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Participant[quote=lizzibear]
I would highly recommend that everyone do what I did… FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB of San Diego. If he gets enough complaints he will lose his BBB accreditation, and that is the slap in the face that this guy deserves.
[/quote]Don’t expect much from the BBB. BBB is paid by the businesses, not the consumers… so they give the businesses a chance to justify/rationalize why the complaints are invalid… If the business has a good schtick – BBB will not post the complaint. Why would they – that would hurt revenue. File the complaint, but don’t be optimistic.
That said – realtors and brokers are licensed by the state and have to follow various business practices… If you put in a complaint there – it will also probably be ignored… unless you have proof and are a squeaky wheel… Some underfunded overworked beaurocrat has to investigate.
http://dre.ca.gov/cons_complaint.html
But keep in mind – they’ll only investigate if a RE law/code was violated.
http://www.dre.ca.gov/pub_relaw.htmlIf you just want to spread his bad reputation – considering filing a report like this…
http://www.ripoffreport.com/loan-modification/matt-battiata/matt-battiata-battiata-real-es-44f48.htm
Participant[quote=lizzibear]
I would highly recommend that everyone do what I did… FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB of San Diego. If he gets enough complaints he will lose his BBB accreditation, and that is the slap in the face that this guy deserves.
[/quote]Don’t expect much from the BBB. BBB is paid by the businesses, not the consumers… so they give the businesses a chance to justify/rationalize why the complaints are invalid… If the business has a good schtick – BBB will not post the complaint. Why would they – that would hurt revenue. File the complaint, but don’t be optimistic.
That said – realtors and brokers are licensed by the state and have to follow various business practices… If you put in a complaint there – it will also probably be ignored… unless you have proof and are a squeaky wheel… Some underfunded overworked beaurocrat has to investigate.
http://dre.ca.gov/cons_complaint.html
But keep in mind – they’ll only investigate if a RE law/code was violated.
http://www.dre.ca.gov/pub_relaw.htmlIf you just want to spread his bad reputation – considering filing a report like this…
http://www.ripoffreport.com/loan-modification/matt-battiata/matt-battiata-battiata-real-es-44f48.htm
ParticipantI agree with the comments that we’ll have lifestyles more like Europe…
The last 2 decades were all about excess – everyone was entitled to a 3000+ sf house and two high end cars… (more if you had teenagers.) You were poor if you didn’t go out to eat every week.The reality is we’re going back to a time where we’re forced to live within our means. Which means home purchases, car purchases, discretionary spending will be at a more pragmatic level. Frugality is the new black.
If you can live with that – then you will be fine going forward. If you feel entitled to pizza ovens (vs easy bake ovens) and a lifestyle much larger than income would support… then the coming years will be your own personal hell.
I’ve done a lot of travel in Europe – except for the filthy rich – people live smaller… smaller houses and apartments, smaller cars, less stuff… We could learn a lesson.
ParticipantI agree with the comments that we’ll have lifestyles more like Europe…
The last 2 decades were all about excess – everyone was entitled to a 3000+ sf house and two high end cars… (more if you had teenagers.) You were poor if you didn’t go out to eat every week.The reality is we’re going back to a time where we’re forced to live within our means. Which means home purchases, car purchases, discretionary spending will be at a more pragmatic level. Frugality is the new black.
If you can live with that – then you will be fine going forward. If you feel entitled to pizza ovens (vs easy bake ovens) and a lifestyle much larger than income would support… then the coming years will be your own personal hell.
I’ve done a lot of travel in Europe – except for the filthy rich – people live smaller… smaller houses and apartments, smaller cars, less stuff… We could learn a lesson.
ParticipantI agree with the comments that we’ll have lifestyles more like Europe…
The last 2 decades were all about excess – everyone was entitled to a 3000+ sf house and two high end cars… (more if you had teenagers.) You were poor if you didn’t go out to eat every week.The reality is we’re going back to a time where we’re forced to live within our means. Which means home purchases, car purchases, discretionary spending will be at a more pragmatic level. Frugality is the new black.
If you can live with that – then you will be fine going forward. If you feel entitled to pizza ovens (vs easy bake ovens) and a lifestyle much larger than income would support… then the coming years will be your own personal hell.
