Summary:
Real estate sabotage?—Yeah, it’s a REAL thing, just ask today’s guest, Joslyn Solomon. She’ll tells us about the time she was trying to get a property sold, but kept encountering hostile neighbors, neighbors who used bees, Rottweilers, and live animal traps to make the sale an impossibility.
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Time Stamped Show Notes:
- 00:33 – Introducing Joslyn Soloman
- 00:41 – Joslyn does residential real estate in Minnesota
- 01:06 – Minnesota septic tanks freeze
- 02:06 – Joslyn has been doing real estate for 10 years
- 02:26 – Started with foreclosure properties
- 02:29 – Joslyn’s first foreclosed property was a run-down manufacture home
- 02:58 – She went up to the house and a neighbor comes along
- 03:11 – The neighbor was instantly interested in the property
- 03:38 – The neighbor comes up to Joslyn and says the house was a meth house
- 03:55 – Neighborreported the property to the county
- 04:39 – Joslyn had to do an elevation survey for the house
- 04:52 – Joslyn went up to the neighbor to tell him the price and he left
- 05:08 – The house’s first showing schedule
- 05:13 – Agent called Joslyn to say they can’t show the house
- 05:20 – The neighbor put beehives all over the driveway claiming it was his line
- 05:50 – There were a lot of obstacles in selling the house
- 06:07 – Joslyn gets a call from an agent saying there are Rottweilers tied outside
- 06:21 – Neighbor blocked the driveway by putting the dogs in long chains
- 06:49 – The neighbor submits an offer and Joslyn tells the bank not to accept
- 07:04 – Joslyn found live animal traps all over in the house
- 07:24 – The guy got the house for 40% of what Joslyn listed for
- 08:59 – Don’t try to sabotage things for your own benefit
- 09:17 – What redemption means in Minnesota
- 09:48 – When redemption period ends, you’re expected to get out of the property
- 10:00 – Every state can be different with their laws
- 10:57 – Not every house is available at all times
- 11:37 – There are different and varying rules in every property
- 12:04 – Foreclosures are their own beast
- 12:36 –Are you a listener with a crazy story to share? Ping Leigh at www.noflufftraining.com
- 13:04 – Reach Joslyn here or call at 612 850 3153
Key Points:
- People will try to devalue any property to get it at a lower price so be aware.
- It’s not always the owner or the buyer that has the problem. Sometimes, it’s the neighbor!
- Some can suck—as a real estate agent, you have to get over it.
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