Woman Asks If She's In The Wrong For Refusing To Sell Flat To Highest Bidder

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Sep 7, 2021 9:00 AM EDT

We've come across far too many instances of greedy landlords taking advantage of well meaning tenants that are just trying to get by, and not deal with being taken advantage of. So, when we come across a story where a woman genuinely wants to do the morally righteous thing and help out a dad and his kid that just needed a break, it really melts our icy hearts. Naturally, folks in the comments section were very supportive of this woman's decision. It's nice to have those occasional moments where our faith in humanity is temporarily restored. 

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    Font - AITA for refusing to sell my flat to the highest bidder? Not the A-hole My (31f) fiancé (31m) and I are in the process of selling our respective flats in order to purchase a house together. We've been together a long time but always worked in different cities so it made sense to keep our separate places, but he has now got a job in my city so we are buying a place together. His flat sold very quickly, I'm still in the process of selling mine.
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    Font - So I put my flat on the market and luckily it's had a fair amount of interest. Pretty early on an investor buyer, so someone who already owns multiple properties and intended to buy the flat to rent out for profit, submitted an offer 10k less than it's worth, probably hoping to capitalise on someone so desperate to move that they'd sell it for cheap. Obviously I rejected this offer, and a couple of weeks later a lovely father and his disabled son who were looking for an accessable ground
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    Font - So here's where my fiancé and I disagree. He thinks I should just take the highest offer, as I don't owe anything to the father and son, so why would I turn down more money? He also believes that because we're going to be buying a property together, he should have some say on how much money I end up with to put towards it. Thing is, we were never intending to use all the money we made from selling our flats on the next property anyway, some was always going to go back into savings, and I
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    Font - I can see where he's coming from but i just really don't want to see my lovely little flat go to sone greedy investor to make an easy buck on. I don't see it as losing money because I never expected to get more for it than I advertised it for. I just want to do the right thing morally and I want this guy and his son to have a win rather than just lining the pockets of another landlord. I guess my fiancé wants the best for us and me denying that could make me the asshole but I think it sho
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    Rectangle - Obiterdicta · 9d Craptain [187] 12 Awards NTA. $2,500 is not going to make a big difference in what property you and your fiancé can purchase but that apartment will probably make a big difference for the man and his son. G Reply 4 28.1k 3 ...
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    Rectangle - Outrageous_Relief_77 · 9d Colo-rectal Surgeon [38] O S 2 Awards NTA Imagine, decency trumping a couple extra thou. You rock. 6 Reply 4 7.9k 3 ...
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    Font - ciaragemmam · 9d ΝΤΑ ΝΤΑ ΝΤΑ!! I bought a house last year exactly because the seller wanted to sell to someone who'd live there, not a landlord who'd rent it out. Sell it to someone who'll make it a home. G Reply 4 2.5k 3 ...
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    Font - tieflingforpresident · 9d Colo-rectal Surgeon [30] NTA. The flat belongs to you until the moment you sell it. Your fiancé didn't buy it, so he doesn't get to worry about who you sell it to--and it's not like you undersold it to them either, they offered your asking price, and you felt better about it going to them. What's best for people is usually what aligns with their values and you did what aligns with your values. G Reply 4 224 3
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    Font - 1 Award NTA I've done long distance before. These are the differences you start to notice once you see each other more often and have more regular life choices that affect each other. You have every right to choose who you sell your flat to. You bought it. It's still yours. He doesn't automatically gain control of those things because you are moving in together. This is a baby red flag. Tons of people prefer to sell for less for a buyer they feel connected with. G Reply 4 748 3 ...
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    Font - 1 Award NTA. I wish there were more people like you in the world OP. Speaking as someone who unfortunately had to rent for many years, the majority of landlords are greedy, selfish people who only care about squeezing every possible drop of money out of people who have no choice but to rent because they can't afford to buy. Good for you for sticking to your morals!!! G Reply 1.3k 3 ...
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    Font - LaReineNoir · 9d NTA. My son and his wife bought a house in a highly sought area. The sellers received several offers, mostly from investors. While my son's offer was probably the lowest or close to ( still above list price though) the seller sold it them because they wanted to sell to a family. So good on you. Your home will go to someone who appreciates it and will enjoy living there. G Reply 4 43 3 ..
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    Font - highwoodshady · 9d Professor Emeritass [95] NTA It's your flat, sell it to whom you please. The investor could have made his counter offer to begin with but decided to low ball you. What's to say the investor won't want to negotiate the cost of questionable repairs off the sale price before the closing. If you are happy with the selling price that's all that matters. G Reply 1 233 3 ...
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    Rectangle - NTA I think you made the right call on the gentleman and his son. Finding accessible housing in ones budget is getting harder and you taking their offer will make their quality of life better! É 6 Reply ↑ 23 +
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    Rectangle - mrschampagnemahi · 9d Partassipant [1] NTA. Even if all you were looking for was a bidding war, 2500 is not that much of difference in either direction to really worry about it that much G Reply 1 22 3
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