So this is a story that needs to be documented as quite possibly the deal from hell. It will probably be quite a long post, but here it is.
Back in 2013, I was referred to someone who wanted to sell her deceased father’s property, she was the Executrix. The seller claimed that her stepmom may be residing in the property, but she was unsure whether or not she was actually there because she claimed that her stepmom was on drugs. I did some due diligence to see if there was someone in the property. I drove by at night, checked on trash day to see if the trash was put out and sent a letter asking to be contacted. Long story short, I purchased a possibly occupied property in an area that I knew was turning around in March 2014. I obviously would not have taken this risk if the price wasn’t right. I took a leap of faith and trusted my gut that this was something worth pursuing and… did a lot of praying. I found an investor who trusted my intuition on the deal and backed me up by funding the purchase. I did my due diligence to ensure that if there was someone in the property and they did fight me on gaining possession, that my chances of gaining possession may take long, but were in my favor.
Well… when I purchased the property, my investor and I didn’t think that it would take this long to have the property. And technically, I still don’t. I need to wait until the occupant is actually out of the property, which could take another 90 days. BUT after 2 years of being in court with someone who swore she had rights to the property even though she made no effort to file a claim against the estate, did not file a will stating that she had rights to the property… basically did nothing for 6 years AND stole electricity from her next door neighbor, we won. I got to the point where I almost gave up and was going to cut my losses just so I could move on. I prayed a lot because it was really wearing me down and decided that whatever the outcome was, good or bad, that there was a lesson to be learned and that I would be fine with whatever God had planned for me. There was so much that I could control and what I couldn’t, I left in His hands. I’m so thankful and humbled because it took a lot of work, patience and trust. It was quite the roller coaster of emotions which I’ll detail in another post, but l’m so thankful we can finally move on from this!