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Seattle Tacoma Short Sale Scams - Watch OUT!
Seattle Tacoma Short Sale Scams - Watch OUT!
 
My Short Sale attorneys, MBS-Law, just warned me of this short sale scam about a real estate professional who was all excited as he had lined up a short sale buyer on a short sale residential property in the Seattle Tacoma, WA. The short sale buyer was paying all cash, and it was going to be a quick close.  This short sale buyer wanted to have an attorney represent him in his purchase, as he was from outside the Seattle Tacoma WA area, in fact the short sale buyer was from Canada. The short sale buyer wanted to wire the substantial earnest money deposit to the attorney’s trust account for safe keeping.  The real estate professional had referred MBS-Law because of past dealings in regards to Seattle and Tacoma short sales, and was surprised when the firm flatly rejected taking on this short sale buyer as a client and accepting his money. HERE'S THE SCAM.......... Actually it’s the Attorney gets scammed. The real estate professional doesn't ever really get a sale as they are just the facilitator as the scam artist takes the money from the attorney. The attorney generally is elated and takes on the ... more

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