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Complaint Review: Steve Hardcastle Re/max Westside Realtors - Houston, Texas Nationwide

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  • Steve Hardcastle Re/max Westside Realtors 15119 Memorial Drive #100 Nationwide U.S.A.
  • Phone: 281-925-3047
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On May 6,2008 I contacted Mr. Steve Hardcastle about listing my house for sale. He came to my home - he seemed very charming and claimed he was the top producer and would advertise my home and have open houses etc. There were not very many pictures he needed to take of my house because a retired realtor friend of mine had taken quite a few.- so he used most of those pictures. After he got me locked in for 6 months on agreement, he practically ran me over to get out of my home. He printed some brochures and put a sign in my yard and few flyers - which I was having to constantly call his office for replacements.

He did not have any open houses throughout the summer which was the peak selling season. My home is very unique - when I moved in I totally remodeled my home and Kitchen , blinds, light fixtures, bathroom carpet, paint - it is the biggest lot in the neighborhood and the only one with a four car garage. The one offer I had he had his assistant call me - Wendy - she was very dumb and could not negoiate a contract or did not know how. I repeatedly requested an approval letter but never was given one.

My neighbor was also misled - they signed up with him because they knew I was in the mortgage business and they thought he was competent.

4 people came to my home on a Saturday and Sunday and asked if they could see my home because their agent had tried to call Mr. Hardcastle but he never called them back. Not only was he unresponsive on my home but there was several other homes they had tried with the same story of no response. In a competitive market, it is imperative to have a go getter for an agent. Mr. Hardcastle is lazy and he just wants to have an easy sale.

Due to his actions in my neighborhood he's forcing people to lower their home by using scare tactics to convince them that they cant' get anymore - He is driving our property values down.

Today I recieved a call from another real estate company about my home listings being off the market. Mr. Hardcastle did not have the professional courtesy to call me about taking my home off the market. When I came home from the boy scout camp out - my sign was gone - they had come into my home and removed the sign and I was informed that my keys for my house were in the mail. His assistant or Mr. Hardcastle did not have the professional courtesy to drop them off. This is very dangerous to have keys to my home floating out in the US Mail. There are too many agents in the market that are willing to go the extra mile.

Do use him - he's a parasite in the real estate agent and it's agents like himself - that is driving our home values down. Anyone who would like to call me about my experience my do so at 713-xxx-xxxx

Kim
houston, Texas
U.S.A.
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#7 Consumer Comment

WESTSIDEREALTORS HIRE CRIMINALS FOR AGENTS-

AUTHOR: Huntoon Family Fraud Katy Texas - ()

POSTED: Thursday, April 03, 2014

georgehuntoon.com Local Con Artist, Scandals, Fraud aka local george for precinct 5 judge >political corruption harris county, for bend county, texas elections Thursday, March 20, 2014 ="post hentry uncustomized-post-template">

Corruption in Harris County and Fort Bend County: Which one of you are George Huntoon's "Connections" he Brags About...???

 George Huntoon realtor, george huntoon houston, brazenly displays pictures of any and all local politicians in Harris County and Fort Bend County and Texas politicians that he can touch prominently on his website georgehuntoon.com and localgeorge.com

Why?

 Because this criminal is narcissistic. Despite all the scandals he causes where ever he goes, his personality simply gets the best of him and causes him to actually think he can be a Judge for Precinct 5 in Harris County at one point (WTF?).

 The people of Harris County and Fort Bend County in Houston, and surrounding areas want to know which one of you are George Huntoon's "connections" he brags about to everyone that helps him get court cases and his personal scandals disappear?

Which one of you are using your seat in public office to help this "idiot that fell off a turnip truck"?

