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danetyrose
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What is the name of your state?Texas
Hi, I live in Tx and two years ago I purchased two acres from a very trusted friend. It was a portion of the 70 acres where they lived. The property was surveyed off and we drew a contract whereas I would make payments and when the purchase price was satisfied , She would give me title to the property at my request. I purchased the property as a security measure as my fiance had used me and taken advantag3e of me to the point I feared I would end up loosing my home and that would give me someplace to call mine. My friend and I had a verbal agreement that the property would be in my name only as she did not want my fiance to have any claim to it.
I paid her in full for the agreed price of $4000.00 total. as per our contractr but I never recorded the contract for deed nor did I get the titled transferred upon payment in full because of the possibility my fiance would file common law marriage and get ccess to the deed.
My friend was fully aware of my circumstances and assured me not to worry, they would give me title anytime I asked . I have my contract signed by her as paid in full.
About a year ago they came into financial difficultires and sold the piece of land adjoining the two acres I had purchased. I also was having problems and I asked her if she thought the man (her ex-brotherinlaw) would be interested in purchasing my two acres. She acted oddly and said she didn't want him to own that piece of land.
She is a little funny about things and so though I thought it was strange, I didn't get too concerned except I was upset with her that she wouldn't help me sell my land when she knew i needed the money.
Finally, I offerred to give her $1000.00 if she would sell my property to him for the amount I paid. A very generous offer, thinking that was the only way to get her to sell it for me.
I never gave a thought to her cheating me. It just was easier for her to sell it than for me to file for title and then try to find this man to try to sell it..
Anyway she continued to make excuses why she wouldn't sell it.
Then I heard throgh the grapevine that she had put the entire property up for sale. I tryed to phone her but her phone was off . I went to her home a couple of times and no one was home and her gate was locked . I asked around and as everyone said they seen them around and that they srtill lived there.
Then someone told me they were living there without any power or anything. Feeling very sorry for their predicament, I had decided to get a care package together for them with some food etc. But then I heard they had sold the property and bought them a motor home and were moving out of state. Luckily they had left their mobile phone number and I called them and asked had they sold my property. She told me she was working on the final details but hadn't closed the property yet.
I was very suspicious how they bought a motor home if they hadn't closed the deal and so I tracked down the brother-in- law who bought it and asked him. He informed me he had bought all the land and the deal was closed. But he specifically told me he had purchased my property a year earlier in a seperate deal. He knew it was mine but she had made him to believe she had given it to me and since she had a clear deed, He assumed she had a right to sell it. I contacted her and confronted her asking for my money and she insisted she hadn't been paid etc, Anyway it appears I just got royally ripped off. I know it is my fault to an exztent to have trusted them but I thought my contract was still binding.
What can I do to get my money or land back? Can their motor home be subject to a forced sale for the money she owes. She evidenbtly has spent all the money . Does the man who purchased the land have any liabilities given that he knew the land was mine although he did not know the particulars?
I do not know her mailing address to serve any court papers what is my alternatives?(I do have a physical directions to where they are temoporarily staying)
Are there any criminal charges that can be filed or is it strictly a civil matter? Also, I loaned them two garden tillers which they had taken the more expensive one with them and the other they claim is there on the property. Isn't it the same as theft to take my property and not return it? What are my options there?
Someone please help me . I have lots of questions and I have little money so I need to avoid hiring an attorney if at all possible.Thank you.
Hi, I live in Tx and two years ago I purchased two acres from a very trusted friend. It was a portion of the 70 acres where they lived. The property was surveyed off and we drew a contract whereas I would make payments and when the purchase price was satisfied , She would give me title to the property at my request. I purchased the property as a security measure as my fiance had used me and taken advantag3e of me to the point I feared I would end up loosing my home and that would give me someplace to call mine. My friend and I had a verbal agreement that the property would be in my name only as she did not want my fiance to have any claim to it.
I paid her in full for the agreed price of $4000.00 total. as per our contractr but I never recorded the contract for deed nor did I get the titled transferred upon payment in full because of the possibility my fiance would file common law marriage and get ccess to the deed.
My friend was fully aware of my circumstances and assured me not to worry, they would give me title anytime I asked . I have my contract signed by her as paid in full.
About a year ago they came into financial difficultires and sold the piece of land adjoining the two acres I had purchased. I also was having problems and I asked her if she thought the man (her ex-brotherinlaw) would be interested in purchasing my two acres. She acted oddly and said she didn't want him to own that piece of land.
She is a little funny about things and so though I thought it was strange, I didn't get too concerned except I was upset with her that she wouldn't help me sell my land when she knew i needed the money.
Finally, I offerred to give her $1000.00 if she would sell my property to him for the amount I paid. A very generous offer, thinking that was the only way to get her to sell it for me.
I never gave a thought to her cheating me. It just was easier for her to sell it than for me to file for title and then try to find this man to try to sell it..
Anyway she continued to make excuses why she wouldn't sell it.
Then I heard throgh the grapevine that she had put the entire property up for sale. I tryed to phone her but her phone was off . I went to her home a couple of times and no one was home and her gate was locked . I asked around and as everyone said they seen them around and that they srtill lived there.
Then someone told me they were living there without any power or anything. Feeling very sorry for their predicament, I had decided to get a care package together for them with some food etc. But then I heard they had sold the property and bought them a motor home and were moving out of state. Luckily they had left their mobile phone number and I called them and asked had they sold my property. She told me she was working on the final details but hadn't closed the property yet.
I was very suspicious how they bought a motor home if they hadn't closed the deal and so I tracked down the brother-in- law who bought it and asked him. He informed me he had bought all the land and the deal was closed. But he specifically told me he had purchased my property a year earlier in a seperate deal. He knew it was mine but she had made him to believe she had given it to me and since she had a clear deed, He assumed she had a right to sell it. I contacted her and confronted her asking for my money and she insisted she hadn't been paid etc, Anyway it appears I just got royally ripped off. I know it is my fault to an exztent to have trusted them but I thought my contract was still binding.
What can I do to get my money or land back? Can their motor home be subject to a forced sale for the money she owes. She evidenbtly has spent all the money . Does the man who purchased the land have any liabilities given that he knew the land was mine although he did not know the particulars?
I do not know her mailing address to serve any court papers what is my alternatives?(I do have a physical directions to where they are temoporarily staying)
Are there any criminal charges that can be filed or is it strictly a civil matter? Also, I loaned them two garden tillers which they had taken the more expensive one with them and the other they claim is there on the property. Isn't it the same as theft to take my property and not return it? What are my options there?
Someone please help me . I have lots of questions and I have little money so I need to avoid hiring an attorney if at all possible.Thank you.
