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cancel a purchase of a house

Posted on: 14th Aug, 2009 06:27 pm
My son's purchased a house per internet last night from an auctioneer. This house had been a foreclosure. They went to look at it after the agreement to purchase. They did not want it because of basement walls caving in. Do they have a three day cancelation period in the state of WI. How can they get out of buying this?
I think you need to check the tersms of the aution.

Generally they have 3 days before you cna cancel
Posted on: 14th Aug, 2009 07:33 pm
Welcome clemnts,

Wisconsin has a 3-day cancellation period for consumer transactions. This provision applies for any consumer transactions which involves extension of credit. It also applies to cash transactions of $25 or more. However, the 3-day right to cancel applies to transactions which are done through a face-to-face contact. You should also note that the cancellation must be in writing.
Posted on: 14th Aug, 2009 08:08 pm
this is too bizarre...they bought this property sight-unseen? whether there is 3 day rescission or not, this is a foolish move.

i truly hope that others reading this won't be silly enough to think that an internet auction is the right way to buy real estate.
Posted on: 15th Aug, 2009 06:43 am
George,

I absoutley agree with you

But we can suggest what we knw. Its up to the buyer how they want to spend thier money

My 2 cents
Posted on: 15th Aug, 2009 09:28 am
Internet buying could lead to this kind of sitution in future so often.So hence george is suggesting it to refrain from this.
I agree with george on this fact.
Posted on: 17th Aug, 2009 05:33 am
sunny, i don't disagree that it's up the buyer - after all, if we didn't have millions of foolish buyers out there, we wouldn't have to invoke the phrase "caveat emptor" so many times in our lives.

and, believe me when i say that i don't use the term "foolish" loosely. anyone who decides to purchase a home sight unseen is foolish in my book.
Posted on: 17th Aug, 2009 08:31 am
No arguments with that statement George

If I want to buy soem thing b spending so much money, I would go and see it first
Posted on: 17th Aug, 2009 11:57 am
I had seen in past that there were some guys who were selling land on moon and people were crazilybuying it.I am just putting this example because lot more people do it in order to have some foolish pretendence of prestige.

I know some of the guys who did it just to get limlight cheap publicity.
Posted on: 21st Aug, 2009 10:11 am
and you can call up some foolish 800 number and have a star "officially" named after you, too.

this has been going on for(almost)ever - they used to call the purveyors of this idiocy "snake oil salesmen."

let's face it - we people are gullible. give us enough real-sounding information and we'll buy just about anything.
Posted on: 21st Aug, 2009 10:57 am
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