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#105: You've probably seen those "We Buy Ugly Houses" signs all around LA...and the country. They're part of an elaborate advertising strategy for a pretty ugly business: Patriot Holdings. It's a franchise of the real estate investment company, HomeVestors of America.
A recent investigation by the non profit newsroom ProPublica found that a number of the company’s franchises ….including ones right here in LA…have taken advantage of people, oftentimes the elderly, to make a deal. Today, we chat with one of the reporters on the story should you – or your abuelita – ever have to deal with a house flipper.
Guest: Anjeanette Damon, reporter for ProPublica
For more, check out Anjeanette and her team's story here.
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#105: You've probably seen those "We Buy Ugly Houses" signs all around LA...and the country. They're part of an elaborate advertising strategy for a pretty ugly business: Patriot Holdings. It's a franchise of the real estate investment company, HomeVestors of America.
A recent investigation by the non profit newsroom ProPublica found that a number of the company’s franchises ….including ones right here in LA…have taken advantage of people, oftentimes the elderly, to make a deal. Today, we chat with one of the reporters on the story should you – or your abuelita – ever have to deal with a house flipper.
Guest: Anjeanette Damon, reporter for ProPublica
For more, check out Anjeanette and her team's story here.

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