Today on Texas Standard: How the ‘We Buy Ugly Houses’ company preyed on desperate and elderly sellers

Chances are you’ve seen the billboards: “We Buy Ugly Houses.” So had the folks at ProPublica. By following lawsuits and paper trails, it found that the buyers behind the signs (HomeVestors of America) had taken advantage of elderly homeowners.

  Chances are you’ve seen the billboards: “We Buy Ugly Houses.” So had the folks at ProPublica. By following lawsuits and paper trails, it found that the buyers behind the signs (HomeVestors of America) had taken advantage of elderly homeowners.