Comments for Real Estate Complaints http://www.realtycomplaints.com RealtyComplaints.Com: Where You Can Report Your Real Estate Complaints Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:57:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Chelsea Nevius Remax 200 by jack samson http://www.realtycomplaints.com/chelsea-nevius-remax-200-6/comment-page-1/#comment-1492 jack samson Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:57:23 +0000 http://www.realtycomplaints.com/?p=81#comment-1492 I would file a complaint at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/re/complaint.html I would file a complaint at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/re/complaint.html

]]> Comment on Misrepresntation by WEICHERT REALTORS by Hoboken Real Estate http://www.realtycomplaints.com/misrepresntation-by-weichert-realtors/comment-page-1/#comment-1475 Hoboken Real Estate Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:06:22 +0000 http://www.realtycomplaints.com/?p=61#comment-1475 Living in Hoboken is cheaper and it's fun to catch the ferry to work - happy I made the change out of Manhattan. Living in Hoboken is cheaper and it’s fun to catch the ferry to work – happy I made the change out of Manhattan.

]]> Comment on ERA Statewide Realty Duped Grandma! by Josh Kaufman http://www.realtycomplaints.com/era-statewide-realty-duped-grandma-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1432 Josh Kaufman Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:42:00 +0000 http://www.realtycomplaints.com/?p=66#comment-1432 Jim: It seems the agent failed his duty as the escrow agent. Did you file a complaint with the NJ Real Estate Commision? Jim:

It seems the agent failed his duty as the escrow agent. Did you file a complaint with the NJ Real Estate Commision?

]]> Comment on Using my full name and quote on a website without my knowing it and without a release form. by Property Agent http://www.realtycomplaints.com/using-my-full-name-and-quote-on-a-website-without-my-knowing-it-and-without-a-release-form/comment-page-1/#comment-1418 Property Agent Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:45:18 +0000 http://www.realtycomplaints.com/?p=94#comment-1418 It’s good that you are getting good support of Don Anthony Realty. People can buy property in India by visiting this site or call at 800-232-2343 or 0120-4338222 for any query or further detail about the various projects, price or location etc. http://www.ncrdealer.com/ It’s good that you are getting good support of Don Anthony Realty. People can buy property in India by visiting this site or call at 800-232-2343 or 0120-4338222 for any query or further detail about the various projects, price or location etc.