I’ve done a lot of travel in Europe – except for the filthy rich – people live smaller… smaller houses and apartments, smaller cars, less stuff… We could learn a lesson.
ParticipantI agree with the comments that we’ll have lifestyles more like Europe…
The last 2 decades were all about excess – everyone was entitled to a 3000+ sf house and two high end cars… (more if you had teenagers.) You were poor if you didn’t go out to eat every week.The reality is we’re going back to a time where we’re forced to live within our means. Which means home purchases, car purchases, discretionary spending will be at a more pragmatic level. Frugality is the new black.
If you can live with that – then you will be fine going forward. If you feel entitled to pizza ovens (vs easy bake ovens) and a lifestyle much larger than income would support… then the coming years will be your own personal hell.
I’ve done a lot of travel in Europe – except for the filthy rich – people live smaller… smaller houses and apartments, smaller cars, less stuff… We could learn a lesson.
ParticipantI agree with the comments that we’ll have lifestyles more like Europe…
The last 2 decades were all about excess – everyone was entitled to a 3000+ sf house and two high end cars… (more if you had teenagers.) You were poor if you didn’t go out to eat every week.The reality is we’re going back to a time where we’re forced to live within our means. Which means home purchases, car purchases, discretionary spending will be at a more pragmatic level. Frugality is the new black.
If you can live with that – then you will be fine going forward. If you feel entitled to pizza ovens (vs easy bake ovens) and a lifestyle much larger than income would support… then the coming years will be your own personal hell.
I’ve done a lot of travel in Europe – except for the filthy rich – people live smaller… smaller houses and apartments, smaller cars, less stuff… We could learn a lesson.
ParticipantIsn’t “Real Estate Intervention” based in the DC metro area? Seems like there are a lot of “hopefull buyers” who aren’t getting the price right there.
ParticipantIsn’t “Real Estate Intervention” based in the DC metro area? Seems like there are a lot of “hopefull buyers” who aren’t getting the price right there.
ParticipantIsn’t “Real Estate Intervention” based in the DC metro area? Seems like there are a lot of “hopefull buyers” who aren’t getting the price right there.
ParticipantIsn’t “Real Estate Intervention” based in the DC metro area? Seems like there are a lot of “hopefull buyers” who aren’t getting the price right there.
ParticipantIsn’t “Real Estate Intervention” based in the DC metro area? Seems like there are a lot of “hopefull buyers” who aren’t getting the price right there.
Participant[quote=wanttobuy]what is a trustee auction? How can one be in the auction? Does it require cash purchase?[/quote]
Trustee auction is the foreclosure sale at the courthouse steps. Yes, it’s all cash. There is risk involved since you are not guaranteed clear title as you would be in an escrow situation. You can’t do any conditional inspections and get out of the deal. The bank that is foreclosing sets the opening bid – some are set nice and low, others pretty high.
The risk has kept me out of this – but the rewards *can* be great. I’m still watching for a good rental property… It seems like it would be easier to get a positive cash flow property this way than in a traditional sale. The idea is an interesting one.
Anyone can go to trustee auctions – they are at the various courthouses, on the steps, at 10am each work day. You can get a list of upcoming auctions on fidelityasap.com… but they don’t always post the opening bid before the auction.
Participant[quote=wanttobuy]what is a trustee auction? How can one be in the auction? Does it require cash purchase?[/quote]
Trustee auction is the foreclosure sale at the courthouse steps. Yes, it’s all cash. There is risk involved since you are not guaranteed clear title as you would be in an escrow situation. You can’t do any conditional inspections and get out of the deal. The bank that is foreclosing sets the opening bid – some are set nice and low, others pretty high.
The risk has kept me out of this – but the rewards *can* be great. I’m still watching for a good rental property… It seems like it would be easier to get a positive cash flow property this way than in a traditional sale. The idea is an interesting one.
Anyone can go to trustee auctions – they are at the various courthouses, on the steps, at 10am each work day. You can get a list of upcoming auctions on fidelityasap.com… but they don’t always post the opening bid before the auction.
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