Safeguard Properties

Consumer Reviews and Complaints

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   I arrived at my Maryland property today,

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   I arrived at my Maryland property today, to begin winterization and arrange for my plumbing service to meet me to initiate the furnace for the winter. The house is being prepared for renovation of a previous water leak and to prepare for sale, as my job has transferred to another state. upon entry, the front door handle lock was broken, and the house open. I immediately called the city police and they responded quickly. The officers and I went through the house and the rear door handles had been removed and thrown, debris from installation of new hardware was left. The rear door was open- someone had put a lock box on it – however the door was open, so anyone could walk through it. door hardware was thrown and strewn around the back yard, and the trash barrel thrown into the bushes. The officers and I found a sign in sheet that indicated that “Safeguard Properties, Inc. As a request of the mortgagee are tracking all persons entering the property” Faucets and toilet were sealed off and my water shut off. The officers attempted to contact the company at the number provided- the option to leave a message was not functioning

   By Gillian Fennell

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   I did property inspections for All Star

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   I did property inspections for All Star Lawn Management, Safeguard Properties in eastern NC. I was employed by Darryl Gene Gardner. I started doing inspections after 3 hours of training provided by Mr. Gardner. I started on Aug 4th, 2014. I was fired on Sept 8th, 20, After completing all the inspections, time and gas, he refuses to pay me. It all stated when he told me to let him know when empty houses had appliances or personal property left on the premises so he could get them. He told me he takes them to flea markets and sells them. He said he makes at least $800 every weekend. I refused to do it. It was company policy not to take any property left on the premises. He then would text me ugly messages, downgrading me, belittling me. Threatening to fire me. He would give me orders that were due that day or past due and if I couldn’t get them done by dark, he would send me nasty text messages and threats. I am a full time college student and I am in school until 1pm everyday. He told me that if i wasn’t so fat and lazy, I could get more houses done each day. I did at least 20 houses every afternoon. Now he is refusing to pay me for any of the work I have done. He is a crook and a scammer and All Star Lawn Management is well aware of his practices. Be very careful of this company and their services.

   By Ivelisse Morrill

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   Safeguard Properties is managing "preservation services" for

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   Safeguard Properties is managing “preservation services” for a particular property at the corner of Dexter

   By Forrest Nightwine

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   Property Preservation Scam | After we signed

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   Property Preservation Scam After we signed an agreement to perform services and 8 months later, we choose not to continue services due to many economical reasons including a scam involving insurance companies. Three days after we stopped services, Safeguard chooses to find any reason possible to not pay for services already rendered. Safeguard Properties has a lot of issues and pending litigations pending against them. Do not trust this company. They pay very little for the services and then try to beat you out of your money. Robert Kline is most likely the biggest rip off in the business world today. Do NOT provide services for safeguard properties. We will be filing liens. Go to www.foreclosurepedia.org and www.nationalfraudalerts.com to see many more reports.

   By John Coak

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   Safeguard Properties Reviews & Complaints

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   After reading some of the consumer complaints regarding Safeguard, let me offer a vendor complaint. Since there has been so much talk of how crappy of an organization this is, I will offer my insight. You are all correct. As a vendor, I was asked to break rules, look the other way on ethics, as well as break the law for the sake of money. As a vendor, my support staff was non-existent. The lack of competency was astounding considering the model of the organization. Dealing with Bank owned properties might seem pretty cut and dry with detailed rules to follow, but let me assure you, that is not the case. We, as vendors, are often asked to complete tasks that are not proper to the work orders generated. You have to fight for the little money that is allocated, no matter what you had to do to get it. They arbitrarily have rules that are not on paper to benefit them, not the vendor with no recompense. Vendors are often put out of business for completing work that they are never paid on. The actual homeowner/ mortgagee has their belongings often times sold out from under them with no penalties even though they were removed in appropriately. This organization needs to be investigated from the very top. Bottom line. They operate on the fringe of moral terpitude. They have zero ethics. Ultimately though nothing will be done.

   By Penelope Casseus

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   Safeguard Properties Reviews & Complaints

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   Back in 2014 after my friend”s house was foreclosed, the tenant with lease was allowed to stay. I had permission from both former owner and tenant to continue storage of my 5 boats trailers and a Goldwing motorcycle plus other property on the 26 acres and 20×30 storage Sometime after the tenant vacated the property (April 2014) I went to recover one of my boats…everything I had in storage was gone! I have been in court over 5 years in an attempt to recover my property! Safeguard and their counsel have spent hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars defending my $40k. Should anyone wish to testify kindly contact me at [protected] Thank you Alan Gordon

   By Vanita Salmond

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   Safeguard Properties Reviews & Complaints

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   Hi everyone I am a newbie trying to decide if working for Safeguard Properties is worth it. I was contacted by Safeguard recruiter today and she asked me if I will be willing to conduct home inspections in my area. The pay was kind of low ($4 to $6 per inspection), but she re-assured me that Safeguard will keep me busy and I will make great money on the volume (1, 000+ inspections per month, according to her). I was still not convinced, and then she stated that there is more to the inspectors job than just pay per inspection. Safeguard recruiter stated that inspectors are allowed to have any property from the abandoned/vacant homes. Furniture, electronics, appliances – anything is a fair game as long as the property is abandoned or vacant. This statement did not sit well with me. Is this common? Is anyone here heard of this rule about inspectors taking things from vacant/abandoned homes? I really need the money, but at the same time I do not want to be in any kind of trouble. Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

   By Chan Mokry

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