"...there was a charge that Mr. Huntoon had been arrested for assault. This too turned out to be true and this too provides added context for this whole affair. Police were called, Alief ISD officers responded, and Mr. Huntoon was eventually charged..... George bragged a bit about being connected and it appears that he was. Exactly how many times is it reasonable for me and other witnesses to miss work for this when the case appears rigged I felt particularly bad about the witnesses from my neighborhood being drug through the mess and at considerable expense. I called the police and the officer went to George Huntoon's house to tell him to stop harassing me. "The Shadowlake HOA president is openly harassing a resident in good standing, lying, defrauding the City of Houston, cover it up using his position as a president by suspending the message board, offending the people speaking with an accent, saying in his own words that he want to let the lake go lower to make Alex move out,... He should resign immediately and please ask him to resign. A person like George should not be in charge of $700,000 of our money. By the way he was outraged that I asked for an independent audit of our finances... Alex, Shadowlake homeowner that was a 'foreigner' and was harassed because of it. When our HOA President, George Huntoon found out about this web site, he called me right away, left a message on my cell, when I called him back, he was so that I had to shut the phone on him. Now, somebody please tell me, how professional is that and what kind of an adult exhibits this kind of behavior? (my comments: sounds like judge material, lol!) low;/homeownerconcerns.blogspot.com/2006/01/shadow-lake-home-owner-concerns.html">read more about probelms with this head case here from tons of people omeownerconcerns.blogspot.com/2006/01/shadow-lake-home-owner-concerns.html George Huntoon realtor and owner of cajun food supply hfollowing credentials on his website Served as President of the Shadowlake Home Owners Association Board of Directors for 3 years. Managed a annual budget of over $600,000--Forgot to mention the rest of the credential: after being forced to resign from the Shadowlake Homeowner's Association, George Huntoon formerly of Shadowlake subdivision moved to Katy start problems! Vice-President of Harris County Municipal Utility District 359 Board of Directors. Managed over $13,000,000 in Bond Debt, Oversaw the collection of property owner taxes and voted to successfully lower the Tax Rate 3 years in a row. forgot to mention he was caught for WATER THEFT!!!

  • Member Kappa Sigma Alumni Association- is he really ??

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    Latest Scheme EXPOSED!!!! 3/17/2014

    George the Realtor does the contract to rent $1,350 month rental home for Mike Schofield whom immediately after started running for election in Katy, Texas for a house seat.  - Never before living in Katy.

    read more avout the investigation here>>>overingkaty.com/2014/03/16/candidate-mike-schofield-covering-katy-investigation/

     Is this why ????

     Fine Fellow You Guys Below Are Being Photographed With!!! (lol!)

     

     

    Tampering During Election for JP Precinct Judge! 2 Ethics Violations! Boy, no matter what this guy George Huntoon gets close to turns to horses***!

     Both complaints allege violations of §255.001 of Title 15 of The Texas Election Code...  In addition the ethics complaint against Mr. Huntoon also alleges violation of § 255.004....The additional allegation against Mr. Huntoon stems from the fact that when the calls were made the name and number on recipients’ caller ID was RE/MAX Westside.  According to a later statement by RE/MAX Westside they were unaware of the calls and initially believed that their phone system had been “hacked” in some way.  Later, Mr. Huntoon admitted that the calls were made on behalf of an organization known as Katy’s Best Committee.    

An offense under § 255.004 is a Class A misdemeanor.

In response to these complaints Mr. Huntoon sent an email message to Mr. Yaklin.  The email from George reads as follows:

“Ha Ha! It did not turn out the way you thought it would, did it? don't be a hater.".....-George Huntoon Houston Tx

Yaklin stated:"Nevertheless, you made a decision to initiate these phone calls and, thereby, became responsible for the consequences resulting from these calls." the bottom line is personal responsibility, Mr. Huntoon.  As a Republican Precinct Chair and an Presiding Election Judge the integrity and fairness of an election are important to me.

read more here facebook.com/notes/harris-county-republican-precinct-547/james-yaklin-files-ethics-complaint-regarding-katy-isd-robocalls/118428611555981

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#6 Consumer Comment

WESTSIDEREALTORS HIRE CRIMINALS FOR AGENTS-

AUTHOR: Huntoon Family Fraud Katy Texas - ()

