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* The character who launches the events of ''Manga/LittleHouseWithAnOrangeRoof'' qualifies, by selling the same house to two families, who are then forced to live together.

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* The character who launches the events BlendedFamilyDrama of ''Manga/LittleHouseWithAnOrangeRoof'' qualifies, is initiated by a real estate agent selling the same house to two families, who are then forced to live together.
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* Julia, the main character of ''Film/LaComunidad'', is a real estate agent tasked with the job of selling a luxurious flat within a dingy block, but she's a sleazy ProfessionalSlacker who takes advantage of the job to use and live in said lavish apartment even though she should be keeping it in pristine state for possible buyers.
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* ''Series/{{Mongrels}} has Nelson become one of these in "Nelson and the AMAZING Nuts" in order to save his den. He even sings an entire song portraying a dangerous neighborhood as a beautiful paradise.
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* ''Film/LethalWeapon3'': Invered. Murtaugh asks Leo Getz to help him sell his house. Leo, unfortunately, is a bit too law-abiding for Roger's good and the two people who are interested enough to see the house are [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere scared off real quick]] when Leo mentions [[ContinuityNod the multiple damages the Murtaugh house has suffered]] as a result of the villains of the previous two movies [[TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive trying to kill Roger.]] The scene ends with Murtaugh angrily hollering at Getz that he didn't had to tell them ''those'' details.

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* ''Film/LethalWeapon3'': Invered.Inverted. Murtaugh asks Leo Getz to help him sell his house. Leo, unfortunately, is a bit too law-abiding for Roger's good and the two people who are interested enough to see the house are [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere scared off real quick]] when Leo mentions [[ContinuityNod the multiple damages the Murtaugh house has suffered]] as a result of the villains of the previous two movies [[TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive trying to kill Roger.]] The scene ends with Murtaugh angrily hollering at Getz that he didn't had to tell them ''those'' details.

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* ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'': The female real estate agent trying to get the heroes to buy an old firehouse as their headquarters.
-->'''Real estate agent:''' There's office space, sleeping quarters and a full kitchen.\\

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* ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'': ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'':
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The female real estate agent trying to get the heroes to buy an old firehouse as their headquarters.
-->'''Real --->'''Real estate agent:''' There's office space, sleeping quarters and a full kitchen.\\



* Hilariously inverted in ''Film/LethalWeapon3'', in which Murtaugh asks Leo Getz to help him sell his house. Leo, unfortunately, is a bit too law-abiding for Roger's good and the two people who are interested enough to see the house are [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere scared off real quick]] when Leo mentions [[ContinuityNod the multiple damages the Murtaugh house has suffered]] as a result of the villains of the previous two movies [[TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive trying to kill Roger.]] The scene ends with Murtaugh angrily hollering at Getz that he didn't had to tell them ''those'' details.

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* Hilariously inverted in ''Film/LethalWeapon3'', in which ''Film/LethalWeapon3'': Invered. Murtaugh asks Leo Getz to help him sell his house. Leo, unfortunately, is a bit too law-abiding for Roger's good and the two people who are interested enough to see the house are [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere scared off real quick]] when Leo mentions [[ContinuityNod the multiple damages the Murtaugh house has suffered]] as a result of the villains of the previous two movies [[TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive trying to kill Roger.]] The scene ends with Murtaugh angrily hollering at Getz that he didn't had to tell them ''those'' details.
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* Gary on ''Series/TheCloser'', who Brenda and Fritz enlist when they want to sell Brenda's house and buy a new one together. His CatchPhrase is [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial "Gary doesn't lie!"]]
* An episode of ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' features an estate agent who earns his living by breaking into houses to evaluate them before his competition. Unfortunately for him the house he breaks into is [[spoiler:[[DeathTrap booby trapped]], Franchise/ResidentEvil style (minus the undead)]] and he ends up [[spoiler:burnt to death by a trap triggered by a phone while trying to call for help.]]

