FL - 17 killed in Stoneman Douglas H.S. shooting, Parkland, 14 Feb 2018 #3 *Arrest*

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  • #981
Not sure I could return. I hope they are receiving counseling for PTSD.


I know right! They are so brave. To witness what they did, and some still healing from their wounds. I'm not so sure I could return either. They are all so young.
 
  • #982
Staging house of that size with a cute furniture would cost thousands. It was a short sale as it is.

People stage for a business. They have furniture onboard . Cleaning it up and ditching the piles would make it so much better for free.

Even if it was a short sale, that does not mean that it should not be made presentable for a higher price.

Some nice bedspreads, furniture arranged pleasantly, some vases of flowers. Anything to give it a feeling of warmth, class and caring.
 
  • #983
It was a short sale. LC was walking away with zero, she would have no motivation to spend any extra money on staging. The realtor would have been cutting into her own profit, and wouldn't have had the pay back to make it worthwhile.

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We are talking about a house worth a lot of money. Some clean up, some nice bedspreads, some cute throw pillows, some nice paintings, some vases of flowers. How much would that cost to rent from a stager.

Just getting rid of the trash and clutter. This is a high end home in a desirable area,
 
  • #984
Staging a house with furniture is expensive, and much harder to do when the house currently has furniture and the owners are still living there. Staging is great for spec homes or unoccupied homes. The only thing I found odd was that they didn’t put a sheet on the mattress on the floor.

Getting rid of trash and clutter. A tablecloth can go a long ways on covering up ugly tables such as in the office,

Doesn’t she owe the difference in money? Or does the bank say, “ Oh well.”
 
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How to stage a home for under $1000. Seems like it can be done for $250.

This really upsets me because I feel she was taken advantage of. She had to pay that agent for no help . The agent got a nice hefty sum. Lynda got a big bill.

https://www.kiplinger.com/article/r...s-to-stage-your-home-for-less-than-1-000.html

I agree. In the very least regardless of what type of sale things could have been made to appear tidy within an hours time.

Staging does not require furniture or a hefty budget. If it’s available great, if not stage accordingly. Remove the trash, personal sentiments, a random mattress on the floor, etc. There was plentiful room to tuck things away.

It’s just sad to look at the house she hoped to have been a place for her and the boys to call home, and all that that represents. Instead she is hit yet with another round of exploitation.

The lack of dignity in this seems callous to me. Being as this is a more so publicized listing due to the tragic circumstances it would have been kind to make an effort on her behalf.

I wonder what happened to the doggie...
 
  • #987
How to stage a home for under $1000. Seems like it can be done for $250.

This really upsets me because I feel she was taken advantage of. She had to pay that agent for no help . The agent got a nice hefty sum. Lynda got a big bill.

https://www.kiplinger.com/article/r...s-to-stage-your-home-for-less-than-1-000.html

Seems like the poor woman had a really hard life since her husband died..

Would she have had to find the funding for all the special services Nik needed, or would they have been state funded?

They appeared to have had such an idyllic life prior to his death.. it's an utterly tragic story.. I have never felt such overwhelming compassion for a perpetrator.

I wonder how he's coping with jail?
 
  • #988
This is the first and only photo I’ve been able to find of Roger Cruz. And some pics of the boys I haven’t seen before.

Cant attest to the reporting, its a bit sketchy in form.

“Devaney said that since Nikolas' biological mom was in prison during her second pregnancy, Lynda was able to arrange to pay just $15,000 to adopt her baby. "She was happy with Nikolas and wasn't going to try for another one, but when she found out he would have a biological brother, she decided right away to take him and her husband was on board," said the neighbor.

“The birth mother was just a mess and I even said to Lynda: 'You don't know the mother's background.' Both children were born after one-night stands. The birth mother, she didn't even really know who the two biological fathers were."

In this picture, Devaney's son, Gavin, is seen behind Nikolas who is wearing a mickey mouse costume.”

https://www.google.com/amp/s/radaro...-cruz-childhood-neighbor-florida-shooter/amp/
 
  • #989
Everyone is banking on Nik.People selling stories and pictures. People wanting his money.

School safety things such as cameras and metal detectors. On and on.

What a bonan$a
 
  • #990
How to stage a home for under $1000. Seems like it can be done for $250.

This really upsets me because I feel she was taken advantage of. She had to pay that agent for no help . The agent got a nice hefty sum. Lynda got a big bill.

https://www.kiplinger.com/article/r...s-to-stage-your-home-for-less-than-1-000.html

By all reports I have seen the sale of the house was a short sale. She wasn't going to get any of the proceeds. Staging the home would have benefited the bank, not her.
 