POSTED: Friday, March 28, 2014

 George Huntoon 'local george' Caught for Misappropriation of funds at shadowlake homeowner's association- forced by community to resign. Geoge Huntoon of Katy texas of the Kelliwood subdivision now, also encourages a homeowner to break the law.- Because Mr Huntoon firmly believes he is ABOVE THE LAW. He is also noted for harassing many people if things do not work out in his favor. The taped conversation I posted was between Mr. Huntoon and Alex Constantin, who is now deceased. Mr. Huntoon claims that Mr. Constantin was harassing him "constantly." He told me that about 100 people in the subdivision (Shadowlake) lived on a lake and were griping to him because the lake needed to be filled. Mr. Huntoon said he made the phone call to "throw a bone" to Mr. Constantin and because he had "too much time" on his hands. He denied the phone call had anything to do with stolen water. kennedy-law.blogspot.com… George Huntoon who braggs about his 'contacts' to local politicians that keep him out of trouble did just that- which he also publicizes the photos on his real estate website for Remax Westside Realtors. He assaulted a homeowner at the Shadowlake subdivision and the case was reset so many times the victim 'just gave up'. He claims to have 'connections' as he did below in an email to the victim trying to dissuade the victim from moving forward with the charges by intimidation and harassment: George bragged a bit about being connected and it appears that he was. Exactly how many times is it reasonable for me and other witnesses to miss work for this when the case appears rigged? I felt particularly bad about the witnesses from my neighborhood being drug through the mess and at considerable expense. "Other than the "rigged" charge, it seems reasonable that at some point in time, people just give up. Clearly, Mr. Salesi made an effort to have this case brought to trial. I left a voicemail for Mr. Huntoon, asking him if he wished to comment on the number of missed court appearances and resets but have not received a return call." bigjollypolitics.com/201… If you want this guy to be your 'realtor' just remember if things go awry, you will be subjected to constant harassment, emails, phone calls and threats of intimidations and his "connections". When there are thousands of legitimate realtors in Houston and Katy, why choose George Huntoon, your 'local con artist'. ??

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#5 Consumer Comment

Westside Realtors Katy Texas Hires Criminals for Agents!!

AUTHOR: Huntoon Family Fraud Katy Texas - ()

POSTED: Thursday, March 27, 2014

What the most interesting thing is the company Mike Schofield keeps is the company of a criminal, like his ‘good friend’ and political ally, George Huntoon, who previously ran for Judge (go figure) in the 2010 election for precinct 5, harris county. George Huntoon (aka ‘local george’ realtor for katy and houston, texas has charges for criminal mischief, assault and water theft. Not to mention tampering during his own election which is a class A misdemeanor, to which George Huntoon claimed that he was ‘hacked’ and the calls coming in from his real estate office ‘were not him’ … due to ‘someone hacking his phone lines’-computers i have heard, but land line phones, really???. George Huntoon got 'caught' for water theft. He response was it was a 'crazy homeowner' , not him of course. George Huntoon's name just so happens to come up when there are problems and allegations of fraud or theft; but it's never him. (wink, wink)/bigjollypolitics.com/2010/03/08/more-on-the-george-huntoon-jeff-williams-runoff/#http://bigjolly.com/sections/harris-county/296-jp-5-place-2-george-huntoon-and-water-theft.html Mike Schofield was George Huntoon’s Treasurer at the time. These guys only want to have a political position to serve their own agendas. Mike Schofield should not be trusted as a ‘good friend’ to a criminal. This is the same guy Mike Schofield used in his latest scheme to rent a property in the Katy Texas are so he would qualify to be a candidate for the upcoming state rep election in Katy. http://coveringkaty.com/2014/03/16/candidate-mike-schofield-covering-katy-investigation/ These guys only want to have a political position to serve their own agendas.

