I won an online bid on Ebay for a property in Ohio. David Rose's description & pics were good enough for me to bid. David had 100% satisfaction rating with Ebay (obviously from ghost buyers) His exact words in the ad:
"Beautiful 3 bedroom home/ Great Investment Property near Lake Schoover!! This 3 bedroom home has been fully updated within the last couple years. Very well maintained home and Lot. Needs nothing but a new owner. $1 no reserve auction, you are bidding on the full amount of the house. You are bidding for total amount plus $499 closing fee. Less than 5 feedback email us before bidding. Payment due within 3 days, no credit cards accepted". The pictures were decent in & out and google earth showed a nice little home (but dated 07-2014) I called the county recorder & checked on ownership, it was a bank, yet that was possible if David Rose was the trustee or something. Called the treasurer, the taxes were not delinquent! But since I reside in Ca. I hired a home inspector to physically go & report on the home. The inspector called me puzzled, there were no home, just an empty lot, so he filed a report & sent it to me with a couple pictures to document his findings. Further digging online we were able to find a claim for a fire report on that property that showed a few pics. The property was simply devastated, then obviously torn down since it was a total loss. This fool David Rose sent me several emails to pay him (lol) Watch out