Concerned My Mom scam?

[Brian Gardner]

Hi all,

My mom owns a home in New York that she’s had since 2005. Out of nowhere, she was contacted by a guy offering a fast cash deal to buy the house. He’s calling himself the CEO of QuickCash Home Solutions and Hudson Empire Management, and introduced himself as “John” — but his Instagram (which is private) shows his name is actually “Juan” (@jcontreras_91).

His business card lists no address, just a Gmail email, and there’s no sign he’s a licensed agent or broker in New York.

He originally said the closing would be in August, but now he’s suddenly pushing for a July 10 closing.

🚩 Here’s what really worries me:

My mom is supposedly breaking even on the sale — despite owning the home for nearly 20 years. That just doesn’t sit right with me. It sounds like she’s being rushed into an underpriced sale.

I checked public info — his “company” doesn’t seem legit, and he may not be licensed at all.

My questions:

• Is this a scam or just a predatory off-market deal?
• How can I best protect my mom from signing something she’ll regret?
• Should we involve a real estate attorney or licensed agent ASAP to evaluate the deal?
• Any steps you’d recommend to confirm whether this is a legit transaction?

Thanks in advance. Any guidance is appreciated.

[Chris Seveney]

Is this a scam? No its called wholesaling where they offer you way below market value hoping you sell it.

Best way to protect your mom is never let her sign anything and ignore those people. 

Is your mom wanting to sell? If so then she should get an agent, if not, then ignore the offer, someone is not going to call you out of blue and offer above market.

IF its legit go through a title company to close the deal, but they will not tell you whether you got a fair price.