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House for Sale

February 03, 2009 in The No Asshole Rule | Permalink

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It reminds me of a neighbor I had who bought a new house with a cracked foundation. He went through a bitter battle with the builder and finally got the foundation fixed.

As soon as it was fixed, he put the house on the market, but he couldn't let the bitterness go. He actually made a video about the battle with the builder and the lawsuit and made potential buyers watch it. Needless to say, despite the fact that the house had no problems, it sold for well below market value.

Posted by: Kevin Rutkowski | February 05, 2009 at 08:52 AM

Mirror, mirror on the wall . . .

Posted by: anon | February 05, 2009 at 06:42 AM

Bob -

That photo is awesome! I wouldn't want to buy in that neighborhood.

Renee

Posted by: Panamomma | February 03, 2009 at 04:04 PM

Seems like a poor sales strategy, although no doubt very satisfying for the seller...

Posted by: Joyce Maroney | February 03, 2009 at 03:36 PM

I wonder if the neighbors on each side come home each day and tell themselves, "yeah, that guy really is an asshole."

Posted by: John Jenkins | February 03, 2009 at 01:48 PM

How did he get his neighbor to take the Asshole Test Online? Mine won't take it.

Posted by: Frank | February 03, 2009 at 01:38 PM

well this is tough time to purchase homes.

Posted by: atlanta short sale | February 03, 2009 at 01:06 PM

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