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]]> Comment on Unfair/Fraudulent sales tactics by REA/REO by Kelly http://www.realtycomplaints.com/unfairfraudulent-sales-tactics-by-reareo/comment-page-1/#comment-1396 Kelly Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:05:12 +0000 http://www.realtycomplaints.com/?p=46#comment-1396 I've just run into my 2nd REO deal with a broker that handles mostly these types of sales. He had me look at a house that was bank owed. The front door was open and hack-job work was being done on the home without a permit. After taking pictures and assessing the property, red flags because apparent. I know the town inspectors and they had told me no permits were pulled. Additional living space was added, fireplace closed up\abandoned, and new doors\windows. Now the bank owns this property and has pleaded completely ignorant to even owning it. I was told to go to the listing agent and given a story about the possibility of the property being sold. The property isn't sold and hasn't even hit mls. The REO agent has a sign on the door for potential investors like myself. I was able to walk through the house unassisted after the reo agent tipped me off that the back door might be open! Took pictures & assessed the site. Now the agent will not call me back to answer questions about closing up the fireplace and creating living space over a cracked foundation with no frost barrier. My gut tells me that this is not right. Bank is unaware or playing stupid, no permits, and agent is allowing renovations along with sneak peeks from potential buyers. The problem is---all information was yanked from the bank owned web-site and phone calls have gone unanswered by the agent. This smells like a pocket deal and the Bank appears to be in on everything going on. I know banks sometimes will fix up a property before listing it on MLS. My concerns is that a ton of work is being done without any permits! So this cannot be legitimate. So I researched another house in a different town, under the same reo agent, owned by a different bank. The agent promptly told that there was a cash offer and that i should waste my time. I'm a cash investor and that house is still sitting on MLS after two weeks. The agent candidly told me not to bother with submitting my offer. I contacted another agent to investigate further. That agent had many people walk through the property and word on the street was that it was sold---but he also question why it's still on MLS. Then he shared with me the same kind of hack-renovation jobs that took place (same thing: abandoned closed up fireplace & severely cheap fixes). There is deffinitly something more going on with this agent who represents a bunch of banks on REO deals. I'm not sure if the banks are in on it or his reputation proceeds him in recovering more for the property while pocketing more on side. This is a big waste of time for agents bringing clients to see REO homes and for investors or buyers interested in landing a good deal. You cannot win if the listing agent has already been showing the home to pocket investors for months while doing hack-job updates to increase potential sales. WHAT can we do? I don't think buyers understand enough to do anything! So far I'm alerting more legitimate agents in both towns about this particular reo agent. I will track and report any work without a permit. Next week I'm planning to take the town inspectors to lunch and enlighten them! I'm doing a lot of leg work regardless---so why not get something accomplished?! I’ve just run into my 2nd REO deal with a broker that handles mostly these types of sales. He had me look at a house that was bank owed. The front door was open and hack-job work was being done on the home without a permit. After taking pictures and assessing the property, red flags because apparent. I know the town inspectors and they had told me no permits were pulled. Additional living space was added, fireplace closed up\abandoned, and new doors\windows. Now the bank owns this property and has pleaded completely ignorant to even owning it. I was told to go to the listing agent and given a story about the possibility of the property being sold. The property isn’t sold and hasn’t even hit mls. The REO agent has a sign on the door for potential investors like myself. I was able to walk through the house unassisted after the reo agent tipped me off that the back door might be open! Took pictures & assessed the site. Now the agent will not call me back to answer questions about closing up the fireplace and creating living space over a cracked foundation with no frost barrier. My gut tells me that this is not right. Bank is unaware or playing stupid, no permits, and agent is allowing renovations along with sneak peeks from potential buyers.

The problem is—all information was yanked from the bank owned web-site and phone calls have gone unanswered by the agent. This smells like a pocket deal and the Bank appears to be in on everything going on. I know banks sometimes will fix up a property before listing it on MLS. My concerns is that a ton of work is being done without any permits! So this cannot be legitimate.

So I researched another house in a different town, under the same reo agent, owned by a different bank. The agent promptly told that there was a cash offer and that i should waste my time. I’m a cash investor and that house is still sitting on MLS after two weeks. The agent candidly told me not to bother with submitting my offer. I contacted another agent to investigate further. That agent had many people walk through the property and word on the street was that it was sold—but he also question why it’s still on MLS. Then he shared with me the same kind of hack-renovation jobs that took place (same thing: abandoned closed up fireplace & severely cheap fixes). There is deffinitly something more going on with this agent who represents a bunch of banks on REO deals. I’m not sure if the banks are in on it or his reputation proceeds him in recovering more for the property while pocketing more on side.

This is a big waste of time for agents bringing clients to see REO homes and for investors or buyers interested in landing a good deal. You cannot win if the listing agent has already been showing the home to pocket investors for months while doing hack-job updates to increase potential sales.

WHAT can we do? I don’t think buyers understand enough to do anything! So far I’m alerting more legitimate agents in both towns about this particular reo agent. I will track and report any work without a permit. Next week I’m planning to take the town inspectors to lunch and enlighten them! I’m doing a lot of leg work regardless—so why not get something accomplished?!

