In Minneapolis, John Kozlik and his partner believed they had discovered their dream home. Marketed as fully remodeled and move-in ready, the house boasted four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a fenced yard—ideal for their foster dogs. Eager to secure the property, the couple even offered $10,000 over the asking price to the seller, a house flipper. The home had been appraised at $360,000.
With their offer accepted, the sale was finalized, and John was thrilled to move in. But just four days later, a minor rainstorm led to a leak in the basement—marking the beginning of a nightmare. “They bought the house from a couple who claimed to have lived there and done the work themselves,” reported CBS Minnesota.
That couple, it turned out, had created a company with two other partners under the name Ace of Spaces, LLC, which they used to sell the home to Kozlik. But within a week of the sale—and just one day after the water issues were discovered—the company was dissolved. As the water damage worsened, John and his partner had to tear up a third of their newly finished home and break through brand-new drywall, revealing a shocking mess.
Just days into homeownership, John came to a devastating realization: they had been deceived.