ZillowVERIFIEDWATCH OUT FOR THIS GUY! I listed a house with this guy because he seemed so cheerful and upbeat. But after I listed my house with him, he kept asking me and my dad to do the showings because he was busy with meetings, taking his kids places, etc.It got to be too much. We told him from the beginning that we knew how to sell our own house. We just couldn't this time because we are both very disabled. But he kept taking advantage until it got to the point that I lowered the price twice in less than a week ( a $5,000 reduction each time on a $79,850 home). This house was professionally furnished and I had included all the furnishings, the decorator items, the towels, dishes, linens... everything were to be included in the sale. I even bought a Mini Cooper car to put in the garage which was also included in the price. But after I lowered the price the second time, I told Chad Gloede to remove the car from the listing which he did the next day.Within a few days, a woman who had looked at the house and made a full price offer when the house had been lowered to $74,950 came back and wanted to buy the house. Chad told her since she had seen the house with the car when she saw it that he would include it. That was not his decision to make and there was no advantage to his commission as the bank does not take into consideration any of the items I included. But I had a lot to lose. When my dad told him; "I hope you made it clear that the new price does not include the car." (which Chad took off all the listings the very next day before the lady even saw it)... Chad's response was a cheerful; "But she already saw it with the car. I'm not gonna go back and tell her it doesn't come with the car after I already told her it did." I told him you can't waltz into a store after a sale and expect to get the sale items for the same price after the sale is over and that all he had to do was tell her that the good news was that the price had been lowered $5,000... but that if she wanted to stick with her original offer of $74,950 the owner said she could have the car.He argued with me and threatened to tear up the contract which I encourage him to do because I knew my dad could get more for the house for me if I waited until May. Chad told me he would bring the paperwork to sign and withdraw the contract on Monday. My dad who represents me said that would be great and told Mr. Gloede to remove the listing from his site as he was tired of being bullied and cleaning up after his showings because he said he didn't have time. He felt Mr. Gloede was keeping the house on his site because he only had one other house listing.This man is the nicest guy until you stand up to him. He kept saying I didn't want to sell the house. I had been working on that house for three years because I am so disabled I couldn't work fast and I didn't want to rent it. I did not need the money despite what Mr. Gloede thought.In the end, we complained to his manager and told her we wanted out per Mr. Gloede's telling us he would bring the paperwork for us to sign to release us from the contract. It was his boss Joy Siefer who mediated things and acted very professional that let me decide to go ahead and finish the deal with the buyer providing we did not have to work with Mr. Gloede.I feel he is very manipulative with his stories/lies, big smiles, etc. He did not listen to us, cost us money in damages by leaving outdoor furniture uncovered, gas on in the propane fire table, leaving the radio out in the rain that was used for background music in the showing the house, etc.He only had two houses listed to sell and it made no sense that he had such a hard time showing our house or closing it up. We bought the food, wine, Perrier, napkins, plates, utensils, etc. for the open house. Not one person came to see the house except the next door neighbor out of curiosity. So We do not feel he did a good job getting people to the open house... because NO ONE showed!He also never told us he was a dual agent. He told me he would be working for me. I never would have hired him if I knew he was working for both the buyer and seller.LOOK THIS HOUSE UP ON ZILLOW; 415 15TH ST. SE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA. 52403.... AND SEE FOR YOURSELFBE CAREFUL. FIND SOMEONE WHO CARES MORE ABOUT YOU AS A SELLER THAN HIS LOOKS AND HAVING EVERY HAIR IN PLACE.
