When Viking Investments spent $236 at a recent auction, they thought they were merely picking up an empty lot on the cheap. However, they ended up purchasing more than they bargained for.
Through a lot mix-up, the company actually purchased the three-bedroom, two bath home of the Ingram family, who were served a notice last week that their home had been sold.
Apparently, the Ingrams' home was built on the wrong lot. Tiffany Ingram told WLOX, "I owned the lot next to the house and not the lot the house was on."
Because the home on the imaginary lot had been "sold," Benchmark Home Builders had stopped paying the taxes on it, though because Ingram had been paying taxes on the imaginary home, the home she was living in showed as having delinquent taxes, and therefore was sold at a delinquent tax sale.
Most people are selling their homes in this market and getting MORE than their asking price! Can't imagine being these homeowners. https://t.co/TM7ruyLKbB
— Amber Sipe (@AmberSipeTV) October 17, 2021
Ingram was notified she had three days to leave the home, and has yet to receive any kind of help from the county, builder or from Viking Investments. She says, "They're letting me freak out and feel like I'm homeless, and I just don't think that's right."
WLOX spoke with the developer and the investor who bought the property, who confirmed they would find a way to resolve the problem without Ingram losing her house or any money.
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