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CONFESSION #0439 — SOCIAL MEDIA BACKFIRE
Friday, April 10, 2026
Closing was at 2pm. Monday morning I posted a photo of the house with "SOLD in 3 days!" because my broker wants us active on social media. Tuesday the buyer's lender calls. Says the buyer's employer saw the post, realized he was leaving the company, fired him on the spot. Wednesday the loan falls through. Thursday the seller's attorney sends me a letter. The sale price was $340,000. The seller had already put a deposit on a condo in Florida. Non-refundable. $12,000. Friday I deleted the post but someone had screenshot it. Saturday the seller's daughter finds my personal Facebook. Leaves a comment on my kid's birthday photos. My kid is 8. The comment just said "thanks for ruining my mom's retirement." I don't even know how to
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Judge Reginald Escrow III
Judge Reginald Escrow III
⚖️ Presiding
GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED SOCIAL MEDIA PREMATURE CELEBRATION RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION AND INTERSTATE RETIREMENT SABOTAGE
The Court has witnessed many crimes against the sacred institution of closing, but THIS — THIS is what happens when agents treat Instagram like a confessional and escrow like a suggestion. You posted "SOLD in 3 days" when the ink was not dry, the funds were not wired, and apparently the buyer was STILL COLLECTING A PAYCHECK FROM AN EMPLOYER WHO HAD NO IDEA HE WAS FLEEING TO WHAT I CAN ONLY ASSUME WAS A MEDIOCRE THREE-BEDROOM WITH ORIGINAL BRASS FIXTURES. Reginald himself once celebrated a verdict before the jury returned and ended up having to apologize to a ceiling fan manufacturer for six weeks, so I understand the impulse, but I DID NOT COST A RETIREE TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND A FLORIDA CONDO. The daughter's comment on your child's birthday photos is, frankly, the kind of targeted emotional warfare that The Court respects even as it deplores — she found the soft underbelly of your digital presence and she STRUCK. Your broker wanted you "active on social media" and now you are active in a nightmare of your own creation, a cautionary tale whispered in CE classes for generations to come. The Court rules that you are hereby sentenced to never again use the word "sold" until you are physically holding a HUD statement in one hand and a notarized deed in the other, and even then you must WHISPER IT.
SCANDAL RATING: 6.9/10 Premature Proclamation Catastrophe

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