I apologize in advance for the length of this post. Please do me a favor and take the time to read the following in full.
My wife and I are currently in the process of purchasing our first home. We have a baby due in October and want to have a home before he comes. We began the search and found an amazing home at 10906 Chimney Rock Rd in the first week! We were thrilled and began to dream about how perfect this little house would be for our family. Little did we know, this house had secrets behind its' walls.
We put an offer on the house, and were overjoyed when it was accepted. The only item the seller wanted to negotiate was the option fee. They requested to increase our option fee by $200, and we eventually settled on increasing by $100.
Alyssa and I did extensive research on this home before submitting an offer. We knew that an investment company has owned it since March 2015, we knew that the house had never flooded, we knew that the house had been on the market for 9 or so months, we knew that it was originally listed for $299,000, and we also knew that the house was under contract at $259,000 two months previous to our contract. Due to the previous contract falling through during the option period, we had a good guess that there were some issues with the house. Because the house was listed at a good price, we decided it was worth submitting an offer and getting an inspection.
Alyssa and I met the inspector at the house, and things went downhill quickly. Thankfully for us, the inspector that did our inspection was the same inspector that inspected the house during the option period of the contract previous to ours. He informed us that the same issues he reported previously had not been addressed in any way. Please see the photos from our inspection report attached to this post.
As the inspector walked Alyssa and I through the house, we both became angry. First of all, I understand that this is an old home, and there are certain issues that are common when purchasing an old home. I am not angry because the foundation has shifted, or because there is some wood rot in several areas of the house. Those things happen to old homes and I completely understand that.
What bothers me is the sloppy cover up job this investment company did in effort to hide the fact that the house is pretty much uninhabitable. They were advertising a brand new roof and AC unit. In reality, they slapped some new shingles on the roof, and when they put the new AC unit in they used a sledge hammer or something to hack away all of the roof supports to make room for the unit. We went up to the attic and there are several vertical supports just lying on the ground. We also saw supports that were broken in half and still nailed to the interior of the roof. This new roof is already sagging quite a bit.
Another irritating issue was the electrical work. This company completely remodeled the kitchen and bathrooms, and it really does look amazing. However, the inspection revealed that not a single outlet in the house, other than the refrigerator outlet, had ground protection. They simply chose not to wire the ground protection when they did their remodel. They also decided not to install GFCIs in the kitchen or either bathroom. There were also various exposed wires scattered throughout the attic. These wires could easily come in contact with the insulation and cause a major fire.
They also neglected to repair/install new plumbing. Although they made the bathrooms look exceptional, they did not make sure they actually functioned. When we turned the sinks and shower on simultaneously, the water slowed to a trickle. You would not even be able to shower in the house. I know they did extensive work in these bathrooms and had opportunity to repair any potential plumbing issues, but unfortunately they did not. Along with these major issues, there are several locations on the walls and ceilings where they used putty and paint to try and cover up extensive cracking. These cracks are already re-opening. When they remodeled the kitchen, they left a slot 30” wide for a refrigerator. Standard refrigerator width is 36”.
In summary, they made the house look beautiful and left the house unlivable. They tried to cover these major issues up to get rid of the house. When the house went under contract previously, it was listed with a different selling agent. My opinion is that when the first selling agent received this inspection report and brought it to the company’s attention, the company decided to nothing about the issues and fired the agent so they did not have to disclose these issues moving forward. The company re-listed the house with Coldwell Banker and most likely did not inform Coldwell of these issues. I sent our inspection report to Coldwell, so they definitely know of these issues now. This company has gone to great lengths to hide all of the problems with this house.
I decided to do some investigating on the investment company, Next Level Property Investments, that owns the house. I quickly discovered that the company is owned by Tarek & Christina from HGTV’s Flip or Flop. I did not believe it at first, but I looked up their profile on HCAD and their business address matches Tarek & Christina’s business address. Then I looked for a seller point of contact in our contract and found [email protected] was their representative. Please see the photos attached to this post. I still can’t believe that all of this shady activity was done by HGTV’s angels Tarek & Christina. The show only portrays all of the great work they do, but I have now seen firsthand that how awful their work really is.
They are a fraud. In many of their flipped homes are cover ups and hiding many dangerous, damaging, unsafe issues that they don't want buyers to see or know about since they want to maximize profits at owners risk and they don't care. Bunch of fraudsters!! I say this and speak from experience seeing their homes and dealing with next level properties llc. Bunch of red flags here. I will post pictures to prove what I am stating here. If you don't want to be ripped off and lose your time plus to be lied to, stay away from this company and don't buy homes or do any type of business with them. You will save yourself headaches, hassles, your hard earned money, and your time!! Stay away!!!
