For months now, my wife and I have been besieged by calls from people saying that they are interested in buying our home property. Many of these calls are from greedy real estate speculators who are trying to buy homes and turn them into rental properties, hen raise rental prices. This is at the same time that rental prices in the Tampa area have gone up over 40.0 percent with a single year, making housing for many genuinely unaffordable.
It is bad enough that simple greed is disrupting neighborhoods and making people homeless. But there may be more behind this. More than a few of these calls are obviously coming from sources outside of the USA. Could this be a deliberate attempt to disrupt the social fabric in our country and to create social disorder, funded by foreign states such as Russia and China? That possibility should be investigated.
3
Enjoy being online again!
Welcome to the community of good people who base their values on evidence and appreciate civil discourse - the social network you will enjoy.Create your free account
7 comments
Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.You can block the numbers that call you to get rid of unwanted calls. Real estate agents are always looking to buy up all the houses located in good areas, as this will allow them to make a lot of money. When I searched to buy a house in Costa Rica, I decided that I could do without the help of an agent. But because I did not have enough money to buy a house, I turned to Grupo EcoQuintas for financing. These guys offered very good terms, so I agreed.
beverleebers
Level 1
Sep 15, 2022
0
I think it’s a combination of real estate agencies + scammers that live outside the US but are probably hired by US companies. I don’t think there is more about it. Russia and China have more important things to care about.
I would just not answer these calls in your spot and don’t think of them too much. Real estate agencies hire many people to promote their services, and it’s probably just one of the directions they work in. you can also work for an agency like lumina.com.ph if you know something about affiliate marketing and have a developed social media account. It will not take much time and is more about passive income.
douggieohare
Level 3
Aug 22, 2022
0
I think it is just investors aggressively trying to get property. Whether they are local or international, does not matter. What is problematic is that ordinary Americans are losing opportunities of home ownership to the cash buyers.
itsmeagain
Level 6
Aug 6, 2022
1
It is undoubtedly a group of about 6 scammers who will swindle you (and other seniors, their targets) out of your home, flim-flam a bank or 2, or 3, and run.
No need to drag foreign intrigue into what is a common scenario.
AnneWimsey
Level 9
Aug 5, 2022
5
Just plain old American greed. Nothing new here.
It is not just scammers. It is known to be groups of wealthy investors seeking to buy property, turn the homes into rentals, and jack up rents as a way of making undue profits. Also, more than a few of these calls are originating from outside the YSA.
Enjoy being online again!
Welcome to the community of good people who base their values on evidence and appreciate civil discourse - the social network you will enjoy.Create your free account
Share this post
Categories
Agnostic does not evaluate or guarantee the accuracy of any content. Read full disclaimer.