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  • Report: #1003035

Complaint Review: safeguard properties

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  • Submitted: Thu, January 24, 2013
  • Updated: Thu, January 24, 2013

  • Reported By: vendor — goodlettsville Tennessee United States of America
safeguard properties
brookyn hights Internet United States of America

safeguard properties thiefs , liars , rippoffs , waste of tax money bailouts Internet

*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Safeguard Properties Got Me For Over $100,000

*UPDATE Employee: No problems here with Safeguard!

*Consumer Comment: Safeguard has never cheated or stolen from me!!!

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Safeguard makes a thiefs living off the hard work of the American people stealing money both from the banks and the vendors. They charge the banks for work that is billed to the banks but not paid to the people who do the work. Safeguard cheats the vendors time and time again out of pay for work performed at an agreed upon price and then when the work is completed Safeguard will charge the banks full price but illegally undercut the pay from the vendor with their vendor ajustments team. Safeguard is a net 30 company meaning the vendor recieves a work order , performes the work , turns in photo evidence of the work and is by thoery supposed to recieve a check paying for the work performedwithin 30 days. That means the vendors , often mom and pop companies have to come out of their pockets to cover at least a months worth of work and expences only to be told that they did something wrong and the work order was mysteriously re opened (lack of pictures) is their usual excuse no matter how many pics you take. Safeguard will send a work order in the middle of the work day with a due date of a week ago and even if you jump through hoops to get it done the day recieved will hold the vendor liable for the work being late. Chargebacks with absolutly no proof of any wrong doing is a common occurance. Threats of chargebacks whenever you so rudely point out a mistake on their part. Taking your work load and giving it out to their "good vendors" all while trying to convince you (the vendor) that your work wasnt being turned in on time. Vendor web issues with the vendor having no control , can and will be used as a reason for the vendor to not get paid for work performed to all industry standards . Paychecks are more times then not , short more times then not by thousands. I have more then enough evidence e-mails with times and dates , names , screenshot pics of vendor web being down etc, to back anything i ever said about these crooks. They will say that im an angry ex vendor but that would not be the case just yet. Vendors , trying to talk to safeguard "management" it will only fall on deaf ears and met with threats and lies. Talk to the banks that safeguard does work for and let them know what their doing. . Keep America honest and mabe we can all get back to work

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#1 UPDATE EX-employee responds

Safeguard Properties Got Me For Over $100,000

AUTHOR: serviceprovider - ()

I worked as a vendor for this company for 6 years, completed over 1,000 repair orders and was quite happy for 4 of those 6 years. Then the person who founded the company, Robert Kline, stepped down and named his son-in-law as the new CEO and that was when the problems started. 

Safeguard used to pay my invoices within a week or less, which was great. But when the son-in-law took over, it changed to "net whenever I decide to pay you". When they made this change, they didn't tell any vendors or even any repair analysts. I made it past that debacle.

From that point on, though, I noticed changes in the attitudes of the Safeguard employees, which was caused by them being put under tons of pressure to maximize profits by any means necessary. Repair analysts who were quite pleasant to work with up to that point, began lying and started committing acts I can only describe as fraudulent, such as changing the wording and dates on status reports I submitted, adding extra repair line items to orders that were previously not there along with other behavior that was "less than professional". I have a couple friends who work at Safeguard so I observed how this company operates from both the inside and the outside. 

To the 2 people who are still hypnotized from drinking the Safeguard Koolaid, I'd like to say: You might want to put away some of that money you are making right now because when they "get you", you will most likely not even see it coming. 

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No problems here with Safeguard!

AUTHOR: property hax - ()

We have been working with Safeguard for over five years. No other company has such a diverse field of work to grow into. They always promote their premier contractors into new divisions and expand their territory as they grow. Great company to work for.
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#3 Consumer Comment

Safeguard has never cheated or stolen from me!!!

AUTHOR: JDK Holdings, Inc. - ()

I have been a Safeguard vendor for over 5 years and am shocked to see a posting like this. Safeguard has never cheated or lied to me as an REO or P&P vendor. I have always been paid for the work that I complete as long as both Safeguard and the client expectations have been met.

Safeguard does hold vendors accountable for the work that is performed and uses field quality control inspectors to both train and inspect the work you have completed. If you are a contractor that charges reasonable fees for your services, completes your work on a 72 hour turn around and is able to communicate you should not have any problems with Safeguard!

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