]]> Comment on Poor representation and unethical practice by Gordon Castle http://www.realtycomplaints.com/poor-representation-and-unethical-practice/comment-page-1/#comment-1173 Gordon Castle Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:26:47 +0000 http://www.realtycomplaints.com/?p=87#comment-1173 Realtor Miguel De Oliviera is a real weasel. We had bid on a short sale townhouse in Orlando, FL that was listed for 58K. The commission for the realtor was around a thousand dollars. He complained that is was a lot of paperwork for not much return [an unabashed hint that a little extra would go a long way] and that there were multiple bids on the property and that we would only get 'one shot at it'. We really liked the property so we bid 68K [without the 'little extra']. The contract was signed and submitted, the mortgage company had pre-approved us so there was no problem with the financing. We heard nothing else from him repeated phone calls were met with "What? Who? I can't hear you." and a hang up. After a couple of weeks we contacted another realtor to inquire about the property and she told us that it sold a couple of weeks ago for $59K. We had offered 65K! That weasel had taken an 'under the table' commission above what was listed and dumped our contract. If I ever see that little weasel on the street.....God help him, because he'll need that "extra commission" for hospital bills! Realtor Miguel De Oliviera is a real weasel. We had bid on a short sale townhouse in Orlando, FL that was listed for 58K. The commission for the realtor was around a thousand dollars. He complained that is was a lot of paperwork for not much return [an unabashed hint that a little extra would go a long way] and that there were multiple bids on the property and that we would only get ‘one shot at it’. We really liked the property so we bid 68K [without the 'little extra']. The contract was signed and submitted, the mortgage company had pre-approved us so there was no problem with the financing. We heard nothing else from him repeated phone calls were met with “What? Who? I can’t hear you.” and a hang up. After a couple of weeks we contacted another realtor to inquire about the property and she told us that it sold a couple of weeks ago for $59K. We had offered 65K! That weasel had taken an ‘under the table’ commission above what was listed and dumped our contract. If I ever see that little weasel on the street…..God help him, because he’ll need that “extra commission” for hospital bills!

]]> Comment on Using my full name and quote on a website without my knowing it and without a release form. by maxluckydog http://www.realtycomplaints.com/using-my-full-name-and-quote-on-a-website-without-my-knowing-it-and-without-a-release-form/comment-page-1/#comment-1068 maxluckydog Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:02:10 +0000 http://www.realtycomplaints.com/?p=94#comment-1068 Vintage real estate services in Brandon, Florida..The owner chris o'brien accused me of falsifying the deposit return documents that his partner Ray rush had emailed me.... this guy didnt even know me, we had rented a house from this company for a year and never been late, his partner who lived on the same street told us to just drop the rent check at his house and he would take it in....so when he lost the check one month..and admitted that he had accidently thrown it in the trash because it was in a large brown envelope?? when we went in to pick up our deposit refund this guy Chris says that we altered the email detailing the deposit return from Ray. This guy treated us like crooks and was unaware that I was a 20 year veteran detective of a local sheriffs office. He then said we could just "sue" him for the deposit since my wife got Mad. Chris also does not know that I now am a detective for a state regulatory agency???hmmmm maybe all of their licenses need checking??? along with their biz practices...we got the check 20 mins later when he had contacted his partner who told him "HE" was mistaken...but he did not even apologize....half of the stuff in the house had not worked for 6 months anyway,,they were lucky we just didnt deposit the rent with the clerk of the court and force them to fix everything,.,,,we just moved out to save the trouble..DONT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH VINTAGE IN BRANDON, FLORIDA Vintage real estate services in Brandon, Florida..The owner chris o’brien accused me of falsifying the deposit return documents that his partner Ray rush had emailed me….
this guy didnt even know me, we had rented a house from this company for a year and never been late, his partner who lived on the same street told us to just drop the rent check at his house and he would take it in….so when he lost the check one month..and admitted that he had accidently thrown it in the trash because it was in a large brown envelope??
when we went in to pick up our deposit refund this guy Chris says that we altered the email detailing the deposit return from Ray. This guy treated us like crooks and was unaware that I was a 20 year veteran detective of a local sheriffs office. He then said we could just “sue” him for the deposit since my wife got Mad. Chris also does not know that I now am a detective for a state regulatory agency???hmmmm maybe all of their licenses need checking??? along with their biz practices…we got the check 20 mins later when he had contacted his partner who told him “HE” was mistaken…but he did not even apologize….half of the stuff in the house had not worked for 6 months anyway,,they were lucky we just didnt deposit the rent with the clerk of the court and force them to fix everything,.,,,we just moved out to save the trouble..DONT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH VINTAGE IN BRANDON, FLORIDA

