Barker Realty Inc.

Horrible !!!!!!!!!!

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Horrible experience! Calling and receiving mainten...

Horrible experience! Calling and receiving maintenance was nightmare at best. As if that wasn't enough to complain about, Barker Reality was conceded and rude like we were in come kind of popularity contest. In the end we were refused more than half of our security deposit for damages that occurred ...

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I rented a place while I was a single working moth...

I rented a place while I was a single working mother and then I got a section 8 voucher that at the time they were accepting. So I went into the office to see if they would accept it on the rentals I was already renting from them. Got a big phat Nope, ended up looking my job due to transportation is...

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I am very disappointed with this experience. I pai...

I am very disappointed with this experience. I paid an application fee of $50. I was told that the property had been rented and I could transfer my application to a new property. In the past month, I've requested showings for 5 places. For each place the showing has been scheduled and canceled. I l...

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Same experience as many others. Poor and untimely ...

Same experience as many others. Poor and untimely feedback. We currently rent from American homes and will just stay with them or progressive realty. They both have fabulous follow through.

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Their first year renting from Barker was not so pl...

Their first year renting from Barker was not so pleasant. The second year was pleasant and Nicole Amante was the person that made sure everything was well. She is very professional ,responsive and was here for me as a tenant when I had any type of concerns this five-star rating is do to her professi...

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They managed a property we rented for a year while...

They managed a property we rented for a year while our place was being renovated. They are awful. Poor communication. Poor customer service. Individual who managed our property specifically changed not once. Not twice. But, three times! Good luck getting who ever handles your property to return a ca...

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I live in the Fuquay area and the worst thing is t...

I live in the Fuquay area and the worst thing is that I can hear EVERYTHING from all of my neighbors. I can hear what they are watching, when they open their door, walk, sneeze, anything. These walls are paper thin! However most of my experience with the people in the office have been pleasant and I...

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We have the worst property manager. I honestly do ...

We have the worst property manager. I honestly do not understand how someone can be this unresponsive to clients and still have a job. Always an excuse whehever she does finally get back to an email. Eveything is a struggle. Wish there was someone to go to for assistance but it seems there is none. ...

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I basically never write online reviews, but I had ...

I basically never write online reviews, but I had to write something about Barker Realty, and particularly Daniel Burbank. I was a tenant at the 2305 Stafford Ave property owned by the Walton family and managed by Barker, and had probably the best landlord-tenant experience I've had yet. You reall...

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This review is for a recent maintenance request fu...

This review is for a recent maintenance request fulfillment by my Barker property manager and their maintenance team.

The request was to remove some tree limbs overhanging and in contact with the roofs of the house and an outbuilding on the property, and to remove a fair amount of organic debris ...

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Been renting one of their properties for almost a ...

Been renting one of their properties for almost a year. Maintenance is great, they usual came within 1-2 days of the request. My agent Renee Johnson does not communicate well. My lease ends in a month and I been emailing and calling to get the terms for renewing my lease. I finally got an email stat...

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DO NOT RENT FROM BARKER REALTY. Terrible communica...

DO NOT RENT FROM BARKER REALTY. Terrible communication and they truly DO NOT care about there tenants. Seriously, save yourself the headache and do not rent ANY of their properties!!!

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I posted a negative review due to how I felt I was...

I posted a negative review due to how I felt I was treated when I went to apply. The manager called me and discussed the situation. She apologized for how I felt and even offered my deposit back. I appreciate her doing that because she didn't have to.

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I d give it 0 stars if that was an option. Me

I d give it 0 stars if that was an option. Me
Keisha Manning does not respect the applicants. She lied stating that his company has available units all over the Raleigh area and couldn t even give me a courtesy call about a second property since I didn t make enough for the property that I applie...

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They love to charge for everything, the mailbox ke...

They love to charge for everything, the mailbox key the residents have to pay $35 to get it when you are renting from them. USPS even said is ridiculous cause you not buying you renting. Every renting property have to give the residents the mailbox key. You call them to fix something and they come a...

