Triangle. No callbacks. No updates. Just silence… and a surprise demand for $20,000 more because there was a "problem" with her loan approval. Turns out, this “friendly” lender was sketchier than a gas station burrito. Thankfully, the seller’s agent stepped in like a mortgage superhero and referred her to a real lender who got the job done—at a higher rate, but at least with honesty and, you know, an actual phone number. Lesson: If your lender suddenly ghosts you after getting your application and preapproval letter,... run. Then double-check their credentials like your financial life depends on it—because it does. The Termite Tango Ron and Jenna bought what looked like the perfect house: vaulted ceilings, a cheerful kitchen, and a porch for lemonade- sipping bliss. It even came with a deal too good to be true. (Spoiler alert: it was .) Fast forward six months, and Jenna’s cleaning the bathroom when she notices something small... and wiggly . Cue the exterminator, who crawls under the house and emerges pale-faced and shaking. “Termites,” he says, and then drops a repair quote the size of a new car: $12,000. Turns out, those "charming old floors" were less “vintage chic” and more “chewed up by bugs.” Lesson: Always get a termite inspection. If the house was a buffet for bugs, you’ll want to know before you move in.
The Flickering Nightmare (a.k.a. “ e (a.k.a. “Fix It Later, He Said”)
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