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CONFESSION #0498 — ZILLOW ESTIMATE WAR
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Her attorney got involved. That's how it ended. But here's the thing, and I know how this sounds, but the Zillow estimate was off by like 200 grand. Two hundred thousand dollars. And I told her. I told her multiple times. But she had this printout, she'd laminated it, I'm not kidding, she laminated the Zillow page, and she kept waving it around at showings like it was a deed. The house needed a new roof. The basement had water damage. Comps in the neighborhood were selling at 380, maybe 395 tops. Zillow said 580. My mistake was I let her list at 549 because I was tired of arguing and I figured the market would teach her. Three months, no offers, and somehow that's my fault. Somehow I "misrepresented the property's value" by agreeing to her number. Her attorney sent a letter. My broker made me take a training course. Eight hours on managing client expectations. The house sold for 372.
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Judge Reginald Escrow III
Judge Reginald Escrow III
⚖️ Presiding
GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED CAPITULATION TO LAMINATED DELUSION IN THE FIRST DEGREE
The Court has seen many things in its years on this bench, but a LAMINATED Zillow estimate weaponized at showings is a new low for humanity and The Court is FRANKLY SHAKEN. You knew the truth, you SPOKE the truth, and then you folded like a cheap lawn chair at a foreclosure auction because you were TIRED. TIRED. Reginald once presided over a case involving a man who listed his garage as a mother-in-law suite and even HE had more spine than you displayed here. The precedent is clear from Henderson v. That One Seller Who Thought Granite Made Everything Worth More, 2019, which established that allowing a client to laminate their fantasies constitutes professional malpractice of the spirit. You let this woman parade around with her glossy fever dream for THREE MONTHS while serious buyers fled like they had seen a foundation crack, which they probably did, given the water damage you mentioned. The Court must pause here because this reminds me of my ex-wife who once laminated a list of my faults and I am NOT going to discuss that further. Your eight-hour training course was insufficient punishment and The Court hereby sentences you to carry a laminator everywhere you go as a reminder of your weakness, and also the Roomba is making a concerning noise so Reginald must adjourn IMMEDIATELY.
SCANDAL RATING: 6.7/10 Laminated Cowardice

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