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Comment on Is this a Scam?

2008-07-02T16:39:50Z

Everybody wants to get into the act! They think that they can prey on people in distress and then turn the property for a quick buck. Real Estate is a tricky business with so many scams out there. Everyone Beware and trust someone that comes highly recommended not some letter in the mail.

Comment on Is this a Scam?

2008-07-02T14:49:29Z

Just got a similar letter from Jim Reid @ 702-566-8999 . When I googled the number I got Jim Reid's website for "Energy Kinesiology Association" with that number listed for scheduling an appointment. Quack, quack, quack....

Comment on Is this a Scam?

2008-06-28T14:21:57Z

Nothing if you don't wish to sell. But if you are interested in selling your home you should work with a real estate professional who can expose your property to everyone out there - not just this one buyer. If they really are interested in your property specfically they can buy it - but if they are only looking to buy any property under market why bother.

If you need help in selection a Real Estate Professional - ask me, I can help you no matter where you are located.

Pamala

Comment on Is this a Scam?

2008-06-28T01:31:23Z

I received a letter today, what should I do?

Comment on Is this a Scam?

2008-06-25T03:45:37Z

Seems to be a trick. Don't fall for it!

Comment on Is this a Scam?

2008-06-20T21:33:14Z

Just got the same letter only the assistant is listed as Pat. Think it might be a scam so I googled and got this site. I am afraid it could be someone just wanting personal information.

Comment on Deal or No Deal

2008-06-04T00:19:20Z

Not only do you need a Realtor when you are a Realtor, you need a Realtor when you are a Realtor married to a Real estate broker/ Mortgage loan officer. We have had to learn the hard way everything we already knew about pricing too high. This market is going down so fast its giving us indigestion and high blood pressure. Our Realtor is an angel trying to guide us through this torrential downpour of dropping prices and lightening bolts of low ball offers shocking my husband and I into lifeless zombies.
When Harriet met us we had no idea she would be with us through one of the most difficult times of our lives. We will always be grateful to our angel Realtor Harriet Pecot of Morgan Hill, California. She's an angel but a tough love angel who beats the crap out of you with her magic wand determined to make you see the reality of this shitty market until you finally whimper off with your tail between your legs. We took our beating and now we see the light. Although the light is most certainly not from the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The lightness is more from the burden being lifted off of our backs. Thank You Harriet!! (you mean little tough love fairy Realtor) Kathryn Walker Mendoza

Comment on Is this a Scam?

2008-04-26T22:38:03Z

My husband and I got this exact same letter from a man whose return address was in Santa Clara, California(we live in Dallas, Texas). We were wondering what to make of it, and then only a few days later, we received the exact same letter (with even the same assistant name, Pat) from a person with a return address and phone number in Ft. Worth, Texas. I was suspicious after the first letter, but after the second, I was sure it was some sort of scam. The fact that the letter was not written on company letterhead, mentioned no company name, and was headed with bold writing stating "Transferred Executive looking to buy a home..." was also a dead give away. Glad I found this blog to confirm my suspicions. If these folks want to get away with their "house-flipping enterprise", they need to make sure they all don't send out the EXACT same letter to the same person under different names.

Comment on Is this a Scam?

2008-04-25T12:22:49Z

Similar letter received in Birmingham, AL purporting to be from "R.H. Parker" signed in blue ink, 'Ray'. Envelope was airmail thin with security interior; hand addressed and stamped with a tinkerbell stamp and what appears to be a personal return address sticker (it has a picture of a tiger on it) with a return address of 3162 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta, Ga 30062. Phone number to call on our version of this scam is 678-538-6362. It is misleading and false as the sender is not moving to our area. Phone number doesn't match up with address. I suggest you forward this to the FBI or attorney general's office if, as in our case, the letter originates out of state. Once they go out of state, if the information is fals and intended to mislead or trick someone into a financial transaction it may constitute behavior that is actionable mail and/or wire fraud (as they use both mail and phone). It's always a good idea to look these things up on google; just search the primary terms/words on the letter. BEWARE! If it sounds too good to be true. It always is.

Phil

Comment on Is this a Scam?

2008-04-25T11:44:47Z

I received a similar letter only the sender is Donna Prince and the assistant is Pat. I found it odd that there was no letterhead or company name given. I Google'd the phone and got no hits. However, I went to metrobot.com and looked up the address...amazingly, there is a Mailboxes, etc. store there! Address is 110 W. 9th St. Ste 578, Wilmington, DE 19801. Phone number is 302-295-6312...not that I plan on calling them...thanks for this blog. You've probably just save me lots of aggravation!