Robert M.

I sold my home in March of 2020 due to medical reasons. This was at the height of the covid crisis. I was unable to put my belongings into storage and I only took what would fit into a small apartment in a retirement community. The agent promised to put my possessions in a rented storage facility. 3 years later I was able to recover from a bad health condition and when I went to get my belongings out of storage I discovered thousands of dollars of my property had been stolen. They were only two people who had access. The real estate agent and myself. I filed a complaint with the State board of Realtors. Contract law has a six year statute of limitations so I'm easily covered. I also filed a stolen property report with the police and they have signed a detective to investigate but that investigation was closed. I'm still waiting for the state to begin their investigation but they did accept my complaint which is a good sign. Remax apparently has a very bad reputation for screwing their customers. I think the agent thought I was going to be dead in a month or two so it wouldn't matter if they stole my property instead of putting it safely into storage. I was told by the police detective that they denied stealing my property. I hope karma gets them. If they got a punishment fitting the crime their hands would be chopped off. It's too bad we don't have Sharia law here. Hard to believe that this is business as usual in the 21st century in America. I'm out easily a couple thousand dollars and I have no way to recover. Apparently remax brokerages across the country are all run like little Mafia enterprises. No doubt the owner of the brokerage is a willing participant to commit criminal theft of personal property whenever the opportunity presents itself. I can't believe I'm the only one. It's unfortunate that the state board that issues the licenses is toothless when it comes to disciplining agents who act in unethical and immoral ways with their clients. The only other recourse I have is to file a civil suit. I'd like to see someone take matters into their own hands the next time they are exploited and abused by a greedy real estate agent. It was a devastating experience and not one I ever hope to repeat. I also posted a true account of these same events on the brokerages website for all to see. It's still there and I do not intend to remove it ever!