Coldwell Banker Realtors

ALL the communication was in a TEXT! I finally just quit the entire proceeding. Had he Presented the offer in person, sat down with me and went over what the verbiage entailed, like it USED TO BE DONE, I might have sold my house. Instead, he acted more like he was representing the buyer and not me! I specifically asked him when I agreed to his being my agent, that anything important please do not text, talk to me directly. Worst representation I've ever experienced.

If manager's first response when giving recommendations is to only give ** realtors then there is a huge disadvantage for the relators of color in their office. I'd encourage all Coldwell Bankers to examine who they recommend and why. This particular office has several very qualified non-** realtors so there is no excuse. As an aside, we went with a ** realtor who was fantastic!

Me being a Soldier, I had real hard time accomplishing what was necessary because I was 2000 miles away. I guess it was a blessing I got Josh as our agent and felt like I was right there next to my property. I didn’t want to drag this out but I can write another full page how happy I am and how impressed I am on what Josh accomplished in selling our property and took care of business. Felt like he knew what we needed and what needed to be done. I say this from my heart and if anyone is looking for an outstanding professional in dealing with your property, Get a hold of Coldwell Banker and ask specifically for Josh, especially if you are a Soldier like me, you won't regret it. Josh, thank you for your amazing work.

The realtor was well aware of the trees, but never warned us. He made a comment like, "lots of bamboo trees". As I mentioned, this Long Island guy was never familiar with bamboo trees. After contacting their regional VP recently and explaining the situation, he listened (sympathetically, I thought) but keeps telling me he's very busy, and hasn't provided a response weeks later. I'm just waiting for an explanation on why the all-star realtor never warned us of the danger prior to buying the house.

This is obviously something their realtors have seen before in my region of southeastern CT. The regional VP acknowledge that much. It bothers me that the realtor never brought this up before we bought the house. We could have walked away, or at least negotiated the remediation costs from the homeowners asking price (which we paid the full amount). Coldwell Banker has yet to take any responsibility. It was an unforeseen, tremendous financial burden immediately after we purchased our new home. Unfortunately, this is all in hindsight. Live and learn, I guess for first time home buyers. Please choose another realtor and stay far away from Coldwell Banker.

During the initial stage of the sale it was recommended to move out, to do repairs/ improvements on 2 walls, carpet floors and new baseboards on selected areas throughout the house to forecast a potential $2.3 mil. for the house, and with computer-generated virtual pictures. Things changed fast every day during the Coronavirus pandemic and we followed the advice of Ramesh, "My recommendation for you at this time is to see how quickly you can go on the market to still be able to get top dollars. I would not spend any time or effort about fixing anything about the house. Time is of an essence in real estate and especially now. If I were you guys, since I am sheltering in home right now, I will pack my stuff and move out as soon as possible and put the property on the market without any further delay". Ramesh psychologically reinforcing the fear of what could happen to the housing market the longer we stay in our house.

The house was listed while we were packing and moving out of the house, while inspections were being done and pictures were taken. We got our first and only potential buyer 13 days after the listing who was also a former Coldwell Banker real estate agent that worked at the same office 10 years ago and offered all cash with no financing. Psychological changes are being put in place as we negotiated in the sale of the house. The former Coldwell Banker agent/buyer made a list of demands before the house was even in contingency like the removal of all my koi fish and the hot tub removed. That was the first red flag that the buyer had no interest in the maintenance or care in my 10,000-gallon koi pond that took me 4 years to build and was the center attraction of our house.

The buyer was reluctant at first but agreed with our asking price and we were happy to get it considering the awful time period we were facing with the Coronavirus pandemic that was widespread in our country. It wasn't until 4 days later after everything was finalized that I found out that our house went back on the market and was shown on Redfin and the listing agent is none other than Ramesh ** and it's now listed for $100,000 over our selling price. I understood the buyer (a real estate agent) was not able to place all their furniture from their 4200sq ft house to a 1675 sq ft house they just bought and that was the reason why they are re-selling the house. The buyer represented herself as the buying agent in our sale to save on commissions, but chooses Ramesh ** to be her listing agent to her new house that is just 4 days old.

The psychological trap has been set and we were taken for none other than a flip for more profit that resulted in over $150,000 that Ramesh could have gotten for use. Ramesh misrepresented us as a seller and insisted that our house was listed at fair market value and then 4 days later after the sale of our house and had it listed for more with the above improvements done. I believe Ramesh failed to disclose that the buyer was initially flipping the house for more money and that Ramesh somehow is their new listing agent and has agreed 100% on the new list price. I can't prove it but Ramesh plays on both sides of the fence and I feel that Ramesh's interaction with the buyer is not quintessential but was orchestrated and planned.

This is not over but just beginning fore I submitted an official complaint against Ramesh ** with the State of California Department of Real Estate in Oakland and will be waiting to hear from them. I just hope that those that read this will make their own conclusions on Ramesh ** and how he was our seller and then 4 days later after the sale became the new buyers listing agent that has worked for Coldwell Banker 10 years ago. I would never recommend him as a real estate agent.