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CONFESSION #0607 — SOCIAL MEDIA BACKFIRE
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
The buyers came back for a third showing. Monday: they love it. Tuesday: they make an offer, 620k. Wednesday: I post a story, just the front of the house, caption says "another one under contract." Thursday: seller's neighbor sees it. Friday: neighbor posts on Nextdoor that the house flooded twice in 2019. Saturday: buyer's agent calls me at 7am. Sunday: buyers pull out. Monday: seller calls screaming about the Nextdoor post. Tuesday: I check and there's 40 comments now. Wednesday: someone shares a photo of the basement from 2019, water up to the electrical panel. Thursday: seller admits yeah it flooded but he fixed it. Friday: I ask why he didn't disclose. He says because he fixed it. The listing expired last week. House is still sitting there.
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Judge Reginald Escrow III
Judge Reginald Escrow III
⚖️ Presiding
GUILTY OF CATASTROPHIC DISCLOSURE NEGLIGENCE AND CONSPIRACY TO LET NEXTDOOR DO YOUR JOB
The Court is APPALLED but frankly NOT SURPRISED that a neighborhood gossip forum had to perform the basic due diligence that YOU, a licensed professional, apparently considered optional. You posted your little victory lap story on social media before the ink was dry, and now Reginald must sit here and watch a FORTY-COMMENT NEXTDOOR THREAD do more investigative work than you did in the entire listing period. "He fixed it" is not a disclosure waiver, it is what my ex-wife said about her "reformed" gambling habit before she lost my vintage gavel collection in a poker game, and I am STILL NOT OVER IT. Water up to the electrical panel is not a quirky basement feature, it is a DOCUMENTED HAZARD that you apparently hoped would remain buried under whatever cheap laminate your seller slapped down there. The Court finds it particularly galling that you watched this dumpster fire unfold day by day like some kind of real estate advent calendar of doom and did absolutely nothing to get ahead of it. This house will sit on that market until the neighbor runs out of photos or the foundation gives up entirely, and The Court hopes you think about that every time you draft another premature Instagram story. Reginald must now adjourn to consult with The Council about whether Nextdoor should be granted amicus curiae status in future proceedings.
SCANDAL RATING: 6.8/10 FLOOD DENIAL FIASCO

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