Next Level Property Investments, LLC. Reviews
I apologize in advance for the length of this post. Please do me a favor and take the time to read the following in full.
My wife and I are currently in the process of purchasing our first home. We have a baby due in October and want to have a home before he comes. We began the search and found an amazing home at 10906 Chimney Rock Rd in the first week! We were thrilled and began to dream about how perfect this little house would be for our family. Little did we know, this house had secrets behind its' walls.
We put an offer on the house, and were overjoyed when it was accepted. The only item the seller wanted to negotiate was the option fee. They requested to increase our option fee by $200, and we eventually settled on increasing by $100.
Alyssa and I did extensive research on this home before submitting an offer. We knew that an investment company has owned it since March 2015, we knew that the house had never flooded, we knew that the house had been on the market for 9 or so months, we knew that it was originally listed for $299,000, and we also knew that the house was under contract at $259,000 two months previous to our contract. Due to the previous contract falling through during the option period, we had a good guess that there were some issues with the house. Because the house was listed at a good price, we decided it was worth submitting an offer and getting an inspection.
Alyssa and I met the inspector at the house, and things went downhill quickly. Thankfully for us, the inspector that did our inspection was the same inspector that inspected the house during the option period of the contract previous to ours. He informed us that the same issues he reported previously had not been addressed in any way. Please see the photos from our inspection report attached to this post.
As the inspector walked Alyssa and I through the house, we both became angry. First of all, I understand that this is an old home, and there are certain issues that are common when purchasing an old home. I am not angry because the foundation has shifted, or because there is some wood rot in several areas of the house. Those things happen to old homes and I completely understand that.
What bothers me is the sloppy cover up job this investment company did in effort to hide the fact that the house is pretty much uninhabitable. They were advertising a brand new roof and AC unit. In reality, they slapped some new shingles on the roof, and when they put the new AC unit in they used a sledge hammer or something to hack away all of the roof supports to make room for the unit. We went up to the attic and there are several vertical supports just lying on the ground. We also saw supports that were broken in half and still nailed to the interior of the roof. This new roof is already sagging quite a bit.
Another irritating issue was the electrical work. This company completely remodeled the kitchen and bathrooms, and it really does look amazing. However, the inspection revealed that not a single outlet in the house, other than the refrigerator outlet, had ground protection. They simply chose not to wire the ground protection when they did their remodel. They also decided not to install GFCIs in the kitchen or either bathroom. There were also various exposed wires scattered throughout the attic. These wires could easily come in contact with the insulation and cause a major fire.
They also neglected to repair/install new plumbing. Although they made the bathrooms look exceptional, they did not make sure they actually functioned. When we turned the sinks and shower on simultaneously, the water slowed to a trickle. You would not even be able to shower in the house. I know they did extensive work in these bathrooms and had opportunity to repair any potential plumbing issues, but unfortunately they did not. Along with these major issues, there are several locations on the walls and ceilings where they used putty and paint to try and cover up extensive cracking. These cracks are already re-opening. When they remodeled the kitchen, they left a slot 30” wide for a refrigerator. Standard refrigerator width is 36”.
In summary, they made the house look beautiful and left the house unlivable. They tried to cover these major issues up to get rid of the house. When the house went under contract previously, it was listed with a different selling agent. My opinion is that when the first selling agent received this inspection report and brought it to the company’s attention, the company decided to nothing about the issues and fired the agent so they did not have to disclose these issues moving forward. The company re-listed the house with Coldwell Banker and most likely did not inform Coldwell of these issues. I sent our inspection report to Coldwell, so they definitely know of these issues now. This company has gone to great lengths to hide all of the problems with this house.
I decided to do some investigating on the investment company, Next Level Property Investments, that owns the house. I quickly discovered that the company is owned by Tarek & Christina from HGTV’s Flip or Flop. I did not believe it at first, but I looked up their profile on HCAD and their business address matches Tarek & Christina’s business address. Then I looked for a seller point of contact in our contract and found [email protected] was their representative. Please see the photos attached to this post. I still can’t believe that all of this shady activity was done by HGTV’s angels Tarek & Christina. The show only portrays all of the great work they do, but I have now seen firsthand that how awful their work really is.
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They are a fraud. In many of their flipped homes are cover ups and hiding many dangerous, damaging, unsafe issues that they don't want buyers to see or know about since they want to maximize profits at owners risk and they don't care. Bunch of fraudsters!! I say this and speak from experience seeing their homes and dealing with next level properties llc. Bunch of red flags here. I will post pictures to prove what I am stating here. If you don't want to be ripped off and lose your time plus to be lied to, stay away from this company and don't buy homes or do any type of business with them. You will save yourself headaches, hassles, your hard earned money, and your time!! Stay away!!!