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Just had about $2000 in stereo equipment stolen from a showing (Kings Of Real Estate)

I kept getting mailers from the "your home sold guaranteed kings of real estate" people. I was already skeptical because the company sounds like an ad in the back of a hustler magazine. But curiosity did kill the cat...

I started reading their pitch so called a guy to see what exactly they offer. He says they have an exclusive set of investors from out of state that sees the property online before it is listed. So I figured this would better my chances.

The first red flag was he tried to charge a 7% commission. I negotiated down of course and started the process on the notion the sale could be expedited based on a wider viewing audience. Fast forward a month.. I get a low ball offer and rejected. He acted put off since I didn't counter. Another week goes by, I get another low ball offer. So I counter with the asking price. He says "I don't think they will agree to that". I said I don't care. I come home one day and the porch railing was loose. The back door had been left ajar as well from a showing.

There's 5 showings grouped together in mid October. I come home another day to discover 2000 in stereo equipment had been stolen. The lockbox on the door had not been jimmied and there was no sign of forced entry. So it has been someone with the code to the lockbox and I am pretty certain it stemmed from one of the people who viewed the home on one of 5 showings (I would hate to think it was a realtor 😂). So I filed a police report and called him. He seemed rather indifferent. What's worse is I've been there every night so someone did it during the day.

A few days later I get another lowball offer and rejected. He keeps telling me what a good offer it is and it's cash with no contingencies. I said no but it seemed off putting that a realtor would try and pressure a seller to take an offer not agreeable. A couple days later I discover someone had stole the faux ends on a curtain rod, the back door had been left ajar again and upon returning home from work the key had just been left in the doorknob without being put back in the lockbox.

That covers just about everything with my experience. I had the listing pulled and the very next day the realtor calls me and says there's an offer for asking price. So I put it back with him and now it's under contract. I really do not want these yodels to get my commission money. They did not work for it and they obviously do not screen buyers. Is there any action I can take? I have sold 2 other houses in my lifetime without incident and this was like a tidal wave of poop.

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