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* Gary on ''Series/TheCloser'', who Brenda and Fritz enlist when they want to sell Brenda's house and buy a new one together. His CatchPhrase catchphrase is [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial "Gary doesn't lie!"]]
* An episode of ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' features an estate agent who earns his living by breaking into houses to evaluate them before his competition. Unfortunately for him the house he breaks into is [[spoiler:[[DeathTrap booby trapped]], Franchise/ResidentEvil style (minus the undead)]] trapped]]]], and he ends up [[spoiler:burnt to death by a trap triggered by a phone while trying to call for help.]]

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* ''Videogame/Yakuza0'' has the Five Billionaires, a group of wealthy real estate magnates who own various properties around Kamurocho and serve as the antagonist to Kiryu's "[[AnEntrepreneurIsYou Real Estate Royale]]" sidequest in which he must buy up their properties and eventually beat them in a fight.

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* ''Videogame/Yakuza0'' In ''VideoGame/DotsHome'', Michael Murphy III continues his grandfather's legacy of scamming Black people into buying inferior houses by lying about their quality and then adding hidden maintenance costs to inflate their prices. He also starts the Keys-for-Cash promo to trick them into selling their old, run-down houses for a high price in order to pay the bills.
* ''VideoGame/Yakuza0''
has the Five Billionaires, a group of wealthy real estate magnates who own various properties around Kamurocho and serve as the antagonist to Kiryu's "[[AnEntrepreneurIsYou Real Estate Royale]]" sidequest in which he must buy up their properties and eventually beat them in a fight.
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* The agent who sold the house to Tom Hanks and Shelley Long's characters in ''Film/TheMoneyPit''. The former tenant was the one who talked them into buying it, and though she fit the archetype perfectly, she wasn't an agent. She and "Carlos" were scam artists who made their money by flipping distressed properties.

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* The agent who sold the house to Tom Hanks Creator/TomHanks and Shelley Long's Creator/ShelleyLong's characters in ''Film/TheMoneyPit''. The former tenant was the one who talked them into buying it, and though she fit the archetype perfectly, she wasn't an agent. She and "Carlos" were scam artists who made their money by flipping distressed properties.
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* ''Literature/{{Linked}}'': Realtor George Rowley is obsessed with quashing news stories about racism in his hometown due to how it could ruin a theme park deal that would let him get rich by selling thousands of acres of land he bought cheap to resort companies and the like. However, this is also a bit downplayed, given that he does greatly care about the interests and future of the town as a whole and not just his own fortune.
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* ''Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}}'': The female real estate agent trying to get the heroes to buy an old firehouse as their headquarters.
-->'''Real estate agent:''' There's office space, sleeping quarters and a full kitchen.
-->'''Peter Venkman:''' It seems a little pricey for a "unique" fixer-upper. What do you think, Egon?
-->'''Egon Spengler:''' I think this building should be condemned. There's serious metal fatigue in all the load-bearing members, the wiring is substandard, it's completely inadequate for our power needs, and the neighborhood is like a demilitarized zone.

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* ''Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}}'': ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'': The female real estate agent trying to get the heroes to buy an old firehouse as their headquarters.
-->'''Real estate agent:''' There's office space, sleeping quarters and a full kitchen.
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kitchen.\\
'''Peter
Venkman:''' It seems a little pricey for a "unique" fixer-upper. What do you think, Egon?
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Egon?\\
'''Egon
Spengler:''' I think this building should be condemned. There's serious metal fatigue in all the load-bearing members, the wiring is substandard, it's completely inadequate for our power needs, and the neighborhood is like a demilitarized zone.



-->'''Lionel:''' Marge, I had a lot of calls about you! Customers love your "no pressure" approach.\\

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-->'''Lionel:''' --->'''Lionel:''' Marge, I had a lot of calls about you! Customers love your "no pressure" approach.\\
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* [[Creator/MarxBrothers Grouch Marx]] plays a subdued version in ''Film/TheCocoanuts'' -- while he doesn't resort to outright fraud or chicanery, his descriptions of the real estate lots of Cocoanut Grove definitely take some... ''creative'' liberties.
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* ''Series/MurderSheWrote'' had three episodes with Harry Pierce, who made dubiously legal land deals with people outside Cabot Cove, and was eventually revealed to be willing to resort to arson and murder to get ahead.

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