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Hi Gerry, thank you for taking the time to return my call this afternoon. After reading your post this AM, I went to work with my team to find out where the communication fell short. Out of respect, I wanted to make sure that I spoke with you first before responding here on the site.
As a company, our reputation and integrity mean everything and I am glad we were able to identify how our communication could have been better. Malorie had been in communication with you each week through the process, unfortunately it was not clear to you that we were addressing every item listed in the inspection report. I think if you and Malorie had been able to connect when she was calling, that phone conversation could have gone a long way in clearing up any confusion.
When I pulled our team together this AM, I did confirm that electrical, plumbing, mechanical and even a building permit were all pulled for this property and it passed each inspection. However, there were some basics that we missed. As I told you, we strive to be excellent in our delivery, but we are far from perfect. We made some very human errors on this one including the scheduling an inspection before we had completed our punch list work and not being clear enough that each item would be finished.
After our conversation, I think we both agree that we may not be the right fit for your investment needs today and it is best that we not move forward. We will reimburse your earnest money and the cost of the inspection. We never want investors to feel pressured on an investment or even worry about earnest money.
We rarely keep earnest money, even in scenarios where there is no fault. We want you, as an investor, to be confident in your investments and if not, we are happy to delay and even cancel. In this case, we are going to cancel the contract. We will put through the paperwork today and you can expect those monies returned in the next few days. The house does have a resident moving in on a two year lease on October 1, so I hate that this property is not the right fit, but fully understand. Be sure to let me know if I can do anything further for you. Best to you ~
- Chris Clothier
- Podcast Guest on Show #224
