 14/07/2011 08:59 - United Kingdom

Today, my new neighbor informed me with great relish that the house I have just bought is haunted because 30 years ago a man shot himself in the kitchen. I'm now paying a huge mortgage on a house I'm frightened to be alone in. FML

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Buyer's market

By Anonymous - 20/06/2021 00:01

Today, I found out that my childhood vacation home was on sale for 149K. We sold it for 99K 9 months ago. FML

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By jenjam - 05/07/2012 00:50

Today, I bought a home at a bargain. It will need 5 grand in repairs to fix plumbing and electric, but it's mine. When I pulled up the listing to show pictures to my friends, there was a new listing that was in the same neighborhood, and a larger, nicer house that is move in ready. Same price. FML

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By mustanggt - 10/01/2019 14:00

Today, I submitted an offer on a house. I got a call a few minutes later saying that it had collapsed. FML

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Swindled

By Anonymous - 28/06/2012 16:53 - United States - Fallbrook

Today, I found out that the piece of vacant land I purchased for $20,000 is illegal to build a house on, due to acreage restrictions. Thank you, realtor. FML

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Goddamn safety regulations!

By Anonymous - 28/09/2021 02:00 - United States - Virginia Beach

Today, my partner and I went to the inspection of a house we wanted to buy. The whole roof was illegal. This is the second time our realtor has shown us a house with major issues. FML

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The old switcheroo

By Anonymous - 09/12/2020 11:09

Today, I was supposed to close on a house. Unfortunately, our lender decided that they couldn't finance us and denied us a loan, after 3 months of us digging up paperwork, saving money, and packing. Now we have to scramble to find a new place, while our insane landlady screams at us. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/05/2015 20:58 - United States - Evanston

Today, at work, I was about to close a big sale, when a coworker rushed over and said there was a call for me in the office. He heavily implied my mom had died, and I rushed out. After I figured out there was no call and that my mom was fine, he'd already stolen my sale and the commission. FML

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Dukedj 0

Friday 24 April 2009 12:18

Wow. That is totally screwed up. I hope the seller was saying that as a joke, if the seller wasn't then they are a total idiot.

Darth_Taco 14

Friday 24 April 2009 12:24

You got the wrong buyers. If I had the money, I would've bought the house BECAUSE of the ghosts. Unless they were vengeful spirits. I'm sorry though, that really sucks. Especially in this global economy XP.

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Sessee 4

Friday 24 April 2009 13:58

Maybe they didn't believe in ghosts. Whatever, I'd buy it and watch my entire ghost movie collection. It's quite big, I assure you.

blue8795 0

Friday 24 April 2009 13:59

@20 Well, if they bought the house, ghosts and all, who would be left to sue afterwards? : ) I guess the OP would feel a little bad sending an unsuspecting buyer to their death. Or he'd be in his backyard swimming in all his commission money like Scrooge McDuck.

secretish 0

Friday 24 April 2009 14:02

Why would the seller do that? Hes also losing out on 200K here. What a douche.

Indiana_fml 4

Friday 24 April 2009 14:10

#20 ROFL - I've never heard that term!

i_like_chicks 0

Friday 24 April 2009 14:15

hahahaha yeah the house is so haunted. man tell me something better

FreedomFirst 0

Friday 24 April 2009 14:16

Is this a joke? Or was the seller joking? Because if I had a house so badly haunted I had to leave, and was willing to tell a buyer about the problem, I think I'd just burn it down instead. I never get why these people pass the evil on to others. So irresponsible.

Ashora 0

Friday 24 April 2009 14:18

I'm suprised at the amount of people that believe in ghosts on this site, it makes me sad.

twilight0272 0

Friday 24 April 2009 14:31

I thought realtors were supposed to make sure the seller was never around when a potential buyer was touring a house... the realtor's supposed to be the one that prevents stupid things like that from being said!!!