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Barker realty strung me along for over 3 weeks for...

Barker realty strung me along for over 3 weeks for a house. The house that we were interested in was taken off the market and then put back on the market and we were not notified. And when we reached out to Barker to try to re apply, we were told our application would be resubmitted and then we were...

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Very unprofessional money hungry folks. A family m...

Very unprofessional money hungry folks. A family member rented a place from them for a year and his rent was paid on time and now they want to give him the run around on his deposit. They are now saying 60 days to return because of made up excuse regarding their faulty appliances. How is it they are...

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Extremely dissatisfied with this company. Applied ...

Extremely dissatisfied with this company. Applied for a rental home at the beginning of March, no contact was made by the property manager past the application process. Multiple attempts were made to call their offices yet no response during any attempt. An email was politely sent by Ashley Hofer, w...

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Horrible with communication,and what stage your ap...

Horrible with communication,and what stage your application is at..its been 2 weeks and i have yet to get a clear answer. And ive been asked the same questions 3 times different phone calls, and an email saying that it was going to the property manager and then i was called again about rental verifi...

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Slum lords in nice clothes. I moved out a month ea...

Slum lords in nice clothes. I moved out a month early, found another tenant to live in my apartment, and they gave me a notice to vacate. They then made me pay rent for the two weeks between my move out and the new tenant's move in, despite the fact that they *mandated I leave the apartment*. They c...

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If I could give a zero I would. I lived with a fri...

If I could give a zero I would. I lived with a friend who happened to get evicted and they somehow put it on my credit? Dont do business with these sleazy scumbags, or let your friends either.

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We have used Barker Realty for the past two years ...

We have used Barker Realty for the past two years and it has been a great experience. We live in another country, so we needed a property management company that was responsive to our tenants' needs as well as our own. Kristie Melvin, our property manager, is a great communicator and has kept us w...

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I was so happy to find a home that had enough spac...

I was so happy to find a home that had enough space with affordable rent for my children and I. Ms Veronica was very nice and I feel like she supported me and kept me updated throughout the application process. I was so grateful that I wanted to hug her. We've been living in the property for alm...

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I paid my 30$ fee and heard nothing from the & tha...

I paid my 30$ fee and heard nothing from the & that was 2 months ago almost 3 they can keep that but everyone I come in contact with from now on will know not to do any real dealings them they are scam artists with there lie of we aren't first come first served we are who fits it. Never again.

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I have been with Barker Realty for more than a yea...

I have been with Barker Realty for more than a year now and am very happy with the level of service. I recently almost questioned an expense, only to find that I was reimbursed on the very next cycle.

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The phone number is a joke. Since October, I have...

The phone number is a joke. Since October, I have never......never talked to a live human, the first time out, the second time out, the third time out.

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Called to try and get information about an apartme...

Called to try and get information about an apartment I saw an add for. The girl who answered was very rude, never gave her name or the companies name. Immediately started asking for very personal information and was not friendly about any of it.

She scheduled me for an appointment to view the ren...

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If i could give 0 stars i would, these people neve...

If i could give 0 stars i would, these people never answer the phones and customer service is terrible. Would not recommend!!

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Daniel Burbank is as first rate of a property mana...

Daniel Burbank is as first rate of a property manager as you'll find anywhere. Super responsive, and genuinely cares about what he does.

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After two days of trying to get someone on the pho...

After two days of trying to get someone on the phone, I finally scheduled a viewing of a property I was interested in with "Alvin". I showed up a few minutes early and waited...and waited...and waited. No one ever showed up from Barker Realty. I took time off from work for this appointment. If this...

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Worst possible experience with this company. Almos...

Worst possible experience with this company. Almost done with my second year renting from them and would only recommend to people I hate. Unending list of complaints, possibly the worst having them enter your apartment without notifying both tenants or knocking. Rent from them if you like to keep yo...

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I have been very pleased with the excellent servic...

I have been very pleased with the excellent service Barker Realty has given me since they started to handle the rental details of my condo. They found a great tenant and have responded in a prompt and professional manner when repairs or other situations needed to be handled. Hiring Barker Realty i...

