If I could afford to take these people to court I would…read more
If you are a first time home buyer, I highly recommend looking for a different real estate group that will have your best interests in mind instead of their wallets. What's crazy about this situation is that these were supposed to be family friends.
I purchased my 1st home using Andrew Morgan as my real estate agent, and put full trust in Page and Andrew. Big mistake. I've wound up in the worst financial position of my life because internally these people are as dishonest as it gets. My inspection was basically botched, and I've wound up with a home that is borderline unlivable, and unfortunately I can't afford to fix much. I was looking for something that cosmetically could use some work, but functionally was sound. I told this to Andrew directly, but instead I would up with a house that has severe problems.
The first week I moved in - I had 7 roof leaks and my master bedroom ceiling caved in. An extension of the house that was originally a car port also has problems. The wall facing the front yard where a large window was put in, originally a brick wall for the carport, leaks water down the wall when it rains heavily. I noticed there was calk along the floor because of this - again not disclosed. I got a contractor out to take a look and they said likely when this space was redone, a weather barrier was never put in place. A roof boot was also supposed to put around the electrical mast in my closing contract, and that was never done. So this spot also leaks water into my house when it rains heavily.
My furnace, which was supposed to be serviced and in operating condition (part of my closing contract) went out the second week I lived here on the coldest day of the year. It cost me $1000 to fix. I then quickly discovered the house can't maintain temperature because there is zero, not kidding, zero insulation in the house. When it's below 60 degrees, my thermostat can not get above 55. For one month in the winter - my electric is above $500 for a 1400 square foot house, and my gas is above $400. When confronting Page about this she said "You think it's the seller's responsibility to disclose this"? Absolutely, Page. I think when a house literally can't maintain temperature and utilities for a single month are $1000 for a small house, I do think it should be disclosed. This problem is reversed in the summer, and the house can't cool. It gets above 80 inside.
Additionally, there was a Norwegian roof rat infestation on the property I also had to deal with, getting exterminators out to the property. My water heater constantly trips and has to be reset, meaning on any given day I never know if I get to take a warm shower or not. The master shower, which was supposed to be repaired via my closing contract, is also a joke. It's basically unusable because the floor is unstable (crawl space) and the shower head pipe has fallen out of the wall.
The night before putting an offer on the house - I looked over the inspection and saw a lot of red notes, but honestly things I didn't quite understand. I asked Andrew what his thoughts are, and he said none of them were a major concern. That turned out to be a big joke. His words were "This is a great house, and it's a great investment". When confronting Page about the issues present, her response was "Well we were under the impression that the house was in poor condition, but you wanted to make an offer anyways." Are you kidding me? Tell your son to tell you what he told me about this being such a great house and great investment.
These people typically sell multi million dollar homes in the East Cobb area, and I gave Andrew a chance to tap out early on because I started to get the feeling that he wasn't taking the time to really listen to me, or show me houses that I was most interested in. He said not to worry, so I went against my better judgment because they were supposed to be family friends. I was naive to trust them, and I hope others take caution.
