Are you considering buying a renovated house to be moved onto your property?
BEWARE dealing with RANDY MARTIN of JUST RIGHT TRANSPORTATION! The following is a FACTUAL account of what happened to me.
In February 2019, I purchased a renovated house from Granville Martin III, aka Randy Martin of Just Right Transportation (JRT) who appears on the TV show Texas Flip N Move. Having watched the show on TV for a long time, I felt totally comfortable doing business with the man in overalls, red shirt and big smile.
The house I fell in love with was parked on Randy's lot in Briar, Texas. I was so excited! I bought the house without having the Contract reviewed by an attorney. (First BIG mistake on my part) Later, I had my paralegal friend read it and she said it was the most one-sided piece of trash she'd ever read. My attorney describes the Contract as "ambiguous".
When I went to Randy's office to sign the Contract and pay for the house, the quoted price of $82,000 was suddenly $109,720. I trusted them - so I wrote a check for full payment. (Second BIG mistake on my part) I found out months later, that among the extra charges was $1,500 to take down and then put back, a section of fence that had to be moved to allow the house to enter my property. JRT never touched the fence. I did that work myself.
I thought moving a house onto my property would be a quick way to get a beautiful house and move right in! Unfortunately, that was not so. I paid JRT for the house in February 2019. The house wasn't delivered until August, and then it sat on beams up in the air for another 7 1/2 weeks before it was lowered onto the foundation that was built underneath it. As part of the deal, JRT was paid to remove my old mobile home. That didn't happen until 10 months later, in July of 2020. From purchase to conclusion - 17 months! I don't call that quick!!
After I moved into my house, I started smelling SEWER GAS!!!!! I contacted a Master Plumber to investigate and he determined that when the drains attaching the house to my existing septic tank were put in, there were no p-traps installed under the bathtub or the shower, allowing EXPLOSIVE sewer gas to enter my home! If I had lit a candle in the bathroom, I could've been blown to smithereens!!! For this botched job, I paid $10,000!!! The Master Plumber said no part of the drain system would meet standard building codes, and he quoted $2500 to tear it all out and redo it correctly. The Master Plumber also said that without a plumber's license, it was ILLEGAL for Randy to have done or even bid the plumbing.
There's more but this is getting long. The frustration of dealing with Randy was overwhelming. There was delay after delay - excuse after excuse - the secretary did answer my calls but Randy was almost never available.
BEWARE of doing business with Randy Martin - the man you see on TV is an actor playing a part - don't trust that smile - he'll cheat you the same as he cheated me.
BEWARE of the Contract - have your attorney review it BEFORE you sign or pay. Get in writing what services will be billed to you at an additional hourly rate of $350.00. I have a huge pile of tree limbs on my property that cost me $6,387.50 in addition to what I paid for the house.
BEWARE of the plumbing services provided by Randy - it could cost you your life!
In hindsight, I am GRATEFUL that he didn't hook up the electricity!!
Now that I've had the problems fixed, I love my little house. The person I bought it from------not so much. read more