You Won't Believe What This Buyer Did To Sabotage Home Sale

What began as a typical home sale accommodating a couple's military relocation has transformed into a nightmarish ordeal thanks to a demanding and unreliable buyer.

Wooden-Garage7052 posted on Reddit that after her husband received military orders, they placed the home they bought four years ago on the market. A buyer was secured in less than a week, but the situation soon turned sour.

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A series of escalating demands, including a new roof and the removal of appliances, created an increasingly stressful environment for the sellers.

Despite their efforts to meet every demand, the buyer's behavior grew increasingly erratic. Complaints about the home’s condition were lodged even after the couple had vacated the premises, and a last-minute decision to back out of the deal left the sellers in a precarious financial position.

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"Then, a DAY after we left the house to move into our apartment two states away, SHE came to visit and was throwing a hissy fit about it not being clean," Wooden-Garage wrote. "We had a deep clean. Everything removed. Place was spotless and perfect days before closing."

The day before the closing, the buyers decided not to move forward, a move Pitiful-Place3684 said didn't make sense.

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"If you're a day before closing, there can't possibly be any open contingencies," Pitiful-Place posted.

Senorbarrigas noted that "one day before closing, all of her ‘outs' probably expired. … This buyer has no right to ask for her E.M. back as you performed your duties as the seller. She has not as the buyer. She is in breach of contract."

Wooden-Garage said the contract did not specify that the house be professionally cleaned before closing. The buyer's broker paid for the deep clean because the contract stated that the house be "broom cleaned."

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"Broom swept is the standard," Kirkegarr responded on Reddit. People are … nuts, though, especially first-time homebuyers. They use the home inspection as a negotiating tactic to lower the price, even when it turns up completely normal stuff. They expect everything to be perfect with no issues and the house to be spotless when moving in. They should just keep renting."

Now, Wooden-Garage and her husband are trying to get their earnest money. Their real estate agent is helping them navigate the process, but it likely will take time before the issue is resolved. 

Reddit user JekPorkinsTruther said that escrow generally won't release earnest money without consent from both sides.

"They don't want to be the ones determining whether the buyer was permitted to cancel the contract or not," JekPorkinsTruther wrote.

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