I have been meaning to write this review for a long time. I had the absolute worst experience with Paul Rene and the entire HRR team. I was moving from Los Angeles to Ocala in March of 2021. I needed to leave LA for very personal reasons and didn't have a lot of time to waste. I found a house via my realtor and FaceTime (thank goodness for FaceTime!). It was technically a 2 br house that Paul had listed as a 3 BR. The house suited my lifestyle so I was okay with the layout. I offered full price and my offer was accepted and we went into escrow. I immediately started making my plans to move. I notified my landlord, found a shipper for my horse that could take him from California to Florida (at a very premium rate due to the time constraints), and my realtor set up all of the inspections. Got my horse on the trailer and said goodbye to him and a week later, I get a call from my realtor that the owner is refusing to answer the door for the inspectors. Over the next two weeks, we tried relentlessly to get the inspection, radon inspection and mold inspections completed. The owner refused to cooperate. My realtor was in constant contact with Mr. Rene who kept avoiding and deflecting the issue. After two weeks, we were notified that the "seller" was not interested in selling anymore. So here I was with a terminated lease in LA, no horse and $5000.00 in amassed expenses.
I was beyond frustrated and furious. I was told that the owner's girlfriend did not want to sell. I retained an attorney to attempt to get my escrow and my expenses reimbursed. This went on for more than a month. There was zero professionalism on behalf of both Paul Rene and his management team at Home Run Realty. Through my attorney, we discovered that Mr. Rene had listed this house several times prior, each time with the owner not cooperating or taking the house off the market. Through many angels, I was able to purchase another home and made my way to Ocala several months after my intended arrival. A few weeks ago, I see that this house is listed again under Mr. Rene! The best part of this story is that they once again listed it as a 3 br (it's not) and the new purchase price was more than $300K than what I had originally been under contract for.
Paul Rene and HomeRun Realty are a joke of a business. They are most definitely not to be trusted in any real estate transaction and buyers beware of a house listed by Mr. Rene on 42nd street in the community of Bellechase. I never did get my $5000 in expenses back nor my attorney's fees. These clowns didn't even have the courtesy to issue me an apology. How the broker and Mr. Rene can in good conscience continue to work with this client and re-list this home is unfathomable. I just saw that the property has been reduced from $868,000 to $798,000 which this house isn't even close to being worth that. Shame on you Paul and HomeRun realty. May karma return all of the favors that you have granted others. My only wish on this review is that I could give them negative 5 stars. read more