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Anyone Else get Incessant Cold Calls from Property Buyers?
Self | March 24, 2021 | fwdude

Posted on 03/24/2021 2:33:54 PM PDT by fwdude

I just wanted to find out if others get frequent (daily) calls from self-described buyers of residential properties.

I know where it comes from. These numerous “real estate courses” which which advertise on junk t.v. and radio spots make unrealistic promises of 6-figure income with little or no personal money invested. It’s a scam, but it’s amazing how many people fall for it and then begin hectoring home owners non-stop about selling their home, hoping to score on a distress sale. I know how to get out of it by just pricing my modest home in the millions, but would like to get off these lists.

Is there a do-not-call list which will get these off my back, or does these fraudsters not have to comply?


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To: StAnDeliver

There are no teeth to the Do Not Call registry:

“Since 2015, the Federal Communications Commission has ordered violators of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, a law governing telemarketing and robodialing, to pay $208.4 million. That sum includes so-called forfeiture orders in cases involving robocalling, Do Not Call Registry and telephone solicitation violations.

So far, the government has collected $6,790 of that amount, according to records obtained by The Wall Street Journal through a Freedom of Information Act request.”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fcc-has-fined-robocallers-208-million-its-collected-6-790-11553770803

Yep! As of 2019, the US Government had collected a grand total of less than $7,000 in fines!


61 posted on 03/24/2021 3:34:02 PM PDT by Mr Rogers
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To: LittleBillyInfidel

“AND I get to help sellers who need fast help.”

No you are just helping your self no need to blow smoke up my ass but sounds like you are doing well


62 posted on 03/24/2021 3:35:37 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: steve86

Thanks!


63 posted on 03/24/2021 3:37:01 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Az Joe

I’ve been looking at moving to another location in Arizona. Given up. Prices are insane and not connected to local wages. In a variety of towns in southern Arizona, I’d guess the average home is under contract within a week.

It would make it nice for SELLING my home, but I need somewhere to move TO!


64 posted on 03/24/2021 3:37:01 PM PDT by Mr Rogers
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To: fwdude

Just got the first one today.


65 posted on 03/24/2021 3:40:47 PM PDT by stevio (Lord have Mercy)
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To: fwdude

check and see if your property taxes are listed as delinquent...


66 posted on 03/24/2021 3:41:04 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (I'd rather be anecdotally alive than scientifically dead...)
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To: fwdude

It comes in waves on my phone. For grins I’ve answered a few. I tell them I want $25 over sales price of comps in my area, as is condition, no costs out of pocket, and to be taken off call list.

It is very annoying. It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve had a call


67 posted on 03/24/2021 3:43:52 PM PDT by DallasGal (Is wishing someone would die really all that bad?)
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To: al baby
No you are just helping your self no need to blow smoke up my ass but sounds like you are doing well

Yeah, in actual real life, Al, there are people who are on the edge of losing their properties due to bankruptcy, divorce, job changes, health issues, and a new little thing called COVID. I can only imagine how many more are going to get screwed over in two or so years when our oh so benevolent GOV insists on collecting property taxes not paid since 2020.

68 posted on 03/24/2021 3:53:09 PM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: peggybac
Not often, but daily I receive the car warranty call.

Same here.
69 posted on 03/24/2021 3:54:53 PM PDT by Mr.Unique
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To: fwdude

My Robokiller app handles them nicely.


70 posted on 03/24/2021 3:55:37 PM PDT by Noumenon (The Second Amendment exists primarily to deal with those who just won't take no for an answer. KTF)
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To: fwdude

I get at least ten a week on both my landline AND my cell phone. Calls AND texts. I’ve opted out and even told them they have the wrong number, which they do, because they are always asking for MY number. My husband doesn’t get ANY of the calls. It’s so annoying.


71 posted on 03/24/2021 3:58:19 PM PDT by Paved Paradise
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To: fwdude

I don’t know because if I don’t recognize the phone number, I don’t answer the phone.


72 posted on 03/24/2021 3:58:35 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: tbw2

Same here, but I’m getting at least ten a week.


73 posted on 03/24/2021 3:59:14 PM PDT by Paved Paradise
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To: LittleBillyInfidel

I’ve gotten maybe two or three legit ones, like you. A lot of them are foreign. I keep wondering if some of these aren’t from Chinese buyers.


74 posted on 03/24/2021 3:59:58 PM PDT by Paved Paradise
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To: PAR35

You are so right.


75 posted on 03/24/2021 4:00:53 PM PDT by Paved Paradise
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To: fwdude

I never answer calls from numbers I don’t recognize. After they hang up I wait a minute to see if they leave a message. If not, I list them on my contact list as xxxxxx.


76 posted on 03/24/2021 4:04:46 PM PDT by Veto! (Political Correctness Offends Me)
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To: fwdude

No calls. Tons of letters and post cards though.


77 posted on 03/24/2021 4:12:01 PM PDT by Ellendra (A single lie on our side does more damage than a thousand lies on their side.)
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To: fwdude

I et emails. One says, “We buy ugly houses!” I emailed them back and asked, “Then why do want to buy mine?”


78 posted on 03/24/2021 4:12:56 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Hillary Clinton =The Pig In A Pantsuit (The PIAPS))
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To: fwdude

Yes.

And I always suggest they go fornicate themselves.


79 posted on 03/24/2021 4:15:58 PM PDT by Salamander (Salamander has barbaric tendencies.../Gundog)
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To: fwdude

“I also get numerous calls about solar panels on my roof. I’m suspicious but want to know what that’s all about. Are they really just renting your roof as a cheap spot for their OWN panels, making most of the money themselves?”

Ain’t no way I’m allowing people to drill holes in my roof. It’s doing great, and I plan to keep it that way.


80 posted on 03/24/2021 4:20:25 PM PDT by BobL (TheDonald.win is now Patriots.win)
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