Calculated Risk: Mansion squatters in Seattle
Mark von der Burg [is] the Eastside real-estate agent who, two months ago while prepping for an open house to sell a $3.3 million mansion in Kirkland, was stunned to find that complete strangers had moved in and were staking a tortured legal claim to the foreclosed property.
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These squatters sounds like upscale “bandos”, but it sounds like they are really just scammers - looking for something for nothing. The real estate bust has really brought out the worst in some people.
