Wow. This one was BAD. I mean VERY BAD!
We were contacted by the owners through one of our advertisements. The house is centrally located in Cape Coral.
I met with the owners one evening. The house reeked of pet urine, and other unpleasantries. We sat at the table for maybe an hour, going over their paperwork (in default), working on a price that would work for both parties, and deciding on a closing date. Sitting there for an hour was almost unbearable. The smell was disgusting. I could not understand how anyone could live in a house like this.
After signing a contract, I took it to the title company along with an earnest money deposit. Since we had gotten this far, I felt we were on the way to a smooth closing. WRONG!
A couple of days after signing, I received an email from people wanting to sell their house. It was the SAME sellers we had a contract with. An email and phone called stopped that problem.
After we closed, the sellers continued to occupy the house. The man of the house insisted he had 30 days to vacate. This was wrong. He interpreted the contract to read that he had up until the closing date on the contract to vacate. I had to explain that once we closed, this was our property and he needed to leave.
I approached the house one evening. They had a large moving truck in the driveway. Upon gaining entry, I saw them packing and taking items to the truck. At the time, I noticed a dog in the back yard. I could not tell much about it other than it was a large breed. I asked the seller “what about the dog” and he said something to the effect “you don’t think we would leave the dog do you”?
I went back out and sat in my vehicle waiting for them to leave. A few hours later, they exited the property, got in the moving truck, and drove off. We were both headed to the interstate. They took the on ramp heading north, and I took the on ramp heading south.
A couple of days later, I went to the house. The neighbor came over and stated these people had left their dog! Surprise! He then told us that the dog was emaciated due to not being fed, and the county had to put it to sleep. Animal abuse is terrible and not to be accepted. His treatment of this animal led to it being destroyed.
Upon entering the house, the terrible smells, the smell of urine, and more were present. I opened up three sets of slides, left them open to air our the house, and left. We left them open for over two weeks.
We helped remove the smell by removing carpet in three bedrooms and replacing it with tile. The open sliders also helped dissipate the smell. I had a contractor come in, paint everything from top to bottom, put in new vanities, and new countertops. It was then livable. We also had the pool cage rescreened and the pool cleaned. We turned it into a nice house everyone would be happy to live in.
This was the only house we ever purchased where a dog was left behind. It was not stated in the contract that the dog would become our property. We were not there to see the poor dog that was abandoned, but the neighbor had called the county. One thing about buying houses: you never know what may happen before, during, or after the transaction.
We are ready to serve you. We are actively buying in Collier, Lee, and Charlotte Counties. Please offer.
If you wanted it gone yesterday, contact us today. And please, take care of your pets, and do not abandon them. We already have enough at home!
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We still own this property. Below is a picture of it.
