We are leaving a negative review because of the fact that one of the realtors Diane Shelton had initiated a contract on one of her listings under the guise of being both our realtor and the sellers realtor as we had a buyers agent agreement with her. She acted on our behalf getting estimates, lining up inspections, meeting with them and drafting amendments without one time disclosing to us that she was not our realtor and we were representing ourselves. We would have never gone into contract like that as we were purchasing sight unseen which she knew and the day before our option period was up and asking her to write up a repair amendment with a price reduction amendment to which she stated that she's a rule follower (the irony) she refused and said we'd need to find a realtor to represent ourselves which caught us completely off guard having put money in on inspections that she lined up as a buyer agent and got bids for us as well.
We also found out the day we terminated the contract that she had disclosed bids that were not part of the repairs being negotiated to the sellers. My husband and I are not realtors and had we known that we were representing ourselves we would have never gone into contract without finding a realtor to represent us. Not to mention that after speaking with the electrician he stated he provided a bid and also indicated the home was not safe due to risk of being electrocuted and she only provided me with the text. So she was withholding information from us that she was collecting on our behalf.
On top of finding out that the amounts she gave us for inspections was not accurate and outside of our budget. We are going to be seeking compensation for being defrauded because again we are out now costs that we would not have paid if she had disclosed to us that we were representing ourselves which is kind of hard to do not being from the area and when confronted with this information she said she was just trying to help us out. Funny how. People she contacted for us knew her as our realtor as well.
The thing that she refused to let the sellers know was the repairs that would affect the homes ability to be financed or even rented out. Which she said to me the day prior to informing us that we were representing ourselves that if the sellers didn't get the deal done they would just rent it out. To which I informed her having legal background that if she advised them to rent the home out without doing the repairs and the tenants find out as she contacted the inspector herself for the inspection and she is very aware of the major repairs needing to be done that she could be held liable if anything happens.
We are not angry that the house deal fell through she had told us they didn't have the funds to do major repairs We had asked to speak with her broker before we even terminated the contract right after finding out that she never disclosed to us that we were representing ourselves. We are angry that she deceived us into believing she was representing us and didn't disclose to us people who don't have a clue about Texas real estate we're representing ourselves and got us into a position setting us up for failure playing both sides for both seller and buyer commission.
So anyone in the Henderson area purchasing or looking to rent a home under Diane be cautious of the home because she is very well aware that the home is not safe, lendable or rentable as is and the sellers do not have the funds to do the repairs.
The last month honestly was a waste of our time, money and caused us unnecessary stress.
We did speak with her Broker and he didn't offer much accept for a chip on his shoulder and appreciating our frustration and wishing us the best of luck.
We are going to be going back to the state since their suggestion didn't seem to do anything and making this formal. read more