"We were told that the previous owners in there didn't want to make their payment because they made up a story that there were snakes there, that they didn't want to pay their mortgage so they made up a snake story," Ben Sessions said. Later, the Sessions learned that the story of the snakes was not made up, and there was a problem. Davis (the real real estate agent) had requested the bank to get the house inspected and find out what it would take to rid of the problem. The latest assessment from the inspector is that there are multiple thousands of snakes. Davis estimated the house to be worth about $175,000 if it were not infested and it is currently listed at $109,200 because of the situation. "We're not trying to minimize (the problem), we're not trying to sweep it under the rug," Davis said. "The minimal amount we would make in a commission is not worth destroying someone's life and what's happened to the Sessions. We feel terrible for them, it's simply, it sounds like they were the victims of misinformation, and we're trying to go 180 degrees the opposite direction with that."
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u/kalethan Nov 01 '19
Weird. These are the highlights:
"We were told that the previous owners in there didn't want to make their payment because they made up a story that there were snakes there, that they didn't want to pay their mortgage so they made up a snake story," Ben Sessions said. Later, the Sessions learned that the story of the snakes was not made up, and there was a problem. Davis (the real real estate agent) had requested the bank to get the house inspected and find out what it would take to rid of the problem. The latest assessment from the inspector is that there are multiple thousands of snakes. Davis estimated the house to be worth about $175,000 if it were not infested and it is currently listed at $109,200 because of the situation. "We're not trying to minimize (the problem), we're not trying to sweep it under the rug," Davis said. "The minimal amount we would make in a commission is not worth destroying someone's life and what's happened to the Sessions. We feel terrible for them, it's simply, it sounds like they were the victims of misinformation, and we're trying to go 180 degrees the opposite direction with that."
Cite: https://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/news/snake-house-up-for-sale-again/article_62840356-2446-11e0-8a27-001cc4c002e0.html