Mike Schofield should not be trusted as a ‘good friend’ to a criminal. Rigged Case: "file a complaint with the state against Yeoman if he did not bring this case to an end. I had hoped that at least the next time I was in court that the issue would be addressed but there was no such luck. George bragged a bit about being connected and it appears that he was. Exactly how many times is it reasonable for me and other witnesses to miss work for this when the case appears rigged?" General Case Information Case Number:CR52X2041733 Court Info:Click here to visit court web site. Style of Case:THE STATE OF TEXAS VS. GEORGE GRIGGS HUNTOON III Filed Date:February 03, 2006 Disposition Date:December 16, 2008 Offense Information Citation Number:23-0000-26033 Offense Date:January 24, 2006 Arresting Agency:ALIEF ISD PD Arresting Officer:CROSSWAY, H Offense Charged:ASSAULT BY CONTACT Plea Entered:NC Plea Date:December 16, 2008 Record Details Case Number 11-CCR-159610 Court Number County Court at Law 4 Defendant Name Huntoon, George Griggs Date Filed 12/27/2011 Date of Offense 11/30/2011 Offense 29990016 Offenes Description CRIMINAL MISCHIEF >=$50<$500 Date Disposed 4/10/2012 Arrest Date 11/30/2011 Defendant Race White Defendant Gender Male Defendant Height (in.) 67 Defendant Weight (lbs.) 225 Defendant Hair Color Brown Defendant Eye Color Blue

 
 
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Rebuttal-Steve Hardcastle matter

AUTHOR: Steve Hardcastle - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Monday, December 15, 2008

I have been a Realtor in this area for 27 years and I have been blessed with a great career, due primarily to client referrals and repeat business.

I would not have been successful in this business for so long in the same area if I were not an honest, hard-working professional. Rather than respond directly to these statements, I will let my record speak for itself:

RE/MAX Westside #1 Top Producer for 20 years in a row (1989-2008)
Top 25 Realtors in Houston (out of over 20,000 HAR members). Per the Houston Business Journal.
Top Twenty RE/MAX agents in Texas (out of over 6,500 RE/MAX agents).
RE/MAX International Chairman's Club, Hall of Frame & Lifetime Achievement Award.

Steve Hardcastle

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#3 REBUTTAL Owner of company

REBUTTAL TO STEVE HARDCASTLE MATTER

AUTHOR: Keith - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Thursday, December 11, 2008

I am the broker owner of RE/MAX Westside Realtors and I was shocked to see this statement posted on the internet. Never once during our listing period did I here from this client with any dissatisfaction. (She did make contact with me however, after our agreement had expired.)

Steve Hardcastle has been one of the top producing Realtor's in the entire city for over 20 years now and he is one of the mostly highly respected Realtors in the Houston area (by both clients & piers).

Steve has sold literally thousand of homes in his career, and this is the only person who has ever expressed dissatisfaction to me. However, I do receive compliments about Steve from clients on a regular basis. I hold him in extremely high regard, both as a person and as a real estate professional.

Keith Pollack

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#2 REBUTTAL Owner of company

REBUTTAL TO STEVE HARDCASTLE MATTER

AUTHOR: Keith - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Thursday, December 11, 2008

I am the broker owner of RE/MAX Westside Realtors and I was shocked to see this statement posted on the internet. Never once during our listing period did I here from this client with any dissatisfaction. (She did make contact with me however, after our agreement had expired.)

Steve Hardcastle has been one of the top producing Realtor's in the entire city for over 20 years now and he is one of the mostly highly respected Realtors in the Houston area (by both clients & piers).

Steve has sold literally thousand of homes in his career, and this is the only person who has ever expressed dissatisfaction to me. However, I do receive compliments about Steve from clients on a regular basis. I hold him in extremely high regard, both as a person and as a real estate professional.

Keith Pollack

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#1 REBUTTAL Owner of company

REBUTTAL TO STEVE HARDCASTLE MATTER

AUTHOR: Keith - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Thursday, December 11, 2008

I am the broker owner of RE/MAX Westside Realtors and I was shocked to see this statement posted on the internet. Never once during our listing period did I here from this client with any dissatisfaction. (She did make contact with me however, after our agreement had expired.)

Steve Hardcastle has been one of the top producing Realtor's in the entire city for over 20 years now and he is one of the mostly highly respected Realtors in the Houston area (by both clients & piers).

Steve has sold literally thousand of homes in his career, and this is the only person who has ever expressed dissatisfaction to me. However, I do receive compliments about Steve from clients on a regular basis. I hold him in extremely high regard, both as a person and as a real estate professional.

Keith Pollack

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