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My landlord is Very Unprofessional. He acted becau...

My landlord is Very Unprofessional. He acted because I was renting from him he could do anything . He told me he entered my apartment without my consent I was never notified that anyone was coming or that someone had been in my place to do a inspection back in October & now it is December & I'm just...

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Well I m new to the barker family, so far they hav...

Well I m new to the barker family, so far they have been truly amazing. I stated out with Rhonda, as my property manager. She left and now I m under Cindy Minion, she added an extra hat after Rhonda left and to be honest I ve not notice much of a change Barker has been very help to me. As I approach...

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This company doesn't deal honestly with applicants...

This company doesn't deal honestly with applicants. Do not apply for a rental with this company because you will be extremely disappointed. I would have preferred that they told me that they did not approve my application instead of giving me the run around until I ran out of time to locate another ...

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Barker Realty has managed my apartment for many ye...

Barker Realty has managed my apartment for many years and they have always been responsive and thorough with the management. Additionally they have always shown the utmost respect for the tenants and it's been a very good relationship.
Louis Sinclair

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Well, I just wanted to say thank you Mr. Bill for ...

Well, I just wanted to say thank you Mr. Bill for letting me rent your property. I enjoyed my place, no problems. Things got done and fix in a timely manner. Staff was nice, Karen and Monica was nice as well. Thanks for returning my deposit. Best wishes to all.. Nothing bad to say. I never know if i...

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Very rude and unprofessional. No communication dur...

Very rude and unprofessional. No communication during or after application was submitted, waited a month just to find out i was denied for making to much money on the affordable property, then was to told to apply for traditional property waited another 2 weeks just to be told i was denied for anoth...

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I kinda stay away from doing reviews in full BUT a...

I kinda stay away from doing reviews in full BUT as I was looking forward to see any rental opportunities with Barker as a co-worker referred me to. Based on the reviews I'm not going to now, even the last review is pretty rough to digest.

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Can't say enough about the professional and person...

Can't say enough about the professional and personable representative I have at Barker Realty. I chose Barker Realty because I read they had a good reputation. However, you never really know how true a rating is until you experience it personally. So, I decided to give them a try and signed up wi...

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First time reviewing something, but the experience...

First time reviewing something, but the experience warranted the response. Waited a week for an opening that would fit both my schedule and Barker Realty's for a property on Yorktown Place. Arrived to find the appointment I had requested had been double booked. This was off-putting to say the lea...

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We had sold our house and moved back to Cary and w...

We had sold our house and moved back to Cary and were looking for a house to rent while we decided where we wanted to live. We found a house that was in very poor condition and needed a lot of updating. Upon speaking with the property manager at Barker, we were told that if we signed a lease agree...

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I had many of my belongings ruined by the mold fro...

I had many of my belongings ruined by the mold from the house. For over a week, I had to turn the water on/off at the street because of plumbing issues. When there was work to be done in the house that resulted in my being unable to live there, the company told me to "just find a different place t...

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Barker realty is amazing from showing us the prope...

Barker realty is amazing from showing us the property to taking care of anything we need.The refrigerator went out (it happens) we had a temporary next morning then a brand new one arrived the following day.
If you are looking are for a company in Raleigh area they are the one .
Phillip long and ...

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Barker Reality, please be truthful and clear in yo...

Barker Reality, please be truthful and clear in your housing ads.

Their ads are unclear and a waste of time with hidden rules, definitely too good to be true. "Mature dogs considered" then only after I go through the hassle of following up do I find out I don't qualify due to breed restrictions t...

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Barker has been a high quality property management...

Barker has been a high quality property management company during my entire rental history with them. My unit is beautiful and very affordably priced. It includes some of the most prized amenities. I love that they take time and care in screening every prospective tenant and also that they take p...

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Terrible place..

Terrible place..
scheduled a viewing for today. 11 AM. i took a day off for that and got a text 9AM. Its been cancelled. Called to the office and got no good answer.

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Very Unprofessional! applied in March and keep get...

