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This $800K House Seems Like A Great Deal — Until You Learn About The Basement

Molly Bradley
Molly Bradley
This $800K House Seems Like A Great Deal — Until You Learn About The Basement
If you want to buy this house in Fairfax, Virginia, you'll have to buy it without first seeing its lower level — or the non-lease-holding resident who lives there.
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Yesterday, the iconic Twitter account Zillow Gone Wild posted a peculiar house listing in Fairfax, Virginia, from real estate website Zillow: an ordinary-looking house with some drab photos and an all-caps caveat that you'll have to buy it without seeing the lower level — because "the home will convey with a person(s) living in lower level with no lease in place."

No, this is not a joke:



There is so much mystery in this listing: a prospective buyer can't see any photos of the lower level at all? And the house comes with not just a person, but "person(s)," plural?!

But ultimately, the situation seems fairly straightforward: the sellers of this house are selling it with a squatter they aren't planning on ejecting before they move.

People on Twitter, of course, had some thoughts on the situation:



But they also had thoughts on the presentation of the levels of the house that are accessible to buyers:



If none of this deterred you from your interest in purchasing this gem, I have some bad news: today, Zillow Gone Wild posted an update that the house is now pending.



Good luck to the buyers, and to the resident(s) of the lower level of the house. We hope their cohabitation works out.



Source: Zillow, via Zillow Gone Wild

Comments

  1. Matthew Churchman 2 years ago

    Ok you guys, I called. I have a client looking in that area so it was worth a shot. But they won't touch this one with a 100 foot pole.
    Owner of property is dying, estate is not in order. They are trying to not take it to probate which will happen if the owner dies. Kids are running things for now via the POA. Overall condition wouldn't pass appraisal, she said it's in better shape that she expected but there is wood rot, peeling paint. Wood floors have pet damage. I didn't hear anything that indicated it wouldn't pass appraisal but I'll assume that she knows better than I do on this since she's been inside.
    Tenant is not a family member. She weasled her way in on the premise of helping the owner. I assumed this was the case, this happens a lot.
    The tenant has a young kid and no lease, so eviction is going to be interesting. Tenant also apparently has lots of late-night visitors who come and go. So she's a scam artist it sounds like.

    1. Annie Johnson 2 years ago

      Incredible. Thank you for the update!

  2. Curtis Harrell 2 years ago

    It contains a demon of the ancient world! A balrog! Fly you fools!

    1. Molly Bradley 2 years ago

      this honestly feels like the most likely situation

  3. Annie Johnson 2 years ago

    I gotta know more about the squatter situation. Do they know this person? Has the squatter been handed down, owner to owner? Is it actually a ghost??

    1. James Knevitt 2 years ago

      I choose to believe it's a self-domesticated bear.

      1. Chaoshuasaurus Rex 2 years ago

        they do seem to have the bear necessities down there...

      2. Molly Bradley 2 years ago

        let him stay!!!

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