Michael Brown

Review of Barker Realty Inc.

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 again asked if the location had a weight limit, we were told that they didn't. We liked the house, and asked what the next step would be, we were told that we would have to put in 2 applications, one for my wife, and one for me. The first application fee was $50 and the second had an additional $35 application fees, which was acceptable; until we received an email stating that the home has a pet weight limit and were asked "Would Moe (our dog) be able to find another home or would you like me to withdraw your application." If they had been up front with us about the location we would have never wasted $85 on the application fee, nor the 7 hours of our time. I understand that rentals are on a case by case basis, but being up front with those that are looking to rent from you is better for business in the long run than conning people out of the application fees.

I would stay away from this company.