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Unpleasant Surprises for Online Real Estate Buyers
prostoalex writes "Buying expensive items online from the people you've never met without any guarantees on the seller's part might seem a bit risky even for an experienced Internet shopper. The 'hotness' of the real estate investment market apparently influences some cash-heavy investors to look for opportunities online. When the entire transaction is done via a click of the mouse, and the deed for newly bought real estate arrives in the mail, some unsuspecting buyers might discover that a cozy house near the bus line in the middle of a busy street might imply a criminalized neighborhood and proximity to crack house. The New York Times investigates negative experiences of people buying investment real estate online."
i have 50 million of your american dollers stored in bank account.
my bank manager (mr arran) tells me i need an american to sign them over.
if you can help me to withdraw it from bank i will give you 40 percant.
yes, thats right i said 40 percant. you will get a whole 15million american dollers for helping me.
sinerity yours
mr wamo
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They don't tell you you're going to be across the street from a crack house. Yeah but if you get 3 more crack houses you can then upgrade to a bordello, and that's where the money is...
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May contain traces of nut.
Made from the freshest electrons.
Yeah, got hit by the unexpected shipping charges...
As someone who grew up in Buffalo, I can sum it up in one word - jobs. OK, maybe two words - jobs and snow.