BEWARE OF PREDATORY BUYERS

Predatory buyers have been spotted in Franklinton! With our partnership with The Legal Aid Society of Columbus, learn how to spot the red flags:

  • Unsolicited offers to buy homes

  • Unwelcome visits, calls, or letters

  • Threats to call code enforcement

  • Quick, unseen, nonspecific cash offers

  • Offering to pay off your mortgage

Your home is valuable, protect it! Know your rights:

  • Scammers operate in secret. Talk to family, friends, or a professional before making major decisions about your home

  • If you want to sell your home, contact an independent, licensed real estate agent to protect your interests

  • HUD-approved Housing Counselors are always free and can help you connect to trusted home repair programs. If you’re on the Westside, contact Homes on the Hill

  • Community Development Corporations (CDCs) like us at FDA are local non-profits that support and revitalize neighborhoods, contact us

  • If you need legal advice, call Legal Aid at 1-888-246-4420

  • Report scams to the Ohio Attorney General at 1-800-282-0515

  • Document all conversations with suspicious people. You have a right to ask for ID. You have the right to photograph or videotape your conversations with other people