This happened to a bankowned home in Brimfield, Ohio with an MLS list price of $210,000 that I was showing to a client 6/3/2015. $210K is a low price for this home. We tried to see it two days earlier but could not because the lockbox had been stolen. The home's property management team was called to replace the lockbox and the new code assigned. Myself and three other Realtors were waiting to take clients through. The first realtor there was met at the door by a woman that said she purchased the home that morning and the home was not for sale. Apparently she replied to an ad on Craigslist (which I did not see), met a man at the home, filled out a one page form and handed the man $18,000.00. He in turn gave her the keys to the home. While she was filling out her form the man was changing all of the locks for her. That is all that I know except that when I showed the beautiful house the neighbors asked if the home was sold because a woman ran to his home yesterday and introduced herself as his new neighbor. I assured him it was not but hadn't heard the story yet.
Crazy, right?
Why would anybody think they could by a quarter million dollar home for $18K?
We'll see if it makes the local news.
