Property offer in Texas- weird realtor coincidence

[GON]

Today we will be making an offer on a lot in Texas. We don't expect the offer to be accepted, but sometimes the stars align. The property is rumored to have been for sale for 15 years, the MLS only shows on the market for two years. We live 550 miles from this Texas property.

I found the real estate agent to be the buyer's broker through chatgpt. The criteria was the highest seller of homes, she was the longest most consistent realtor for this municipality.

I emailed the broker a week ago with my name, address, and phone. The broker's emailed reply was that my phone number didn't tie to my name, and to send a copy of my driver license, and proof of funds. I sent back a copy of my driver license and proof of funds. Five days and no acknowledgment of my correspondence back to the real estate broker.

Yesterday I emailed the broker again to confirm she received my documents. No reply for many hours. After having dinner with my wife and driving back to the hotel, my wife's phone rings with the phone number of the town we are visiting in Texas. Wife doesn't pick up, states she gave nobody her number, and can't for all the gold in California understand how a call came in from the town we are visiting.

The voicemail left on my wife's phone was from the real estate broker I had been contacting. I never provided my wife's name or number. How did this broker get my wife's number? My wife is very private, zero social media, her number is not on the internet anywhere, etc.

Come to find out, the broker I contacted, sold a home in the Texas town 500+ miles from White Sands, New Mexico, to the pilot we bought the White Sands home from. The broker recognized the address as she received a referral commission on the White Sands home. She went into the New Mexico property records, and found my wife's name and phone number.

My number in the New Mexico database is not the same phone number I gave the realtor. I have a new phone number as I could not stop dozens of spam calls per day on my prior cell number. The realtor stated she verifies the identity of all that contact her, as she had been scammed a few times and does the ID verification as part of the process.


How weird and how small of a world we live in.

This is the property we are making a written offer on later this morning. This photo was taken at last
at sunset l.

 

[Danno]

Super nice!
How many acres? How close to the water?
Assume you have power to the lot line? How is cell reception?

 

[The_Jeff]

So have you toured the lot in person?

 

[Leo99]

Man, from your posts, you have one complicated life. I'm all about simplifying things in my senior years. Property does look beautiful. Do you plan to build on it and move there?

 

[GON]

So have you toured the lot in person?

I took those pictures yesterday, toured the lot in October and yesterday.

 

[GON]

Super nice!
How many acres? How close to the water?
Assume you have power to the lot line? How is cell reception?

Three plus acres, property is bordered by federal lands, a distance from tr water but unabstruted.power is close, water is close, will need a special septic system

 

[4wd]

Three plus acres, property is bordered by federal lands, a distance from tr water but unabstruted.power is close, water is close, will need a special septic system

What’s the closest hospital sized town ?

 

[GON]

Man, from your posts, you have one complicated life. I'm all about simplifying things in my senior years. Property does look beautiful. Do you plan to build on it and move there?

Not sure the offer will be accepted. Reportedly a very wealthy person owns the property and will "wait for his price". It is reported the property has been for sale for many, many years.

Interesting, the development was parceled off and roads paved in the 1970s, originally set to be a gated community. This lot to be where the clubhouse was scheduled to be constructed.

Yes, like you would love things to be simple. Our nation is changing, without courtesy or respect for neighbors. Two days ago, working in the backyard, the neighbor behind me had her phone on speaker, talking at the top of her lungs for hours, while smoking cigarettes. I enjoy sitting outside quietly drinking a cup of coffee. I don't like being outside breathing secondhand smoke. Marijuana is also becoming a very common smell outside in residential communities.

This lot is at the end of a road on a micro peninsula. three sides of the lot are bordered by federal land on a very long and steep grade. Reduces neighbor issues significantly. One of a handful of negatives is to best capture the water views, the house needs to be north facing. A bright house is important to us, but one can't place the house south view without missing the best of the water views. On a positive note, with the house north facing, sunsets over the water will be direct line of sight.

Less likely than more likely than seller will accept our offer. Expectation management suggests we won't agree on a price for the lot. But worth the effort to try.

 

[GON]

What’s the closest hospital sized town ?

The home is 8.4 miles from a full-service hospital (not a trauma hospital).

Not so good is the closest airport is SAT, over 2 1/2 hours away.

 

[PandaBear]

All public information these days. Not a surprise anyone will be able to find you if you gave a wrong info to someone else. Wish you luck on winning.

 

[4wd]

The home is 8.4 miles from a full-service hospital (not a trauma hospital).

Not so good is the closest airport is SAT, over 2 1/2 hours away.

Not bad …

 

[D60]

Yes, like you would love things to be simple. Our nation is changing, without courtesy or respect for neighbors. Two days ago, working in the backyard, the neighbor behind me had her phone on speaker, talking at the top of her lungs for hours, while smoking cigarettes. I enjoy sitting outside quietly drinking a cup of coffee. I don't like being outside breathing secondhand smoke. Marijuana is also becoming a very common smell outside in residential communities.

This lot is at the end of a road on a micro peninsula. three sides of the lot are bordered by federal land on a very long and steep grade. Reduces neighbor issues significantly. One of a handful of negatives is to best capture the water views, the house needs to be north facing. A bright house is important to us, but one can't place the house south view without missing the best of the water views. On a positive note, with the house north facing, sunsets over the water will be direct line of sight.

