A Jacksonville home with an estimated value of $2.3 million was listed on Zillow for $21,000 less than a day ago, bringing the Northeast Florida housing market into this latest scam trend.
After the initial publication of this story, the listing was removed Tuesday afternoon. It had been up for almost 20 hours with over 1,000 views and about 100 saves.
The property on Pine Street in Avondale features a five-bedroom, five-bathroom home with more than 5,700 square feet for $21,000 — though the description notes “$21,000” is a typo and the “real” list price is “$22,000” for a cash-only, first-time homebuyer. The Zillow estimate for the home’s value is about $2.3 million, and it was last sold in October 2021 for about $1.9 million.
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The “too good to be true” price of the property is a notable red flag of a scam underway, but the description and overview on the listing solidify the fraud.
“I’m selling my home inexpensively because, my family own many properties across the country,” the listing said. “A few times a year we sell one or a few of our homes to first time buyers for under $50,000. This is done as a tax rite off for us, & to bless a family or individual that needs it, & as being a first time buyer, may not…
