Life Flakes who make life decisions then change their mind - Page 2

ChiefaRoo · 08-22-2012, 04:01 PM

Ok, so I have a rental property that I'm trying to get a new tenant for. My realtor guy suggested I try Craigslist because why not try to get some larger interest.

I put the thing online and get a bunch of passing interest. No biggie. Then I get a guy who calls me and wants the place. He tells me all about himself and he seems like a normal well adjusted human being.

I ask for a Earnest money check. He sends it. I get it in the mail. Normal right?

Today I get a text from him and he tells me that he's changed his mind and can't afford it.

WTF?

I'm like ok thanks for playing.

Bump · 08-22-2012, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

At the time I was more worried about trying to find another house because we only had 3 weeks to find one. I probably could have taken him to court......just didn't want to deal with that shit on top of everything else.

ya I probably wouldn't have bothered either

ChiefaRoo · 08-22-2012, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

how did he send you a check, you received it, and he then changed his mind in under 8 hours?

I made the deal last week. Then number two guy rolls in and offers me more $$. I call dude in the morning and ask him to confirm that he's sent the. $$ and say are you sure ... He says absolutely and assures me it's a go. I call number two guy and tell him thanks for playing because I like to think I'm a fair minded businessman. He's say ok. Later that day I get a FUUKHING TEXT from the guy backing out. I immediately call number two guy and he's like really? I signed a contract over lunch hour and gave down monies. I hang up and realize I've been screwed.

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 08-22-2012, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefaRoo

I made the deal last week. Then number two guy rolls in and offers me more $$. I call dude in the morning and ask him to confirm that he's sent the. $$ and say are you sure ... He says absolutely and assures me it's a go. I call number two guy and tell him thanks for playing because I like to think I'm a fair minded businessman. He's say ok. Later that day I get a FUUKHING TEXT from the guy backing out. I immediately call number two guy and he's like really? I signed a contract over lunch hour and gave down monies. I hang up and realize I've been screwed.

well, at least you got the earnest money ...plenty have been in the same situation and gotten nothing.

ChiefaRoo · 08-22-2012, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

well, at least you got the earnest money ...plenty have been in the same situation and gotten nothing.

Dude cancelled the check. My mistake was treating him special without any accountability. I should have told number two guy it was a go and the first check and contract that arrives gets the space.

displacedinMN · 08-22-2012, 08:08 PM

Craigslist is good, but any time I sell something, It takes 10 people saying they will buy it before one actually shows up. Always wonder if you are in the middle of a scam or a way to rob you.

good luck-trust no one.

T-post Tom · 08-22-2012, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefaRoo

Well it happened in less than eight hours. This morning it's a go. This afternoon nada.

Life happens. He probably got arrested for running over a cop's foot.

Abba-Dabba · 08-23-2012, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ChiefaRoo

I ask for a Earnest money check. He sends it. I get it in the mail. Normal right?

Today I get a text from him and he tells me that he's changed his mind and can't afford it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChiefaRoo

Well it happened in less than eight hours. This morning it's a go. This afternoon nada.

Wow, that's some fast mail.

WhiteWhale · 08-23-2012, 06:20 AM

Do renters have a right of rescission period? How long is it?

I've never rented. I bought a house when I was 19.

Graystoke · 08-23-2012, 06:53 AM

Sounds like your dealing with a flake indeed.
I manage a house for my soon to be ex, because she is a flake and decided to take flight to Key West, whilst leaving her house in shambles. Her renters always give her the run a round, being late on payments etc..
So I took over geting the rent checks. They always try to give me some sob story and I am like pay or GTFO. They just don't mess with me anymore because I refuse to listen. Rent is DUE Mother ****ers.

Huffmeister · 08-23-2012, 08:40 AM

Maybe he decided to just key his inconsiderate neighbor's truck instead of moving.

Paniero · 08-23-2012, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by WhiteWhale

Do renters have a right of rescission period? How long is it?

