Why would someone offer to buy my house if it's not for sale?

Question

Some one left a note on my door that said, we buy houses and I am interested in yours. I called out of curiosity and the guy said he's a flipper. I told him my house is not for sale & I asked why did he inquire he said he found it on a list and said it had rats. What is he talking about? What list? We do not have rats, we have lived here 3 years.

I would sell if it was an offer I couldn't refuse but we didn't even talk money.

I live in Texas if there is some strange list out there saying certain houses have rats and such please let me know where I can find it!!!

Answer 1

probably it's a joke or a prank....

Answer 2

Wow...that would actually scare me a litte.

Never heard of what you are talking about ...maybe he was just making it up to get you to consider selling.

I would wager he is making the "list" up.

Answer 3

A flipper buys houses for the purpose of selling them quickly. Don't bother about the note, it was a flier, he was just advertising. He wants a house he can buy cheaply and sell quickly for a large profit. I live in Texas also, so if there is such a list, I want to see it.

Answer 4

Because they really want your house and they know that everyone has a price.

Answer 5

This sounds like someone is looking to buy property on the cheap.  I'd believe about 0% of what you were told.. it's the old fear, uncertainty & doubt sales technique.

Answer 6

Sounds like a prank to me.....

but I could be wrong.

I am sometimes lol

Answer 7

the guy probably wanted to buy it because if that list said it had rats he figured he could get for a low price and fix it up to sell for a high price, that's what flippers do. as for that list, I'm sorry but I don't know what that's about.

Answer 8

s.c.a.m.

Answer 9

They like the location..or they know that the housing market may be down, and want to 'flip' the house. He was BSing you about the rat list.

Answer 10

it's a scam. Do NOT respond.

Answer 11

that man have a large need is your house and he is trying to make the price of your house to go down as much as he can by telling you that there is a rats in your house so donot sell your house to that man because he will not give a good offer at all.

Answer 12

I get letters like this once in a while.  They aren't fliers, they have been hand-written letters.  I'm sure that mine are from flippers.  We have a large house in a good area and we haven't done a lot of exterior improvements so it looks like there is plenty of potential for profit.

I haven't had one suggest that our house was on a "rat list".

Answer 13

i live in florida and its happend to me before, got a letter in the mail and all it is is deprate real-estate agents that need money

Answer 14

he just said that to munipulate you. there was no list and no rats he just see yours house as cha-ching$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$