Okay.
No bullshit this time.
The last offer we got was shit, but we got a new offer that was waaaay better than the one that flaked out.
They signed escrow, they deposited money into the escrow already and I just finished going though all the rooms and the house with the buyer, the realtor and the contract inspector.
They all loved it, they all agreed it has some issues but the buyer is dead set on buying this house no matter the issues. He WANTS to fix the house where I left off.
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So I just got a call from the escrow company about a $6000 lean on the house by some lawyer trying to get money from my deceased aunt.
They're gonna be sending me more info about it next week. Wonderful.
They're trying to get 6K from the escrow?
So I just got a call from the escrow company about a $6000 lean on the house by some lawyer trying to get money from my deceased aunt.
They're gonna be sending me more info about it next week. Wonderful.
They're trying to get 6K from the escrow?
They have to clear the title to sell it, so one way or another they're going to have to have that lien removed.
What in the hell. There's just too many stops on this crazy train.
Was this the issue that made all of those other buyers run away? That there was a lien?
Yep, The lien is from Wachovia Dealer services, it was placed on the house in 2007, two years before my aunt died.
Any advice on how to deal with this type of situation?
No, since the only reason we found out about this lien is because none of the other offers we had ever made it so far as to go into escrow with us this far.
The ones that backed out signed our offers and but backed out before going any further.
God, this is a fucking roller coaster.
He cancelled. His relatives talked him into pushing for a more "modern" home and he was forced to back out or lose half of his money.
Fucking christ.
At least I got three free termite reports and a full free professional inspection out of it.
I've missed three job interviews because of all the preparations i've been making getting everything done for the buyer, and it didnt even matter.
Im going to lose this house with nothing to show for it.
Free inspection is nice. And you should have that escrow money now too, right?God, this is a fucking roller coaster.
He cancelled. His relatives talked him into pushing for a more "modern" home and he was forced to back out or lose half of his money.
Fucking christ.
At least I got three free termite reports and a full free professional inspection out of it.
I've missed three job interviews because of all the preparations i've been making getting everything done for the buyer, and it didnt even matter.
Im going to lose this house with nothing to show for it.
Damn man, if it's not one thing it's another. I would have thought a title report/issue would have come up a lot sooner in this process but I guess it just depends when the previous buyers walked. The easiest thing to do would be to take out an unsecured loan and take care of the lien, then pay the loan off with the proceeds of the sale. But if someone walks again then you're on the hook for payments. Have you been in contact with Wachovia? If the debt (lien) is that old then chances are it has probably been sold to a collector and you might get it cleared for a fraction of what's owed. You need to get that lien cleared asap and then hope you don't come across any more flaky buyers.
And did you make any progress with the loan modification so that the foreclosure is delayed? It's been about six months since we talked so hopefully they gave you some breathing room at the very least given the circumstances. Keep plugging away...
Nothing you can do about that lien except pay it off. No way to sell the house with that on record.
This home is older than 50 years and the home inspector considers this while inspecting. It is common to have areas that no
longer comply with current code. This is not a new home and this home cannot be expected to meet current code standards.
What the fuck man. It never ends. I don't know how you do it.EDIT: And just as I prepare to clean the house, I notice that there's a big ass leak in the living room ceiling from the rain. I go up to check on the balcony, knowing that I had hotmopped the roof and layed out tar paper because I know it was going to rain hard and I see that my brother had ripped out the tar paper and thrown dirt on the balcony floor to plant his weed plants, Now I am cleaning out dirt and a couple of gallons of water from the balcony to prevent it from flooding in the rain.
You seriously need to kick everyone out of the house.
Are your relatives doing this shit deliberately to hurt you or are they just plain ass stupid?
You seriously need to kick everyone out of the house.
Seriously, especially your brother. He has clearly been attempting to torpedo any sale.
Both.
The problem is that no matter how much work I've put into the upkeep of this house, how many bills I pay, or even that I pay 95% of the mortgage of my own money, I have no authority on who lives here because the loan is in my aunts name and the deed is in my uncles and my mothers name.
The only possible way for me to get rid of them now, would be to buy the house myself so that I have full authority.
Anybody have $182K they can spare? :/
Both.
The problem is that no matter how much work I've put into the upkeep of this house, how many bills I pay, or even that I pay 95% of the mortgage of my own money, I have no authority on who lives here because the loan is in my aunts name and the deed is in my uncles and my mothers name.
The only possible way for me to get rid of them now, would be to buy the house myself so that I have full authority.
Anybody have $182K they can spare? :/
Wait, it's not your house? I'm sorry if this specifically has been brought up before but why have you not walked away yet? Are you going to get the money from the sale of the house somehow?
Yes. I'll be getting whatever half is owed to my mother.
But I've been fighting the mortgage company since the beginning to place the loan in my name, as was going to court so I can legally assume the loan as well as the title.
However since the mortgage company refuses to acknowledge me because the original loaner is deceased and I have no way to resurrect the dead, I am left with very little options.
So basically since im the "estate" of the deceased not even written letters from the court specifically stating that I have full athourity to negotiate their property and anything relating to the "estate" the loan company refuses to work with me because I am not the original person who opened the loan.