Are "we buy houses cash" solicitations scams or legitimate? How a journalist uncovered the truth in one case

Our host Teri Barr talks with Holly Kozelsky, an Editor with the Martinsville Bulletin in Martinsville, Virginia, who found herself asking if "We buy houses, cash" was legit, or a scam, and decided to use her own home to uncover the truth.

The response from readers to her column, 'How the "We buy houses cash" scam really works,' was overwhelming, so listen in to hear all the details!

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