Absolutely shocked at the treatment I received from Catherine. I was interested in one of her listings, and asked several standard questions. She made me feel like I was imposing on her with the conversation. It was like pulling teeth to talk to her; she only replied in terse yes/no's, or alternatively declined to give any input at all. (When I asked whether the house was in a neighborhood, she replied that I should "google earth"-- that wasn't part of the reply, that was the entire reply. And when I asked about the square-footage, she said she did not keep it on-record. Okay, what might she think, as a ballpark estimate? "Per California realtor law, I can't at all answer that question" + ~30 seconds more of explaining why she's unable to help.
She had mentioned that it is very important to the owner that the occupant be clean and take good care of the house. I'm looking for a place with two bedrooms, and I'll be the only occupant, so I began to reply, "I think I might be a more desirable fit--" (than someone who wants to pack 4 roommates into the house) but did not get to finish because she cut me off, saying "Well, you can explain why you think that on the application. And I've heard all of it before."
I'm frankly surprised that she has been able to operate any kind of business at all, based on the treatment that I just experienced.
I wish I could contact the owner of the property directly, because through no fault of his/her own, I am now not going to proceed with my application. (And the house has been on Craigslist for a month-- they presumably would have wanted to know that someone was interested.) I absolutely would have rented this place, had it not been for Catherine. read more