Seeking odd real estate / distant homeowner advice
Seeking odd real estate / distant homeowner advice
Seeking odd real estate / distant homeowner advice A few years ago, my mom passed, leaving the family house to my sister and brother-in-law, who live down toward Corpus. The house is on the south side of Houston. The home was built in the mid 60's and is a now-unusual split-level plan. It's decor is dated, and it needs some work. It sits on a larger lot of about half an acre. My sister & brother-in-law (henceforth SBL for ease of typing) aren't interested in moving to Houston, and I'm not interested in the home either. Due to hefty taxes charged without benefit of homestead caps, they've decided to sell the house. Here's the strange part: the home has been empty for a few years now, aside from periodic visits by SBL to mow the lawn, remove dead insects, perform security checks, etc). The next-door neighbor tells her that a pack of wild dogs has largely taken over the property. In addition, a few real estate agents who've attempted to show or shoot marketing videos in the home have complained of the same, stating that the menacing dogs have scared them and others off. Apparently the pack is 5-6 in quantity. The weird thing is, whenever SBL or I visit, we ocassionally see a stray dog that walks the street from time to time, and find the for sale sign chewed up by one or more dogs over & over. That dog is never menacing or threatening, and is the only one SBL or I see. Because of the feeback on how threatening these dogs are, SBL have looked into having the dogs removed, but can neither find them nor anyone willing to remove them. Even if they can all be located, SBL doesn't want to poison or shoot them, but doesn't know what else to do to remove the unseen but often told-of threat. Any ideas?
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jwardl : If the neighbor doesn't want to contact Animal Control Services themselves for whatever reason, perhaps they can contact your SBL or you whenever the dogs show up, and your family can arrange to have ACS go to the house to have them removed?
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Seeking odd real estate / distant homeowner advice A few years ago, my mom passed, leaving the family house to my sister and brother-in-law, who live down toward Corpus. The house is on the south side of Houston. The home was built in the mid 60's and is a now-unusual split-level plan. It's decor is dated, and it needs some work. It sits on a larger lot of about half an acre. My sister & brother-in-law (henceforth SBL for ease of typing) aren't interested in moving to Houston, and I'm not interested in the home either. Due to hefty taxes charged without benefit of homestead caps, they've decided to sell the house. Here's the strange part: the home has been empty for a few years now, aside from periodic visits by SBL to mow the lawn, remove dead insects, perform security checks, etc). The next-door neighbor tells her that a pack of wild dogs has largely taken over the property. In addition, a few real estate agents who've attempted to show or shoot marketing videos in the home have complained of the same, stating that the menacing dogs have scared them and others off. Apparently the pack is 5-6 in quantity. The weird thing is, whenever SBL or I visit, we ocassionally see a stray dog that walks the street from time to time, and find the for sale sign chewed up by one or more dogs over & over. That dog is never menacing or threatening, and is the only one SBL or I see. Because of the feeback on how threatening these dogs are, SBL have looked into having the dogs removed, but can neither find them nor anyone willing to remove them. Even if they can all be located, SBL doesn't want to poison or shoot them, but doesn't know what else to do to remove the unseen but often told-of threat. Any ideas?
jwardl : Have you thought maybe the neighbor wants the property and is in cahoots with the realtor? Maybe you need a different realtor!
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Put up a trail camera and see what it shows over a weeks time. They're relatively inexpensive. I'd put up a few in different spots on the property. You'll have confirmation for yourself if this wild viscous dog problem exists. If it does, in deference to the many dog lovers on this site, I'll just say that dog problem is easily and quickly solved. The rest is up to you or SBL.
Ticagro : Cameras are a great idea! They sell them on amazon that stick to the window with a suction cup. 
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