  • #991
I agree. In the very least regardless of what type of sale things could have been made to appear tidy within an hours time.

Staging does not require furniture or a hefty budget. If it’s available great, if not stage accordingly. Remove the trash, personal sentiments, a random mattress on the floor, etc. There was plentiful room to tuck things away.

It’s just sad to look at the house she hoped to have been a place for her and the boys to call home, and all that that represents. Instead she is hit yet with another round of exploitation.

The lack of dignity in this seems callous to me. Being as this is a more so publicized listing due to the tragic circumstances it would have been kind to make an effort on her behalf.

I wonder what happened to the doggie...

The house looks clean. There are lots of photos out there showing much more clattered houses, and those are not short sales.
Again, she wasn't going to make money off it anyway, it was a short sale.
And what would be the tragic circumstances? This house went on sale a year ago. It was not a publicized listing at that time. So the tragic circumstances in your view is that she couldn't afford the house?
 
  • #992
Seems like the poor woman had a really hard life since her husband died..

Would she have had to find the funding for all the special services Nik needed, or would they have been state funded?

They appeared to have had such an idyllic life prior to his death.. it's an utterly tragic story.. I have never felt such overwhelming compassion for a perpetrator.

I wonder how he's coping with jail?
How is he coping in jail? As far as I am concerned, I hope they put him in general population to see how he likes it.
 
  • #993
By all reports I have seen the sale of the house was a short sale. She wasn't going to get any of the proceeds. Staging the home would have benefited the bank, not her.

So who deals with the $200,000 or so? Why don’t people take out a mortgage, refi, quit paying and walk away from the loan if there is no penalty?
 
  • #994
If there was a large some of money that was to go to the kids when they were a certain age, it sounds to me like that money was likely in some sort of a trust. That money/property would not be part of the probate estate and passes outside of probate.

Or there is no money. So far nobody has found proof that these money exist.
 
  • #995
Getting rid of trash and clutter. A tablecloth can go a long ways on covering up ugly tables such as in the office,

Doesn’t she owe the difference in money? Or does the bank say, “ Oh well.”

Yes, it so sad the house didn't sell for more money. There seems to be overwhelming concern over NC's existing (or non-existing) money. What do you think he could have used it for? Buy more weapons?
 
  • #996
I have no idea what some of you are seeing in these photos. The house looks clean. There are lots of photos out there showing much more clattered houses, and those are not short sales.
Again, she wasn't going to make money off it anyway, it was a short sale.
And what would be the tragic circumstances? This house went on sale a year ago. It was not a publicized listing at that time. So the tragic circumstances in your view is that she couldn't afford the house?

Unless there is something I do not know, she would owe the difference so the more she can get, the better.

There is piled up stuff in a desk area by the kitchen , is it? It looks like some plastic bage of garbage. Bags , It cannot correct. The bathroom with stuff. The office area with books, papers.

The agent selling the homes in high end areas knows this.m I feel she was really taken advantage of. What would be the commission on sail. Geez, no correction!
 
  • #997
Unless there is something I do not know, she would owe the difference so the more she can get, the better.

There is piled up stuff in a desk area by the kitchen , is it? It looks like some plastic bage of garbage. Bags , It cannot correct. The bathroom with stuff. The office area with books, papers.

The agent selling the homes in high end areas knows this.m I feel she was really taken advantage of. What would be the commission on sail. Geez, no correction!

More she could get the better? For what? Again, what do you think NC could have spend it on? More assault rifles? Who would it be better for? Certainly not 17 dead victims.
 
  • #998
Yes, it so sad the house didn't sell for more money. There seems to be overwhelming concern over NC's existing (or non-existing) money. What do you think he could have used it for? Buy more weapons?

The house sale was for the monter. The mother. Not him. The mother lost the money. Why should peolle not feel badly for her?
 
  • #999
The house sale was for the monter. The mother. Not him. The mother lost the money. Why should peolle not feel badly for her?

You have to live within your means. Which in her case presumably means she should have sold it soon after her husband died. Doesn't appear she could afford the house.
 
  • #1,000
More she could get the better? For what? Again, what do you think NC could have spend it on? More assault rifles? Who would it be better for? Certainly not 17 dead victims.

This is not avout him. It is about the mother. The mother getting ripped off by the agent who did not care to tell her to fix the house up for sale.
 
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