Better Indy Real Estate

Fraud and misrepresentation of a real estate purchase, and utter incompetent property management. Property Management For 6 months, BIR could not find a single tenant. When I asked Jaime the original 30 day estimate, he gave various excuses, the holidays, the weather, etc. I was told a tenant moved into one of the units on 5/1, and plumbing issues occurred within a week of the move in which required over $1000 to fix, including a new water heater. Up until that point, I had hoped the property was still rentable, but given what had transpired, I realized I was deceived and defrauded. The tenant started missing payment with 06/09. I requested BIR to evict the tenant, initially I was told he would be out by the end of June, yet when I was following up, I was told the person doing the eviction has unexpectedly taken a week off, and no one in the office knew the status of the eviction. When BIR sent someone to check on the tenant, the tenant was still there, and stated the property had another leak. BIR (Terrance) said they would send someone to fix the second leak. Meanwhile, the original person (Holly Skinner) doing the eviction came back and said there was an error in filing the eviction, and she would correct it. I inquired about the leak, and received on response. I received a water bill totaling $600 for that month for a studio apartment. I kept pressing for updates on eviction and the leak fix, the other partner Carlin Serie sent a very condescending email saying it is against the law for BIR to evict the tenant because he is on some sort of government veteran assistance program (I have checked wither several other property managers, none of them thinks it holds any water). I asked documents to support the fact, and never received it. I contacted the water company on 7/22/to shut off the water, and was sent a final bill which showed an additional $200 water bill incurred in one week, which shows the leak has not been fixed. So far, as far as I know, a none-paying tenant is still at the property, there is a leak that needs fixing, and repeated attempts to get resolution have been ignored. I have informed BIR that I am terminating the property management agreement on 7/27, and my new property management company tried to contact them repeately. BIR has not returned the multiple attempt to contact them, or my email. There is a $150 deposit that I need to get back from BIR. Summary Meanwhile, I am out of $50,000 plus monthly holding costs, stuck with a property can not be rented or sold, which BIR and Jaime Perkins in particular stated is in good condition and rented out. Through out the whole ordeal, getting any update or communication from them has been spotty at best, I would not hear from them for weeks at a time. My salary has been cut by 15% since the beginning of the year. I have told Jaime that the $50,000 is the last bit of money available to us, and also our last hope to acquire an income producing property to make up some of the income loss. Now, not only is that hope gone, it has also become an additional financial drain. It has created not only financial stress, but also stress on my marriage.