A couple months ago, I stumbled onto this site when we were looking into buying our first home. It basically lets you check if the house you're eyeing ever went through foreclosure or had any serious financial trouble in the past. Honestly, I wasn't expecting much, but figured hey, why not give it a shot.
Turns out, the place we thought was a great deal actually had a pretty messy history—foreclosure about five years ago, and some other red flags about liens. Kinda made us rethink things, you know? We ended up passing on that one, and now I'm wondering how common this kinda thing is. Has anyone else used something similar and found surprising stuff on a home's past? Curious if this is a common thing or if we just got unlucky with our pick.
Interesting find, but honestly, foreclosure or liens from years ago aren't always dealbreakers. We bought our first place knowing it had a messy past—just made sure everything was cleared legally. Been here three years now, and the only ghosts we've found are in the attic...