I've never rented. I bought a house when I was 19.

Congrats on the house at such a young age, chap. Now, onto bigger things such as Google!

**Bob Dole** · 08-23-2012, 05:48 PM

Bob Dole visits Austin 8-10 times a year. If you'd like Bob Dole to inhabit your dwelling, you can send your application and the associated application fee, and Bob Dole will put your domicile on the list of available resting places.

scho63 · 08-23-2012, 06:32 PM

When I was 23 I owned 5 rental houses. I was naive and took many of the first people to get them in so my houses would be rented. What a gigantic fucking mistake! These people were maggots. They lie, don't pay, destroyed a brand new house, and I learned a painful lesson the hard way.

Be patient and prudent and you will find the right tenant-DON'T TAKE SHORTCUTS AND 100% DO BACK GROUND AND CREDIT CHECKS!!!

08-22-2012, 04:01 PM
ChiefaRoo MVP Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Austin,TX Casino cash: $3927505	Flakes who make life decisions then change their mind Ok, so I have a rental property that I'm trying to get a new tenant for. My realtor guy suggested I try Craigslist because why not try to get some larger interest. I put the thing online and get a bunch of passing interest. No biggie. Then I get a guy who calls me and wants the place. He tells me all about himself and he seems like a normal well adjusted human being. I ask for a Earnest money check. He sends it. I get it in the mail. Normal right? Today I get a text from him and he tells me that he's changed his mind and can't afford it. WTF? I'm like ok thanks for playing.
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08-22-2012, 08:08 PM	#20
displacedinMN In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Correcting papers Casino cash: $-820000	Craigslist is good, but any time I sell something, It takes 10 people saying they will buy it before one actually shows up. Always wonder if you are in the middle of a scam or a way to rob you. good luck-trust no one.
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08-23-2012, 06:20 AM	#23
WhiteWhale Bring it on Ahab! Join Date: May 2011 Location: Doo-Dah Casino cash: $10015152	Do renters have a right of rescission period? How long is it? I've never rented. I bought a house when I was 19.
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08-23-2012, 06:53 AM	#24
Graystoke MVP Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Driftless Region Casino cash: $-2550000	Sounds like your dealing with a flake indeed. I manage a house for my soon to be ex, because she is a flake and decided to take flight to Key West, whilst leaving her house in shambles. Her renters always give her the run a round, being late on payments etc.. So I took over geting the rent checks. They always try to give me some sob story and I am like pay or GTFO. They just don't mess with me anymore because I refuse to listen. Rent is DUE Mother ****ers.
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08-23-2012, 08:40 AM	#25
Huffmeister Veteran Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kansas City, MO Casino cash: $9894277	Maybe he decided to just key his inconsiderate neighbor's truck instead of moving.
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08-23-2012, 05:48 PM	#27
Bob Dole King Shit of **** Mountain Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Texarkana, Texas Casino cash: $-1344563	Bob Dole visits Austin 8-10 times a year. If you'd like Bob Dole to inhabit your dwelling, you can send your application and the associated application fee, and Bob Dole will put your domicile on the list of available resting places.
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08-23-2012, 06:32 PM	#28
scho63 Politically Incorrect Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Casino cash: $-950000	When I was 23 I owned 5 rental houses. I was naive and took many of the first people to get them in so my houses would be rented. What a gigantic fucking mistake! These people were maggots. They lie, don't pay, destroyed a brand new house, and I learned a painful lesson the hard way. Be patient and prudent and you will find the right tenant-DON'T TAKE SHORTCUTS AND 100% DO BACK GROUND AND CREDIT CHECKS!!! __________________ *"The only difference between sex for free and sex for money is that sex for free costs you a WHOLE LOT more!"* ~Redd Foxx~ ~~2018 2019 2020 20212022 2023~~ 2024 Adopt a Chief - Clark Hunt and Brett Veach "The men who drafted Patrick Mahomes"
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