Very Unprofessional! applied in March and keep getting the run around. Don't waste your application money. I could have applied else where and gotten better responses.

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There are times when the people won't empty trash....

There are times when the people won't empty trash. But it's still paid for monthly from the tenants. It takes them forever to fix things. Instead of fixing stuff the employees patch things up.

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Horrible! I had set up an appointment with these p...

Horrible! I had set up an appointment with these people to view a property and usually they tell you their going to call you that morning and I never received a phone call that morning. Eventually I ended up calling them to see what was going on and the girl tells me that someone will be there if I ...

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All they want is your application fee money!!! Poo...

All they want is your application fee money!!! Poor customer service!!

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Realtor seemed clueless about the property, and tr...

Realtor seemed clueless about the property, and tried to tell us there were 12 parking spots available in a complex that could barely hold 7 tops. When asked about the crime rate in the area, he responded that it s subjective and refused to give any statistics. A bit shady and uninformed.

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Barker has some nice properties out there however ...

Barker has some nice properties out there however after reading these reviews I would not even budge to waste money seems like to many schemes honesty is the best policy You will not get a free 50$ from me

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I love my house, it's Barker that I can't stand. ...

I love my house, it's Barker that I can't stand. Getting maintenance is like pulling teeth. I specifically told them to call me before they come, and they showed up when I was not home. They charged me $50 since I didn't answer the door. They came once in January to change my air filter and left...

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My experience with Barker Realty was easy to rate ...

My experience with Barker Realty was easy to rate at 5 stars. My property manager, Daniel B. was friendly, professional, and great to work with.

My home was flawless upon moving in and the only issue I ran into (failed water heater) was fixed within a day by the Barker team. I would definitely re...

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I noticed that the only good comments are from a "...

I noticed that the only good comments are from a "Google User", no name but the poor comments were from people with real names. I was interested in a property and had my realtor call and call and call. The "TENANT" wouldn't allow me to view the house a accept when they were gone and that was very...

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New home rental made easy

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I have been with Barker Realty for 10 years, and t...

I have been with Barker Realty for 10 years, and they have been nothing but professional the entire time! Bill North is an amazing property manager, I would recommend Barker Realty to anyone! From the front desk staff to upper management they are just great caring people!

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Unorganized company, Lost mailbox key took them a ...

Unorganized company, Lost mailbox key took them a over a month to get to me, will give you NO time frame on a maintenance fix( I ASSUMED plumbing would get a 24 - 48 turn around and I was told that was incorrect), My house which I pay over $1400 a month for was not clean when I moved in and over all...

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Rodna has managed my properties for several years ...

Rodna has managed my properties for several years and has done an outstanding job. Great customer service, always responsive to my inquiries, managed my repairs in the most economically way and most important kept my properties rented. She has been a joy to work with over the many years i have be...

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To Ms. Rodna Shontz as the property manager, thank...

To Ms. Rodna Shontz as the property manager, thank you so much for making my day this past Wednesday afternoon (06/03/2019) during lunch break. Ever since I sent the money order for this month's rent to you in a green envelope, you were nice enough to write me a receipt for this month's rent for rec...

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The most unprofessional property management compan...

The most unprofessional property management company I have ever dealt with. After reading the reviews, I would not have even considered applying, but the house was nice and at a reasonable rent. A friend and I applied to a property and waited THREE weeks to hear that they had leased the property to ...

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Barker Realty makes their money scamming people wi...

Barker Realty makes their money scamming people with application fees. They know what the requirements are ahead of time but refuse to be transparent and upfront about it because they'd rather take that $50 (or more) from you and hit your credit report up with a hard inquiry. The administration reps...

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I am very disappointed with Barker Realty. I dealt...

I am very disappointed with Barker Realty. I dealt with this company about 4 yrs ago when I rented from them. At that time the experience was pleasant. I worked with Kristie Melvin during that time and she made it a very smooth process but a month into my move in the property had been sold. I think...

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They are a great management company they fix what ...

