OK, I know this blog is supposed to be about my life as a mom. But I have something to get off my chest. Why does my tendency to trust in people always have to come back to bite me in the butt? When Mike and I bought our house in Arizona, we trusted the mortgage company to deal fairly with us. Instead, we got a last minute change in our interest rate in our closing papers. We trusted our realtor when he said it was ok to sign anyway and we could straighten it out with the mortgage company when they reopened on Monday. He was wrong. So we got stuck with a crappy mortgage on a house bought in the peak of the housing boom. Then, when we moved back to Indiana for Mike's promotion and to start our family, we trusted the same realtor to manage our house as a rental until the housing market bounced back. He, of course, did not manage the rental well and we were stuck with thousands of dollars in repairs. So we trusted a new rental management company when they found great renters who wanted to sign a three year lease. No surprise when a year and a half later they abandoned our house in horrible condition(The picture is our once beautiful built-in BBQ). But it did surprise us that the $9,000 estimate for repairs that came back from the rental management company was apparently bogus. After having another company look at it, damages are estimated at about $2,000. Apparently the other $7,000 was to line their pockets. And I am still blindly putting all of my trust in this new company, who was recommended by a reputable lawyer. Why? Because I have no choice. That's why.
Oh wow! I am so so sorry. As you now no NEVER sign anything if its not 100% correct. I would report the agent to the NAR.
Sadly renters suck. My mom rented her house out and had the same issues. :-( Is the company suing the tenets for the damages? They should be. THEY (renters) should have to pay for the damage. My mom had to sue her renters but she did get both her money and lawyer fees To bad your house is not in R.I. Mat I would rent it from you and NOT destroy it.
Oh we know better then to have signed those papers. But we were between a rock and a hard place. We needed to sign that night for several reasons. So we figured we could just refinance in a year if it didn't get straightened out. Who knew that the housing market would bottom out so fast like that?
We're going to take legal action if we can find them. I can't believe anyone would treat the place they are living that way. We're told that they used the master bedroom closet as a litter box. Disgusting!!!
Oh wow! I am so so sorry. As you now no NEVER sign anything if its not 100% correct. I would report the agent to the NAR.
ReplyDeleteSadly renters suck. My mom rented her house out and had the same issues. :-( Is the company suing the tenets for the damages? They should be. THEY (renters) should have to pay for the damage. My mom had to sue her renters but she did get both her money and lawyer fees To bad your house is not in R.I. Mat I would rent it from you and NOT destroy it.
Oh we know better then to have signed those papers. But we were between a rock and a hard place. We needed to sign that night for several reasons. So we figured we could just refinance in a year if it didn't get straightened out. Who knew that the housing market would bottom out so fast like that?
ReplyDeleteWe're going to take legal action if we can find them. I can't believe anyone would treat the place they are living that way. We're told that they used the master bedroom closet as a litter box. Disgusting!!!