Talk of The Villages Florida - My Experience with a Village real estate agent.

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Thanks for the transparency

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Originally Posted by Denbal82 (Post 2165292)

I listed my home with a Village real estate agent named Debbie Sander in August. From the start, my service from her was substandard.

In the beginning and talking with her in person, I asked her to send me a copy of the signed agreement. She never did. I asked again and she sends me a blank one. I finally got a signed one after a few calls.

Early on, I had to text her something important about the house and then days go by (or a week) and no response. I had to actually go to my open house just to talk to her. She told me her phone was "broken."

As the weeks go on, I emailed her, text her and left messages on her phone and no response. She did call me a week later about something else but never addressed my questions I emailed her about earlier. She said she must have gotten back to me and said she'll look at her phone logs. I told her I have phone logs as well and she changed the subject. She was also supposed to send me a contact name for a person regarding a small project around the house, you guessed it !- it never happened.

On one occasion, her assistant emailed me at 2:47pm saying I have a showing at 2:30pm that same day. Luckily, I left the house hours ahead for an appointment. Also her assistant emailed me on a Monday about something unimportant and then telling me to have a nice weekend. Ditzy?

On December 2nd, I left a voice mail with Debbie Sander saying i have something important to say and to call me back ASAP. To this day, I haven't heard from her. I since met with the Villages Sales Office manager and learned that Debbie had lied to me about sales statistics. I have now continued the listing contract with another Village realtor. If this original (long) 6 month contract expires, I will go with a MLS agent.

I'm sure many of you had pleasant experiences with her but, I just wanted to share mine and relay some information about her to help anyone make a discission if listing their home with a Village realtor. In my opinion, I don't think she's 100% coherent. Plus, I always wondered about a realtor using their High School picture on their business cards when you're in your sixties.

What you see and dont hear is very important

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Originally Posted by Denbal82 (Post 2165292)

Most real estate agents, including those working for the Villages, are generally pretty good. Just like with any profession, sometimes you come across a rotten egg. Not to be harsh, but this is kind of on you. Despite a bad experience right from the get go, you didn’t dump her. Since you were hiring her to sell what is probably one of, if not your single most valuable asset, she should have been on a short leash.

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Originally Posted by nancyre (Post 2165755)

They are not real estate agents or brokers. They are the Villages sales reps.

Incorrect. They most certainly ARE licensed real estate agents...

From TV website (for the 3rd time):

"In addition to being licensed Florida real estate agents, our team of over 280 agents receives frequent, professional education beyond the state's continuing education requirements on customer care, product knowledge, and the latest information pertaining to the lifestyle we all enjoy."

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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 2165778)

So, there it is they need and have a state license. Whew!

Hence my pet peeve that so many are quick to respond without actually reading the thread...

Just stop it people it doesn’t matter if you are a MLS, Realtor, or a licensed real estate sales agent the problem was she didn’t respond to the customers requests.It doesn’t matter what you are.Just stop this stupid banter back and forth it doesn’t matter.
And if you want to cancel the 6 month contract just write a letter to them and they will let you out of it.They probably will be glad to let you go.

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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2165788)

Most that work for The Villages ARE NOT REALTORS but they are sales reps.

Our first Villages agent when we arrived was horrendous and despicable and lazy.

The second agent is a Cracker Jack! Goes beyond the call of duty and doesn't wait for things to happen, she makes things happen. She has the energy of a military person from Sparta. When I'm about to drop she motivates me to keep looking. Even my wife, The Energizer Bunny is impressed and that in itself is not an easy trick to pull off!

They are not all bad. I'm so happy I gave this woman a chance. I'll reveal her identity after my deals are signed sealed and done, done, done. She's one in a million. She loves her job. I'm impressed.

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Originally Posted by yankygrl (Post 2165815)

Most that work for The Villages ARE NOT REALTORS but they are sales reps.

OH... MY... GOD... Just shoot me...

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Originally Posted by manaboutown (Post 2165338)

All real estate agents must be state licensees.

These are not real estate agents.

Thanks for the info but our house will not hit the market until we are both dead. Did you call the agent you bought the house from.

A Realtor is a trade designation which you pay for to be called such. It has no legal bearing on a person’s qualifications sell real estate.

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Originally Posted by JohnN (Post 2165324)

We had a substandard agent when we bought here. We contacted The Villages and asked for a different agent, no problem.
Rather than reporting to the attorney general, etc etc. why not take a deep breath and forget it , don't let it bother you. Release.
I'm sure she doesn't care.

And just let her get away with lousy service. I feel sorry for the next person who gets stuck with her.

TV agents are NOT state licensed agents snd do not follow those rules. I had an awful experience selling my house with a TV agent and would never use them again! They used my open house to talk people into buying new builds instead! So many bad things happened that I went to the management in Sumpter office to file a complaint and they finally gave me a new Tav agent that went overboard for me. They would not let me out of the contract and beware!!!!! There’s sneaky clauses that keep you tied to them way longer than you think!! I had many sleepless nights and the worse experience in any house sale I’ve ever had!

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Originally Posted by Susan1717 (Post 2165888)

You are wrong on 2 points. They are licensed by the state and it is Sumter not Sumpter.

You can verify any real estate agents status with the state of Florida here:

Licensing Portal - License Search

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Originally Posted by brianherlihy (Post 2165588)

we have a new home and will never use the villages. we were told we would meet the bilder no . we were told a lot and got not we will sell on fsbo and we will be happy

We met our builder and he has decided to not be accountable so that doesn't help. We were told "the warranty department is wonderful and will fix everything" - not true for us.