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San Francisco couple wins $25,000 property auction, only to learn they bought a dirt alley (www.cbsnews.com)
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[–] Burninator05@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Each parcel offered for sale is fully described in the public notice, including an accurate parcel map and clear language noting that the parcels are small, irregular, or otherwise unsuitable for development.

If the above is true, they got exactly what they bid on. How did they think they won a a milti-million dollar parcel for $25k? Did they think that no one else bid on it?

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, in a real estate transaction I'd be looking pretty hard at the documentation. Certainly before going and telling tenants I'm their new landlord!

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago

I could see it being phrased confusingly, but there's really no way to judge without the listing.