The same vacant infill lot in a desirable Iowa City, Iowa, neighborhood has been the target of more than 10 land fraud attempts since early this year.
The third of those scams involved Adam Pretorius — a Realtor at Lepic Kroeger Realtors — which closed more than $35 million in 2024 sales and $100 million-plus in the past three years.
“I got a call in January, followed up by an email of a prospective seller that was interested in selling their infill lot,” Pretorius told HousingWire. “Of course, infill lots are heavily desired. You’re in an established neighborhood, you won’t have construction around you, so the lot itself is very appealing.”
The contact presented himself as a medical professional living out of state…