>> blancey lee was rachel lee's, on-again, off-again boyfriend. blancey held himself out as someone who could do home construction projects. and did a few home construction projects. >> reporter: he fixed the deck, right? >> he fixed the deck. >> reporter: blancey and rachel come from california, and until now, appear to be living a middle-class life off of rachel's earnings as a psychic. but two years into the con, things really begin to escalate. rachel, who has established herself as an authority on bookkeeping and personal finance, convinces ralph to purchase this 4,600 square foot house, a four-bedroom tudor in an exclusive suburb of portland. price tag -- $915,000. a home he will never live in. what was the reason that they bought this home? >> rachel lee at the time led ralph raines jr. to believe that if he purchased this home it would be a good investment for him in the long run. she also let him know that it could be a place for her and some of her family members to live while they waited to sell it. >> reporter: so, while ralph and his a