After dealing with HOUSE BUYER'S DIRECT (HBD) and ...
After dealing with HOUSE BUYER'S DIRECT (HBD) and owner/flipper, Mr. Cory Harrington, I can only conclude that they are motivated NOT by a genuine desire to maintain ethical real estate practices.
HBD's mission statement is entirely misleading. They claim to employ ethical and conscientious real estate practices while considering the best interest of both parties involved. However, nothing could be further from the truth as Mr. Harrington's conduct reflected they have no compunction or moral compass.
Do not fall prey to the questionable and suspect intentions of real estate investors who offer unsolicited legal advice and claim not to exercise pressure on clients, only to act on the contrary, as HBD did with me & my family. Mr. Cory Harrington and acting agent, Mrs. Angel Harrington, are both complicit in their exploitation of my mother/homeowner, who happens to represent a most vulnerable segment of the population.
I and my family became acquainted with this entity through a dubious and an extremely short-lived real estate transaction to which my 68-yr-old mother was party. Due to a technicality, Mr. & Mrs. Harrington/HBD egregiously demanded a large sum of money obscenely incommensurate with their efforts.
Following the recent death of my mother's husband (my father), she was made aware of a lien on her home due to a debt -unrelated to her- incurred by my late father. As a result, the precarious foreclosure process began on her home of 25 years, which she owns as it has been paid for for several years.
While legally disputing the validity of the foreclosure, she contacted HBD to entertain a property evaluation -not intending to solicit an offer- after Mr. & Mrs. Harrington made numerous phone inquiries regarding the status of her property. Upon first meeting, my mother timidly entered into an agreement with HBD & Mr. Harrington.
MINUTES after accepting the purchase contract, however, she immediately realized her mistake by prematurely committing to sell to HBD without consulting her attorney, due to the fluid circumstances of the foreclosure. She felt the unprecedented stresses and pressures of illness, grief, and the unpredictable status of her home had impaired her judgment. She instantly notified him and the title company of her wish to rescind her signature due to the pending foreclosure status.
At no point in time throughout the interaction between my mother and Mr. Harrington, did he have TIME OR MONEY invested... absolutely NOTHING but a two-hour meeting and an unexecuted, unrecorded, and erroneous agreement.
No earnest money was ever accepted by the title company/ he never acquired a lender/ the contract was never recorded because of our same-day request of the title company & HBD for rescission. Mr. Harrington never incurred actionable damages or losses, neither financially nor personally.
Literally, within 15-20 MINUTES of signing, and Mr. Harrington's departure from her home, she respectfully implored Mr. Harrington to grant her release of obligation. He adamantly refused!!
Days later, he proceeded to surreptitiously cloud the title with language stipulating his equitable interest in her property and right to any future conveyance for 5 years.
The foreclosure was subsequently quashed (after personally reconciling with the lien holder) and my mother was able to remain in her home. Yet, Mr. Harrington still remained defiant in his pursuance of her home.
Mr. Harrington's trolling of the title and refusal to cooperate left my mother with two options:
1) sell her home to him against her will, or
2) acquiesce to HBD's demand of compensation.
Unconscionable, considering the circumstances. I feel compelled to report my experience with House Buyer's Direct in order to protect and prevent homeowners and/or buyers susceptible to manipulation, or otherwise, from potentially making a detrimental decision having life-altering consequences.
Edit:
To Mrs. Harrington's response:
I stand by my review 100%, its meticulous facts and irrefutable veracity as to ensure proper accountability.
