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Tenant finagles a huge rent discount after real estate agents throw open houses in their apartment while they're away, gets payback: ‘And guess what I did? As promised…’

Elna McHilderson

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Guy loses over $11k after allowing real estate aunt take over as his agent, closes on the house without her: ‘ma’am, I was your nephew, not your client'

Elna McHilderson

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Young couple buys their first home, friends announce they're moving in with them: 'Something tells me as first time homeowners we’d be frustrated If we immediately let them move in when we haven’t settled in ourselves.'

Brad Dickson

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New parents move to the country and develop an animosity with ‘redneck’ neighbor, so the dad uses his skills in IT to end it: ‘I went postal’

Elna McHilderson

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‘I might actually respect the HOA for this move’: HOA pulls ‘Uno Reverse’ and successfully restricts a door-to-door sales company with 120 voicemails

Elna McHilderson

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Property owner calls out HOA for shady charges but gets ignored, does his own detective work and finds proof that's suable for $4,000: ‘You can beat the HOA—sometimes!’

Elna McHilderson

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‘Now [$12,000] looks like chump change’: 20+ NYC renters share their most frustrating experiences in the real estate market

Elna McHilderson

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Couple with 14 cats wants to sell property for top market value, relator seeks advice on how to inform them that the bad cat odors are deterring potential buyers: ‘[They’ve] ruined their resale value'

Elna McHilderson

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'Keep your word’: Carpenter tenant gets evicted after making a gentleman's agreement and spending $10k of his own money on renovations, rips everything out as he goes and gets the last laugh

Elna McHilderson

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'My gut feeling told me to run': First-time homebuyer backs out 3 days before closing after discovering nightmare neighbors next door

Isabella Penn

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Tradesman does exceptional work but has an extremely bad flatulence problem, homeowners don't know what to do: ‘There has to be some degree of professionalism in this situation, right?’

Elna McHilderson

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'I say they can kick rocks': HOA gives homeowner the go head to paint their house black, Karen member tries to get board to to retract approval after project is already finished

Elna McHilderson

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'They're angry, but hands tied': HOA declines building request over 30 days after it was submitted, homeowner throws their own rules back in their face and gets to build anyway

Elna McHilderson

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'HERE's [to] looking at YOU!': HOA member falsely accuses his 70-year-old neighbor of ‘watching’ him, so senior neighbor roasts HOA with a cardboard cutout of himself in the window

Elna McHilderson

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'Saved probably... $300 per year?': Homeowners confess their sneakiest ways around their HOA's most useless rules

Elna McHilderson

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'I regret buying our dream house': In-laws pressure couple into buying $1M home in the country, stick them with an expensive mortgage

Elna McHilderson

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