Homeowner gets even with bullying home buyers and their shady agent: 'He absolutely demanded that he be paid'

Buying and selling a house is a complex affair where all these little legal obligations need to line up perfectly so that, even at the most basic level, at least everyone can move in and out of their current residences at the same and necessary times. Of course, there's a lot at stake, so it's a stressful time, and that's before you factor in that there are plenty of dishonest folk out there, both selling homes and otherwise involved in the process, which makes it essential to be on guard and not take anything anyone says at face value and without legal coverage. Even then, you're probably going to miss something or get something wrong. No house is perfect, and there's always going to be an element of uncertainty involved.

But, despite all of this, and at the end of it all, we're all human. Allowing each other a little flexibility and offering concessions outside of legal obligations—that don't necessarily benefit us in any way—is important… and it's quite petty to hold someone to a minor clause in a contract just because you can, even if you stand to gain nothing from it. Heck, at the very least, if you're buying a house from someone, it pays to at least know that they weren't leaving your new home with a vengeance. Houses already hold an untold number of places where problems could possibly be lurking, and the last thing you want is for the seller to be hiding more of them.

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  • It pays to be kind, and—well, being ingenuous can wind up being expensive or at least inconvenient if you mess with the wrong petty person, like the seller of this house in this trending story that generated a lot of response from this online community soon after it was posted. 

    I'd say there's probably an argument to be had here that the Original Poster shouldn't have agreed on a settlement date that he didn't think he could keep in the first place and should have otherwise organized a temporary living situation for his family to bridge the gap until their new build was ready. Just because they had agreed that an extension of settlement would be possible doesn't mean that it wouldn't be inconvenient and that they wouldn't want something in return for it… Besides prior planning should have been essential, as, especially in recent years, the only thing you can count on in residential building projects is that the build will be finished long after you expect it to be. But this is the internet, and the narrative of the person telling the story is king above all else… So, I'll save my breath. 

    See the original story as it was shared with the popular yet ethically dubious r/pettyrevenge community below. 

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    "Sold my house to awful people..."
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    This happened last year but I just discovered this sub and felt like the perfect place to share. I (36M) represented myself and sold my house last year to a young couple (mid 20's). The first interaction with their agent, who was a super high volume top 1% in his email signature, was confrontational. I had advertised a flat fee to the buyers agent, roughly 1% of the ask. He absolutely demanded that he be paid what he and his clients had agreed to at 2.5%. Dude, that's your problem. But what ende
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    happening was they offered over ask to finance their agents' commission difference. I was really feeling the red flag of whether I wanted to do this deal with this agent on the other side. But my wife and I agreed that a bird in the hand is the way to go so we took the offer. We're talking about settlement dates and I explain that I'm moving in to new construction and there could always be delays. Their agent said they totally understand and that if we needed to extend, it wouldn't be a problem.
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    1 week in to the deal and my builder calls and says an inspection failed and their going to lose time fixing it and getting re-inspected. He said it may delay other trades that were scheduled to come after and now have to reschedule even further out. I call the agent and say "hey, it happened. We've got a delay. It may eat up that whole week buffer that we have to closing. Can we extend an extra 5-7 days like we talked about?". Dude says "Oh yeah, shouldn't be a problem". He texts me the next da
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    the their daily mortgage payment rate plus $50 per day. They also want a security deposit with a laundry list of cosmetic imperfections listed that are not required to do in a sales contract, 'as-is'. Things like all the picture frame holes mudded, sanded, and painted. Or refinishing flooring that may have been scratched by couches or other furniture that they can't see past. A few other things I can't remember but I know they can't. ask for. He sent it in such a way that it was obvious they wer
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    for free renovations. They had language in the agreement that was sent that said something to the effect of "seller agrees to pay for any repairs of defects in excess of the deposit at buyers discretion for first 30 days.". My jaw hit the floor. that. Here's where it gets more screwed up. This next part takes place over the next 2ish weeks. I counter them with a $250 deposit held by a title. company and the crazy clause goes away. They stayed firm. I explain to them that if they simply
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    extend the closing date, they don't have to pay their daily mortgage rate (while they already wouldn't be living there for 3 weeks) and neither would I. Win-win and we can avoid all this drama over a deposit. They stayed firm. I countered again with $500 and the clause goes away. They stayed firm. A good fried of mine is an attorney and I called him up. He said these people are trying to bend you over and you. What they're asking for is not at all allowed BUT they see it as too low of dollar amo
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    - said first to throw out a hail mary with all the big guns on an simple extension and if that doesn't work to move out by the original closing date and do a hotel. "It'll cost the same but we won't be talking about depositions a year from now" - that always stuck with me. So I put in an email to the agent that their clients were - respectfully - being unreasonable and that my family of two kids under 5 and my very pregnant wife would be effectively homeless if we closed on the original closing
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    Here's where the sweet sweet petty revenge happens. I read through the contract very carefully and determine what conditions can be left at an absolute minimum without repercussions. The house had a very nice yard. I bought a 10,000 pack of dandelion seeds and spread them all over the yard and garden beds. The living room had surround sound speakers, I was planning on leaving them. Instead I packed them up and took the labeling off all the wire ends for which corner they connect to. I also trimm
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    mounted tv's in the house, I was planning on leaving the mounts and everything. Instead I took all the mounts, removed all the hdmi and optical cables from the walls, and I removed all the anchors where the mounts were so there were lots of unusable holes (since they were so worried about them, mwahaha). The house had an extensive networking setup with 4 wireless access points, 3 switches, media server, and some security equipment. I was planning on leaving all of it along with a nice guide and
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    There was a couple other things too, but I can't remember, it's been too long. Thanks for letting me share my story.
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    RahimSunderji • 2h ago Perfectly petty. Dandelions is the best part. 266 Reply ↑ Share
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    globaldude 2h ago • They got greedy and lost a lot, nice petty revenge ✩ 249 Reply ↑ Share
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    MidLifeEducation • 2h ago This is the type of petty that I aspire to 66 ⇓ Reply ↑ Share jimmyb1982 • 2h ago I would have loved to see a picture of their lawn!! + 50 + Reply ↑ Share
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    Relevant Mushroom218 1h ago • You would not believe the size of the grin on my face when I read "10,000 pack of dandelion seeds" 44 Reply ↑ Share
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    • S70nkyKong 43m ago The tabs on the Ethernet plugs ↑ 21 Reply ↑ Share vwscienceandart • 1h ago Dang, I was really hoping you were going to say you found the money to sue them and call their bluff on whatever the attorney was pointing to. BUT, your way was satisfying, too! 18 Reply ↑ Share ...
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    wovenbutterhair 40m ago this reminds me of the stories of people in Europe pulling out the entire garden because the next tenant didn't wanna pay a small fee to keep ridiculous amounts of work and expensive materials 10 Reply ↑ Share
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    Altruistic_Lock_5362 · 33m ago As a former salesman /installer of home theater, 5.1 was hard enough to keep straight, I hope you had 7.2, or 9.1.4. some beautiful sound system. Petty revenge is so sweet.,but they deserved it. + 8 + Reply ↑ Share ...
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