‘We Buy Houses’ Means Up To No Good in Antelope
I know they say they “buy with all cash” and that they “don’t care about condition,” but I can assure you, they have absolutely ZERO interest in helping you or anyone else……….besides themselves. You can find ‘We Buy Houses’ signs all over the Antelope area, strategically placed in high traffic locations to catch the attention of homeowners feeling pressure about their mortgage. They provide a phone number and hint at an easy solution to a problem that has caused some loss of sleep.
Preying on the vulnerable psyche of homeowners facing mortgage problems, the ‘We Buy Houses’ guys are there to offer you hope with the right hand, while they rip the rug out from underneath you with the left.
What ‘We Buy Houses’ Really Means
When you see a ‘We Buy Houses’ sign, you are looking at a marketing tool placed by a person who is willing to mislead you, or even cheat you, in an effort to strip a profit from the property you own. If you have equity, their business proposition involves getting at some of what is yours, and if you have no equity the ‘We Buy Houses’ guys are ready to try to cheat your lender in some way so they can get your property at a below market price and make money by reselling it at profit.
Before calling one of these people, get a solid estimate of value and information on the options available to you from a local real estate professional.