They are a great management company they fix what ever i need

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No good

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Horrible communication skills, the agency never ge...

Horrible communication skills, the agency never gets back to you regarding concerns or issues. I have called the office to discuss a concern and have been told someone will call me back and they never do. I have emailed with no response. Maintenance request take forever to get handled

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This realty was the 1st of 40 or more homes I ve v...

This realty was the 1st of 40 or more homes I ve views since January 2019 to contact me and give me the opportunity to rent from them. They advised me that I was approved today and it really made my day. I was almost ready to give up but I didn t. I had been searching for a rental close to the head ...

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HORRIBLE response rate, I have left several messag...

HORRIBLE response rate, I have left several messages to the main office and submitted multiple inquiries and I have yet to hear anything back from anyone. Its going on 3 days now.

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Stay far away. I read all of the negative reviews...

Stay far away. I read all of the negative reviews online and for some reason decided to still fill out an application for a condo with Barker Realty. It's now been over three weeks and the process is still not complete. I have a great credit score, and make more than enough to afford the place. ...

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Dealing with Barker has been like dealing with fam...

Dealing with Barker has been like dealing with family! The leasing agents work very closely with the owners to make sure the residents are well taken care of. Every maintenance is handled with care and you always know Barker is going to take care of you. They are willing to work with those of us ...

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I love my realty company! Barker realty always res...

I love my realty company! Barker realty always responds quickly when I have an issue at my rental property and the staff is very friendly! Highly recommend them for anyone who is looking to rent!!

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We are looking for a home in the Raleigh / Durham ...

We are looking for a home in the Raleigh / Durham area, and currently live over 3 hours away, we have a 70 pound boxer. We told this to them up front and asked if the location had a weight restriction on pets, they stated no, so we scheduled a walk through of a home. After the walk through we agai...

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My friends have been living at an apartment owned ...

My friends have been living at an apartment owned by Barker for a couple of years now. I can say that their experience with this realty company has been so terrible that I have had to accommodate my friends due to Barker's incompetency. Do not do business with this company. You will end up regrettin...

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Unacceptable communication skills, no diversity in...

Unacceptable communication skills, no diversity in the office team from website, rude, neglected phone calls, and no team player efforts put forth with current and future tenants. May need to report issues to a higher source after reading previous reviews and complaints.

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Horrible Communication skills and terrible custome...

Horrible Communication skills and terrible customer service. I applied for a property and then was told AFTER submitting the application and monies due that the property I was interested in has already been approved for another person basically forcing me to look at another property. I would not sug...

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Barker Realty, Inc has been a nightmare to deal wi...

Barker Realty, Inc has been a nightmare to deal with from the beginning to the end. My wife and I couldn't be happier to finally be moved out of the property we were renting. Rodna Shontz is one of the most unprofessional and nasty individuals we have ever dealt with. Save yourselves the trouble ...

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Always trying to nickel and dime you. They make a ...

Always trying to nickel and dime you. They make a living taking your application deposit and not getting back to you. And the make a living on blaming you for damage that already existed. I wouldn't suggest them to any of my friends

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I'm going to be honest and fair, not sensationaliz...

I'm going to be honest and fair, not sensationalizing or exaggerating. The rent and deposit was paid an entire week before moving in yet the following was not fixed prior:

All 4 stove top burners were splayed out on the counter

Dirty carpet throughout

Stains on walls and chipped paint

Ba...

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Waste of TIME! DONT BOTHER WASTING YOURS.

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I'd give Zero starts if possible. Just today, they...

I'd give Zero starts if possible. Just today, they updated my lease, I signed it, and in there portal, they changed the details. I have proof they changed my lease after I signed it! They don't contact you back........ ever. These people are totally unbelievable and unethical. Cheap rent, but you w...

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We had a great experience with Barker Realty this ...

We had a great experience with Barker Realty this week. We viewed a property earlier in the week, we placed our applications in the early evening of the 19th and had an approval email before lunch on the 21st.

I had some questions before we put in the apps and I called and left a voicemail and th...

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Poor application process. Barker accepted numerous...

