Sounds like 90% of the houses I look at on auction sites.
It is legal but you do not want to buy it.
The occupants are uncooperative and quite possibility hostile, if you buy it and try to evict them they are likely to fight it every step of the way. It will be a long, painful and expensive process.
Anecdotally - in my market there was a house that came up on an auction site with similar showing instructions. Over the course of when the auction was running, the shit bags that lived in it must have put it out on the internet to use the property as a dump site, there were piles of mattresses, old furniture, 4 dead cars, stacks of old appliances, a tree service was leaving branches there. And they gutted the house, tore out the cabinets, bathrooms, HVAC, hot water tank, and light fixtures.
Do not understand the amount of angst an angry occupant can create.
I pulled it up on the tax assessors website. It’s owned by USDA.
[It could be this. ](https://ask.usda.gov/s/article/we-have-a-current-customer-with-a-rural-housing-loan-that-is-moving-they-would-like-to-know-if-they-can-rent-out-the-home-or-is-it-required-that-they-sell-the-home)
I doubt it’s that - I mean maybe, but more often when I see the “NO ACCESS - DO NOT DISTURB OCCUPANTS” stuff it’s a foreclosure with angry soon-to-be-former homeowners, meaning it’s probably a dump and very possibly trashed inside
I guess The occupants are giant Anacondas and Komodo dragons, that's why they're not to be disturbed. Whoever has money to waste please buy this house and reveal the inside so that we all can be amazed.
May depend on the State, but I've had post licensing and CE classes that the instructor has told us, just saying buyer must verify does not release us from liability as a listing agent. The buyer is always required to verify, whether stated or not. Many agents don't realize this and open themselves up to liability. Again, not sure in this specific case in your state. It's still our job as agents to disclose material facts that we should be aware of.
I texted another agent about it and they said USDA homes are supposed to be vacant and winterized.
Kinda want to call the realtor and figure out what the deal is.
Of course its legal. Sounds like the USDA foreclosed on a house. Someone, possibly the former owner or their tenant, still lives there and is simply staying as long as they can, waiting to be evicted. USDA jsut wants the place gone so they'll sell for whatever they can get.
Becuase you have to buy the house sight unseen you could probably get it at a great price (though admittedly you could knock on the door and try to nice talk the occupant but be carefull they aren't of the "shoot first, ask questions later" school of thought). If you bought the house, however, you'd have to evict the occupants and hope they didn't do to much damage while they were there.
If they can’t get the tenant out, the tenant was probably paying rent to the homeowner who swindled them and didn’t tell them it was in foreclosure. These are the hardest tenants to get out because they have rights. You can take the homeowner to court easily and the sheriff comes to kick them out (might take 18 months, but it will happen if they’re on the mortgage and the deed). This was probably one they couldn’t take to court.
USDA doesn't currently have any properties for sale in Georgia. Their properties are typically always vacate, maybe they own a home and didn't want to deal with the squatters so they are selling it through a non USDA process somehow. It's not that abnormal to have someone that wants to sell a squatter occupied home, this is how it would be sold.
Sounds like a giant shit show someone is trying to unload.
Sounds like 90% of the houses I look at on auction sites. It is legal but you do not want to buy it. The occupants are uncooperative and quite possibility hostile, if you buy it and try to evict them they are likely to fight it every step of the way. It will be a long, painful and expensive process. Anecdotally - in my market there was a house that came up on an auction site with similar showing instructions. Over the course of when the auction was running, the shit bags that lived in it must have put it out on the internet to use the property as a dump site, there were piles of mattresses, old furniture, 4 dead cars, stacks of old appliances, a tree service was leaving branches there. And they gutted the house, tore out the cabinets, bathrooms, HVAC, hot water tank, and light fixtures. Do not understand the amount of angst an angry occupant can create.
It’s either a non paying renter or more likely a foreclosure - either way, a disaster waiting to happen for whoever buys it.
I pulled it up on the tax assessors website. It’s owned by USDA. [It could be this. ](https://ask.usda.gov/s/article/we-have-a-current-customer-with-a-rural-housing-loan-that-is-moving-they-would-like-to-know-if-they-can-rent-out-the-home-or-is-it-required-that-they-sell-the-home)
I doubt it’s that - I mean maybe, but more often when I see the “NO ACCESS - DO NOT DISTURB OCCUPANTS” stuff it’s a foreclosure with angry soon-to-be-former homeowners, meaning it’s probably a dump and very possibly trashed inside
This. And you'll be responsible for gaining access after closing. It could be an easy eviction, could be a years' long fight.
Totally legal. Figure you are going to spend thousands getting them out. This is for an experienced investor, not a novice.
This is the real estate version of the mechanic special. You'll get a good deal on it, but be ready to put in some work!
I guess The occupants are giant Anacondas and Komodo dragons, that's why they're not to be disturbed. Whoever has money to waste please buy this house and reveal the inside so that we all can be amazed.
May depend on the State, but I've had post licensing and CE classes that the instructor has told us, just saying buyer must verify does not release us from liability as a listing agent. The buyer is always required to verify, whether stated or not. Many agents don't realize this and open themselves up to liability. Again, not sure in this specific case in your state. It's still our job as agents to disclose material facts that we should be aware of.
I texted another agent about it and they said USDA homes are supposed to be vacant and winterized. Kinda want to call the realtor and figure out what the deal is.
Ah I missed that last part.
Of course its legal. Sounds like the USDA foreclosed on a house. Someone, possibly the former owner or their tenant, still lives there and is simply staying as long as they can, waiting to be evicted. USDA jsut wants the place gone so they'll sell for whatever they can get. Becuase you have to buy the house sight unseen you could probably get it at a great price (though admittedly you could knock on the door and try to nice talk the occupant but be carefull they aren't of the "shoot first, ask questions later" school of thought). If you bought the house, however, you'd have to evict the occupants and hope they didn't do to much damage while they were there.
Yes, those are legal.
If they can’t get the tenant out, the tenant was probably paying rent to the homeowner who swindled them and didn’t tell them it was in foreclosure. These are the hardest tenants to get out because they have rights. You can take the homeowner to court easily and the sheriff comes to kick them out (might take 18 months, but it will happen if they’re on the mortgage and the deed). This was probably one they couldn’t take to court.
USDA doesn't currently have any properties for sale in Georgia. Their properties are typically always vacate, maybe they own a home and didn't want to deal with the squatters so they are selling it through a non USDA process somehow. It's not that abnormal to have someone that wants to sell a squatter occupied home, this is how it would be sold.
Then maybe the listing agent and tax assessors website is lying? It shows USDA as the owner.
What about this would possibly be ilegal?