Is this text real?
Check a text asking to buy your house
Updated October 15, 2026
Most of these come from wholesalers or investors working a list, and some are outright scams. Paste the exact message below and FendLand tells you who sent it, free and with no account. If yours is about land rather than a house, start there.
Sample verdict
"Hi, saw you own the property and wanted to make a cash offer. We buy houses and land fast, as-is, no fees or commissions, and can close in 7 days. Open to selling?"
Paste a text you got to check your own sender.
The three texts you get
- Wholesaler
+1 (352) 555-0148 · a number you have never seen
Hi, we buy land and houses in your county. All cash, we can close in 7 days. Would you take a cash offer on your property?A real business working against your price. A wholesaler wants to tie up your property under contract and flip it to a real buyer at a markup. The number is fresh, the offer is vague, and they want a fast yes before you think about price.
- Likely legit
Coldwell Banker · a named agent and brokerage
Hi Maria, this is Dave Ruiz with Coldwell Banker. A client is looking in your neighborhood and asked me to reach out about 14 Oak Ln. No pressure, happy to send comps.Names a real person, a real brokerage, and your actual address, and offers information instead of urgency. That is what a legitimate agent or buyer looks like. Still verify the brokerage before you engage.
- Scam
Unknown · urgent, wants you to click or verify
URGENT: a buyer is ready to wire funds for your parcel today. Verify your ownership and banking details here to release the deposit: bit.ly/xxxxThe tell is the ask. A real buyer never needs your banking details or an ownership "verification" link up front. This is how wire fraud and deed theft start. Do not click, do not reply.
What to look at before you reply
A brand-new number
Wholesalers rotate numbers so a blocklist never catches them. A first-contact text from a number that is not in your contacts is normal and is not a red flag by itself, so judge the message as well as the number.
Vague, all-cash, close-fast language
"All cash," "close in 7 days," "any condition," "no fees." This is wholesaler and iBuyer script language designed to get a yes before you think about price.
They already know your name and parcel
They pulled it from county records and a data broker. It feels personal but it is a list. The scanner flags the sender; the exposure check shows which sites leaked you.
Any request to click, verify, or share banking
A legitimate buyer negotiates a price. A scammer wants a link click, an "ownership verification," or wiring details. That request is the scam.
A VoIP number instead of a real mobile
Many spam and scam senders use a VoIP line, not a carrier mobile. FendLand checks the line type and weights the verdict accordingly.
If you already got one
- 1
Do not reply, not even STOP
On an unknown wholesaler or scam number it confirms you are real. Scan it instead.
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Classify the sender
Paste the text into the scanner above to see wholesaler, investor, realtor, or scam, with a confidence read and a ready reply if you want one. Not sure which you got? Here is how to tell a real buyer from a wholesaler.
- 3
Get your data off the lists
They found you because your name, number, and parcel are on data-broker sites. Shield Pro removes your info from most of them for you and walks you through the rest, so you drop off the lists wholesalers buy. Brokers relist people, so it re-checks every 90 days.
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Filter the rest automatically
On iPhone, Shield Pro reads what a text says on your phone and drops wholesaler and scam pitches into Junk, even from numbers no one has reported. On Android it blocks calls from numbers other FendLand users have reported.
Common questions
I got a text asking to buy my house. Is it a scam?
Not always. Most are wholesalers (real, but they lowball and flip your property) or investors working a list. A smaller share are outright scams that lead to wire fraud or deed theft. Paste the exact text into the scanner above and it will classify the sender for you, free, with no account.
How did they get my number and know my address?
Wholesalers and investors pull owner names and parcels from county records, then buy your phone number from data-broker and people-search sites. That is why the same properties get hit over and over. The free exposure check shows which of those sites likely list you, and Shield Pro removes your info from most of them for you, walks you through the rest, and re-checks every 90 days in case a broker relists you.
Should I reply STOP?
No. Replying STOP to an unknown wholesaler or scam number usually confirms your number is live and monitored by a human, which can increase the texts. Do not reply. Classify the sender, then block or remove instead.
Is this scanner free?
Yes. Paste a text and get a verdict with no account. FendLand Shield Pro adds data-broker removal, spam text filtering on iPhone, call blocking on iPhone and Android, and number monitoring, with a 7-day free trial when you start it in the app.
What is the difference between a wholesaler and a scammer?
A wholesaler is a real person who wants to put your property under contract cheaply and assign it to another buyer for a fee. A scammer is impersonating a buyer to steal money or your identity, often via a fake wire or a forged deed. Both start with a similar text, which is why reading the message matters more than the number.
Filter these texts automatically
The scanner stays free. Shield Pro filters these texts on iPhone, blocks reported numbers on iPhone and Android, and removes your info from most of the sites they pull from. 7-day free trial in the app.
Or check your data-broker exposure free, no account.