Poor application process. Barker accepted numerous applications to the property I was interested in (each with an application fee), presented these to the owner, and the owner selected a winner. I am not sure if this is common practice, but it seems fairly inefficient to have all interested parties ...

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We use Barker Realty, specifically Kristie Melvin ...

We use Barker Realty, specifically Kristie Melvin to manage our investment properties. Kristie does an outstanding job managing our properties, keeping us up to date, and handling all the day to day activities. The bill payment and monthly reporting systems provided by Barker are excellent and pro...

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You know i had be looking for somewhere to call ho...

You know i had be looking for somewhere to call home. Looking here looking there paying rent to landlords that has not keeping up the property from roof linking to bugs everywhere. But when a friend told me about Barker realty i wanted to meet the people there. The people at Barker realty were frie...

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Unforunately for low income families, Barker Realt...

Unforunately for low income families, Barker Realty holds the contract for City of Raleigh city owned homes. I applied under their affordable housing potfolio that i totally qualified for. I was rejected because i had a balance of $0 owed on my eviction record from a property i lived several years a...

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Called and scheduled a visit to a home after givin...

Called and scheduled a visit to a home after giving them a ton of personal informaron, they texted me with another date and time, haven't hear from them. Very unprofessional, if this is without renting a property can't even imagine how the service would be if I have rented from them. Would not recom...

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Garbage company. I called three times and online ...

Garbage company. I called three times and online contacted four times. Barker never called back, never emailed back, never confirmed a viewing appointment. Now they list the property on some roomshare site.

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Crooks

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I have had a few incidents with Barker Reality, bu...

I have had a few incidents with Barker Reality, but as soon as I contacted them they were addressed ASAP! I got a call maybe a year ago and Nicole Amante, introduced herself to me. She advise that she will be taking care of my property. She was very professional and made me feel very assured. Wel...

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Please read ALL reviews from this realty company (...

Please read ALL reviews from this realty company (yelp, yahoo, google, etc.)before filling out an application for rent, to buy, or sale, poor communication skills, inaccurately calling someone ms. instead of a mrs. multiple times throughout conversation very disrespectful, and called possible tenant...

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I totally have to agree with JI Perry. Nicole Ama...

I totally have to agree with JI Perry. Nicole Amante is the BEST!! She is very professional ,responsive and is a very pleasant person. She always make sure things get down. All it takes is one text or call and she is on it... Thanks Nicole for making sure things get done.
#FIVESTARRATING!!!

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I have been a property owner since 1972 in Raleigh...

I have been a property owner since 1972 in Raleigh, NC. I have worked with several realty agents to handle my rental property. I had so so result and I wasn't happy with the handling of my property. I went with Barker Realty around 1988 and have been with them every since. In my opinion of all the ...

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The lady on the phone is very rude and their requi...

The lady on the phone is very rude and their requirements are tougher than most requirements. A person with a 15 year old mortgage can not have a rental history. I get a different results from different staff. And Rodna Shonts was very rude.

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Maintenance would come into our home unannounced. ...

Maintenance would come into our home unannounced. There was constant lack of communication from management. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND.
My sister and I decided to switch homes but our roommate renewed the lease... they put up a for rent sign even though our roommate was staying in the house. They consta...

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They will not respond to you. I did the applicatio...

They will not respond to you. I did the application weeks ago call them many times left messages no response called my bank and got my 50 bucks back

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So far so good, a few hiccups here and there but t...

So far so good, a few hiccups here and there but that s life

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This is the WORST housing company EVER Their c...

This is the WORST housing company EVER Their customer service is TERRIBLE and the maintenance is SLOW. This is my second year with them and my LAST, the 1st year was aite...But I realized how slow they were to get things done but i gave them the benefit of the doubt because it was my first time ...

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I give barker realty 1 star.

I give barker realty 1 star.

If you work with Renee Johnson, expect one way communication. She hardly returned my calls and rarely returned my emails. I even had to call the manager to see if she still worked there because communication was so sparse. The times I heard from her were when she need...

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