Well I guess there's isn't a whole lot of new things to say about Steve and the Biltmore Group that hasn't already been said...THIS GUY IS A SLUMLORD. Plain and simple. DO NOT rent from the Biltmore Group. EVER. Don't do it. I thought it wouldn't be so bad, even after reading many reviews on this website and others saying how horrible of a landlord Steve is and how he is constantly sexually harassing any female he comes in contact with. But take my advice and just DON'T rent from this company. If you are an owner looking for a property manager who will lie to you, steal from you, and then turn around and tell tenants that it's the owner's fault for things that are clearly his doing, then Steve is your guy. I wish there was enough time to go into detail about all the horrible things he did but it would take all day. So I will give you a summary:
I rented an apartment that was managed by the Biltmore Group for over a year and it was the WORST rental experience of my life. He is not very responsive, unless it is of course convenient from him. This guy REFUSES to work outside of standard "business" hours, including ANY and ALL holidays. Which is a joke, seeing as he is a LANDLORD. And last time I checked, landlords need to be available to their tenants most of if not ALL the time. But not Steve. You can only get a hold of him Monday-Friday 8-5, and not even always during those times. He would frequently ignore my maintenance requests until the 2nd or 3rd attempt to contact him about it. And to top it all off-he has RIDICULOUS fees. He just loves to rip people off and steal money from tenants because he thinks he is so much better than the people he does business with. He will treat you like you are a piece of gum stuck to the bottom of his shoe. The move in costs were outrageous, including a $300 "admin" fee. Which, I do realize a lot of property management companies nowadays like to charge stupid fees just to make a quick buck but this guy took it to a whole new level. Then, when I would complain about the fees he would make us pay when rent was a day late and how unfair they were and frankly just illogical, he would immediately redirect all blame to the owner. Claiming it was the owner who charged the fees (which I KNOW is a lie, seeing as the owner of the property I rented changed in the middle of my time renting the unit and yet the fees remained exactly the same.) So, in the end, he is most likely charging tenants fees that he is also charging owners for. But that is just an assumption...but a fair one to make for sure.
So, the morale of this review is...DO NOT...I repeat...DO NOT rent from Steve and the Biltmore Group. Unless you want to be treated like crap, have your hard-earned money stolen from you, and sexually harassed. This dude is just a BAD GUY. Period. I wish I could give him no stars on this review, he doesn't deserve even 1... read more