Bedford Brownstone Realty – Legit or Scam?

I came across a critical review of Bedford Brownstone Realty on a Scam Reporting website – DirtyScam.com, titled ‘Customer Service’.

DirtyScam allows anonymous submission of complaints from angry consumers and victims of scams. Since the website is hosted offshore (probably in Russia or India), we take this (negative) review against Bedford Brownstone Realty with a pinch of salt.

Here is what the review says –

I’m writing this review so that other buyers will be cautious when dealing with Bedford Brownstone Realty.Although we ultimately came in at full ask and were pre-approved by a major bank, we were required by their seller to be pre-approved by their small, local mortgage broker.Our offer was accepted and our attorney immediately received the sales contract.We moved on to home inspection and our attorney sent the contract back with a list of issues raised by said inspection.After a week we had heard nothing. Our agent had difficulty reaching Mr. Pinsky of Bedford Brownstone.However, in the interim, he held two open houses. 12 days after we originally received the seller’s contract and spent $700 on the inspection, he had used our offer as leverage to get a higher offer.Please be wary because some of the developers Bedford Brownstone reps are clearly not doing good work.The litany of issues that arose from the home inspection were not only dangerous, but also, in some cases, violations of city code.Examples include PEX tubing for water supply, which is illegal in NYC.After telling us the roof was new, we found that not only was it not new, but that the hole left by the chimney was covered only by tar paper.Additionally, none of the mechanicals were vented to the outside of the home.The sump pump in the basement did not function and overflowed with water when the sink nearby was turned on. Yikes, shady at best.

In case you don’t already know (assuming you came to this page by Googling ‘Bedford Brownstone Realty scam‘, or ‘Bedford Brownstone Realty review‘, Bedford Brownstone Realty is listed under the category Business on DirtyScam.com.

Here is the rest of the contact information for the sole purpose of identification –

• Address: Bedford Avenue NY 11216
• Phone: (718) 749-9409
• Website: http://bedfordbrownstone.com
• Severity of Scam: Medium [not sure what it means]
• Reported Loss: 3776 $ [unsubstantiated]
• Reported by: Anonymous [obviously]

The entity Bedford Brownstone Realty was awarded 2 / 5 Stars  based on 2 Reviews.

It is difficult to ascertain whether Bedford Brownstone Realty is a Scam, or Legit, based on this single review. In the coming weeks/days, I will try to research deeper into Bedford Brownstone Realty, analyze and list more critical reviews and identify a pattern (or lack of) to substantiate the claim mentioned above.

Regardless, until then, we give the benefit of doubt to the reviewer and list Bedford Brownstone Realty as someone you need to avoid (for now).

If you have any grievances, complaints, or anonymous tips against Bedford Brownstone Realty, please contact us immediately. If you have lost money to  Bedford Brownstone Realty, together we can work to recover your loss.