This is the wrong conclusion. This is a very common scam. People will reach out to people not selling their house and offer them below-market prices. A small

This is the wrong conclusion. This is a very common scam. People will reach out to people not selling their house and offer them below-market prices. A small number of people (often elderly) have no idea how much their home is actually worth and will sell it for a lowball offer because the price seems so high to them.