A few days ago a friend of the family went to buy a house on a well-to-do neighorhood in the DR.
Our friend was raised with a silver spoon. He is now a lawyer and dresses very well and drives a nice car and has a stable life(meaning that when he went to buy the house, he was very presentable). Very well educated and so are his wife and 2 kids.
He was told that the house was sold already and that the new owners "will be moving in a day or two". He was sad but he understood.
My brother went to the DR a few days ago and our friend told my brother "let me show you the house that I wanted to buy but it was sold already". To his surprise, the "for sale" sign was still there and there were some "lookers" looking at the house. Now our friend is thinking that maybe they told him that it was sold because he is black. Who knows.
My brother was upset about it and decided to pretend that he was interested in the house and went with his wife "to make an offer". Not only was the house for sale, but he was told that he could have the house right then and there. He was also told that he was the only serious buyer that they had seen for weeks. Now our friend is sure that it is because of his color.
At the end of the "negotiation", my brother told them that HIS LAWYER would in touch with them "today". When they asked for his lawyer's name and phone number, my brother gave them our friend's business' card and told them, "that is my lawyer and while you are talking with him, make sure to tell him why you told him that the house was sold and that the new owners would be moving in a day or two when in fact the house was not sold". They were left with their mouths open and my brother just walked out!.
I have had a few bad experiences in the DR while trying to buy a house and an apartment but I have never felt like someone was playing favoritism with me.
I thought that when it came to money, there was no favoritism in the DR.
I really do not know if it has anything to do with his color or it was a matter of money. I am sure that they did not know that our friend has more money than my whole family and all my friends put together.
Is our friend wrong in thinking the way he is thinking?. I hope so!.
Our friend was raised with a silver spoon. He is now a lawyer and dresses very well and drives a nice car and has a stable life(meaning that when he went to buy the house, he was very presentable). Very well educated and so are his wife and 2 kids.
He was told that the house was sold already and that the new owners "will be moving in a day or two". He was sad but he understood.
My brother went to the DR a few days ago and our friend told my brother "let me show you the house that I wanted to buy but it was sold already". To his surprise, the "for sale" sign was still there and there were some "lookers" looking at the house. Now our friend is thinking that maybe they told him that it was sold because he is black. Who knows.
My brother was upset about it and decided to pretend that he was interested in the house and went with his wife "to make an offer". Not only was the house for sale, but he was told that he could have the house right then and there. He was also told that he was the only serious buyer that they had seen for weeks. Now our friend is sure that it is because of his color.
At the end of the "negotiation", my brother told them that HIS LAWYER would in touch with them "today". When they asked for his lawyer's name and phone number, my brother gave them our friend's business' card and told them, "that is my lawyer and while you are talking with him, make sure to tell him why you told him that the house was sold and that the new owners would be moving in a day or two when in fact the house was not sold". They were left with their mouths open and my brother just walked out!.
I have had a few bad experiences in the DR while trying to buy a house and an apartment but I have never felt like someone was playing favoritism with me.
I thought that when it came to money, there was no favoritism in the DR.
I really do not know if it has anything to do with his color or it was a matter of money. I am sure that they did not know that our friend has more money than my whole family and all my friends put together.
Is our friend wrong in thinking the way he is thinking?. I hope so!.