Less likely than more likely than seller will accept our offer. Expectation management suggests we won't agree on a price for the lot. But worth the effort to try.

Same reason I chose my current spot 21 years ago. 35 acres, house deeper into the property (not right on the road), trees for privacy (granted, a wildfire could change this) and a winding driveway with no line of sight. Never understood why you wouldn't put at least one little curve into a driveway so people can't just look straight down it.

 

[4wd]

Not sure the offer will be accepted. Reportedly a very wealthy person owns the property and will "wait for his price". It is reported the property has been for sale for many, many years.

Interesting, the development was parceled off and roads paved in the 1970s, originally set to be a gated community. This lot to be where the clubhouse was scheduled to be constructed.

Yes, like you would love things to be simple. Our nation is changing, without courtesy or respect for neighbors. Two days ago, working in the backyard, the neighbor behind me had her phone on speaker, talking at the top of her lungs for hours, while smoking cigarettes. I enjoy sitting outside quietly drinking a cup of coffee. I don't like being outside breathing secondhand smoke. Marijuana is also becoming a very common smell outside in residential communities.

This lot is at the end of a road on a micro peninsula. three sides of the lot are bordered by federal land on a very long and steep grade. Reduces neighbor issues significantly. One of a handful of negatives is to best capture the water views, the house needs to be north facing. A bright house is important to us, but one can't place the house south view without missing the best of the water views. On a positive note, with the house north facing, sunsets over the water will be direct line of sight.

Less likely than more likely than seller will accept our offer. Expectation management suggests we won't agree on a price for the lot. But worth the effort to try.

North facing would help the back patio be used year round ?

 

[Zee09]

When are we moving GON...

 

[jcy]

I have a new phone number as I could not stop dozens of spam calls per day

i bet your wife was super smug when you had to ditch your phone #, while her phone is as quiet as a church mouse

 

[CKN]

That's not close enough to a MAJOR hospital for me. Non Trauma usually means privately owned-not the best Doctors. JMHO.

 

[JimPghPA]

1. Is the soil proper for septic system, or is there public sewerage pipe near enough?

2. Is municipal water pipe near or does area show probable warer well potential?

3. Access?

4. Power, is electric hookup nearby. Or do you plan on other means of power?

5. Is the Title clear and clean?

6. Is survay of land boarders recent and by a licensed source?

7. Building codes for that area?

8. Any natural wetland or endangered species?

9. Any junk-piles or abandoned mobile homes?

10. What is the quality of the surrounding properties, county, structures, and people?

11. Yearly taxes? School, emergency services, community?

12. What is the slope.

13. Why was it listed so long?

14. What is the water runoff of property around it during a monster rain? Is it a flood area?

15. Will you be permitted to use it as you want to? Are you allowed to develop it, cut down trees and grade land as you want?

16. Any fast growing invasive plants like vines that are very dificult to totally get rid of?

 

[CKN]

1. Is the soil proper for septic system, or is there public sewerage pipe near enough?

2. Is municipal water pipe near or does area show probable warer well potential?

3. Access?

4. Power, is electric hookup nearby. Or do you plan on other means of power?

5. Is the Title clear and clean?

6. Is survay of land boarders recent and by a licensed source?

7. Building codes for that area?

8. Any natural wetland or endangered species?

9. Any junk-piles or abandoned mobile homes?

10. What is the quality of the surrounding properties, county, structures, and people?

11. Yearly taxes? School, emergency services, community?

12. What is the slope.

13. Why was it listed so long?

14. What is the water runoff of property around it during a monster rain? Is it a flood area?

15. Will you be permitted to use it as you want to? Are you allowed to develop it, cut down trees and grade land as you want?

16. Any fast growing invasive plants like vines that are very dificult to totally get rid of?

Its sounds like a great place to live...unless you are over 60 like GON is. A house can (and often does) become a liability as one ages. And for resale purposes-that location could have a narrow range of buyers. I'm sure if he builds a house on that land-it would be a well designed house. I am 45 minutes from Salt Lake Airport-and the wife and I travel frequently. Being 2-1/2 hours away from an airport is a deal killer-IMHO. I find being just 45 minutes away not good enough sometimes! We stayed in a hotel next to the airport a few months ago for an early morning flight.

 

[GON]

When are we moving GON...

Deal didn't happen.

Property reportedly had been on the market for over 15 years. MLS had the property listed for over two years.

Saturday morning went to submit a written offer, buyer's broker reported back the property went under contract 48 hours before we arrived to view the property. The listing broker was slow to put the under-contract update in the MLS (not surprising).

Saddened the property is no longer available. It truly was a one-of-a-kind lot, that punched so many tickets. No other lot or home like it on this massive lake that is surrounded by federal lands.

 

[Zee09]

Deal didn't happen.

Property reportedly had been on the market for over 15 years. MLS had the property listed for over two years.

Saturday morning went to submit a written offer, buyer's broker reported back the property went under contract 48 hours before we arrived to view the property. The listing broker was slow to put the under-contract update in the MLS (not surprising).

Saddened the property is no longer available. It truly was a one-of-a-kind lot, that punched so many tickets. No other lot or home like it on this massive lake that is surrounded by federal lands.

Sorry to hear that GON.....
The question you may not know, was your offer in the ballpark without giving the actual numbers?

Good luck...something else will come up...