]]> Comment on Realtor doesn’t abide by contract when renting. by Kent Bamber http://www.realtycomplaints.com/realtor-doesnt-abide-by-contract-when-renting/comment-page-1/#comment-924 Kent Bamber Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:37:43 +0000 http://www.realtycomplaints.com/?p=90#comment-924 Kim, As you are well aware, when this issue was placed in front of Alberta Tenancy, it took them less than 2 minutes to strongly decide in our favor. I suggest that your post be removed by no later than 7/26/10. Should it not be removed by that time, Ian McKay of Dunn & McKay will be in contact w you shortly thereafter regarding slander charges. Take care, Kent Bamber Kim,

As you are well aware, when this issue was placed in front of Alberta Tenancy, it took them less than 2 minutes to strongly decide in our favor. I suggest that your post be removed by no later than 7/26/10. Should it not be removed by that time, Ian McKay of Dunn & McKay will be in contact w you shortly thereafter regarding slander charges.

Take care,

Kent Bamber

]]> Comment on Beware of realtors selling flipped houses. by CH http://www.realtycomplaints.com/beware-of-realtors-selling-flipped-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-882 CH Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:12:34 +0000 http://www.realtycomplaints.com/?p=58#comment-882 Good catch on noticing there wasn't any phone jacks! Didn't you get an inspector before you purchased? They should have caught some of these things, at least the rotten boards. Wonder if you take the reports to a lawyer if they can do anything about getting some of that money back for you. What a shame! That's just unethical! Folks, stay away from "recommended" home inspectors especially if they are from the realtors/agents SELLING the house, find your own, or better yet use city inspectors whenever possible. They cost about the same, maybe a few bucks more depending on where your purchasing. Although it would be illegal for the recommended home inspectors to lie, some seem to "over look" things and focus on the positive things making you beleive that this is the best house in the neighborhood! ...speaking from experiance. Good catch on noticing there wasn’t any phone jacks! Didn’t you get an inspector before you purchased? They should have caught some of these things, at least the rotten boards. Wonder if you take the reports to a lawyer if they can do anything about getting some of that money back for you. What a shame! That’s just unethical!

Folks, stay away from “recommended” home inspectors especially if they are from the realtors/agents SELLING the house, find your own, or better yet use city inspectors whenever possible. They cost about the same, maybe a few bucks more depending on where your purchasing. Although it would be illegal for the recommended home inspectors to lie, some seem to “over look” things and focus on the positive things making you beleive that this is the best house in the neighborhood! …speaking from experiance.

]]> Comment on Windermere Real Estate is the most predatory realty company in America by Harold Rechton http://www.realtycomplaints.com/windermere-real-estate-is-the-most-predatory-realty-company-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-736 Harold Rechton Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:07:10 +0000 http://www.realtycomplaints.com/?p=92#comment-736 I think the point needs to be made that many of these recent entries are from Windermere agents, brokers, or lawyers, who have a very serious PT problem on their hands. The country is becoming well informed about Windermere, and their practice of trying to coerce silence from damaged customers by trying to force them into signing an agreement that terminates their speech rights. Windermere Real Estate is definitely the most predatory of RE companies out there. A family member of mine has absolutely had their entire life ruined by Windermere, and I want the public to realize that windermerewatch.com is not the only site out there informing consumers about this awful company. There are also: www.windermere-gallery.com www.renovationtrap.com www.windermerevictims.com People should check those out, too. Be wise, and stay away from Windermere. I think the point needs to be made that many of these recent entries are from Windermere agents, brokers, or lawyers, who have a very serious PT problem on their hands. The country is becoming well informed about Windermere, and their practice of trying to coerce silence from damaged customers by trying to force them into signing an agreement that terminates their speech rights.

Windermere Real Estate is definitely the most predatory of RE companies out there. A family member of mine has absolutely had their entire life ruined by Windermere, and I want the public to realize that windermerewatch.com is not the only site out there informing consumers about this awful company. There are also:

http://www.windermere-gallery.com
http://www.renovationtrap.com
http://www.windermerevictims.com

People should check those out, too. Be wise, and stay away from Windermere.

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