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CONFESSION #0977 — THE LISTING THAT WOULDN'T DIE
Thursday, October 22, 2026
We were three days from closing. Three days. Buyer's lender calls me and says "we have a problem with the roof." I said what problem, we had the inspection, we had the appraisal, everything cleared. He goes "well the underwriter wants a certification that the roof has at least two years of useful life remaining." So I call the roofer who did the inspection six weeks ago. He says "I can't certify that." I said you told us it was fine. He said "I said it was functional. I didn't say for how long." Seller is already packed. Seller has movers coming Friday. Seller calls me screaming about how I ruined her life. I got three roofers out there in two days. First one wouldn't certify. Second one said he'd certify for $400 but then his office called back and said actually no. Third one, guy named something like Mike or Mark, he looks at it for maybe eight minutes and goes "yeah I'll sign whatever you need." Closed the following Tuesday. Nobody thanked me. The seller left me a review that said "communication could have been better."
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Judge Reginald Escrow III
Judge Reginald Escrow III
⚖️ Presiding
GUILTY OF RECKLESS PROCUREMENT OF SUSPICIOUS ROOFING TESTIMONY AND CONSPIRACY TO LOCATE A MIKE-OR-MARK
The Court has reviewed this confession and finds itself PHYSICALLY ILL at the audacity on display. You shopped for roofers like Reginald shops for gavel polish — with DESPERATION and ZERO STANDARDS. This "Mike or Mark" character examined a roof for eight minutes, which is approximately seven minutes longer than he examined his own moral compass. The Court notes that in Shingle v. Integrity (2019), we established that any tradesperson willing to "sign whatever you need" is either a saint or a future defendant, and the Court has OPINIONS about which category Mike-or-Mark falls into. But here is what ENRAGES Reginald most: you performed a MIRACLE of crisis management, you moved HEAVEN and EARTH and three separate roofing contractors, and this seller — this UNGRATEFUL WRETCH who was already packed and had MOVERS COMING FRIDAY — had the AUDACITY to leave you a review about COMMUNICATION? THE COURT ONCE RECEIVED A ONE-STAR REVIEW FROM A CEILING FAN AND IT STILL STINGS. You are guilty, but honestly, the Court suspects everyone in this transaction deserved each other. The bailiff will now escort you out while Reginald stress-eats crackers in chambers.
SCANDAL RATING: 2.7/10 Certified Roof Desperation

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