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CONFESSION #0829 — OTHER AGENT WAS THE PROBLEM
Sunday, August 30, 2026
The title search flagged something. Old easement from like 1987, utility access, runs right through where the buyer wants to put their pool. Not a huge deal, you just work around it, maybe adjust the plans. I explain this to the other agent, send her the survey, highlight the exact area.
She calls me back and says "My clients don't recognize that easement."
I said what do you mean they don't recognize it.
"They don't agree with it. They want it removed."
That's not. It's recorded. With the county. It exists.
"Well they're not comfortable moving forward with something they don't agree with."
I actually laughed. I thought she was joking. She wasn't.
We went back and forth for three days. Three days. Her asking me to "get it taken off." Me explaining that's not a thing. Her saying "other agents have done it before."
The deal died. 340 thousand dollar sale. Because she couldn't explain what an easement was to her own clients.
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Judge Reginald Escrow III
⚖️ Presiding
GUILTY OF CRIMINAL INCOMPETENCE IN THE FIRST DEGREE, ACCESSORY TO EASEMENT DENIALISM, AND RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT OF A PERFECTLY GOOD POOL DREAM
The Court has reviewed this testimony and must now lie down on the floor of these chambers for several minutes. An easement is not a SUGGESTION, it is not a VIBE, it is not something you can OPT OUT OF like a newsletter from Bed Bath and Beyond. It is RECORDED. WITH THE COUNTY. In a BOOK. Probably a LARGE book with that specific musty smell The Court finds deeply comforting. This agent apparently believes legal documents function like terms of service agreements where you can simply click "I do not agree" and proceed to install your above-ground pool wherever your heart desires. "Other agents have done it before" — OH HAVE THEY, counsel? Have other agents called up the county recorder and said "Hey Jerry, my clients are not comfortable with the constitutional concept of property law, can you just white-out this 1987 utility easement real quick?" The Court once had a client who did not "recognize" that their house was in a flood zone and Reginald had to explain that the river does not care about your feelings. Three hundred and forty thousand dollars, evaporated, because one agent could not perform the BASELINE function of explaining to adults that reality is not subject to their approval. Order the Roomba is beeping which means someone has parked illegally in the handicapped spot of justice and The Court must attend to this immediately, VERDICT STANDS.
Easement Insurrection
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