Elite Connect Real Estate – Legit or Scam?

I came across a critical review of Elite Connect Real Estate on a Scam Reporting website – DirtyScam.com, titled ‘Wast Of Time’.

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 Elite Connect Real Estate with a pinch of salt.

Here is what the review says –

So here’s the story with Elite Connect Real Estate:They run open houses all over Brooklyn at fake prices that are believable enough to get you to show up, but they have zero intention of selling at the listing price.Huh? Yes, exactly – the listing price is pure bait. Once you show up, if you’re lucky an agent might be on site.Otherwise, you get to talk to a clueless “helper” who’s not even licensed and shouldn’t even be there.He’ll pretend he can’t discuss details either in person or over the phone, and that it’s best that you “come down to the office”. Okay.Shlep deep into Brooklyn to their offices. Slick looking place.To match the slick looking owner. They take you into a conference room, and the following ensues:Owner: Here’s how this works, we list properties below market value, and we create [fake] bidding wars and get the price up to market value, sometimes above.I’ll know how serious you are by the size of your bid. Give me your best and final bid.Me: So let me understand, you waste people’s time by attracting people who may not have the means or interest in playing your game, not to mention your own time by courting unqualified buyers who thought they were qualified based on your listing price.This is a modern-day baiting tactic that while legal, is a sheer waste of time.I now look at prices, followed by who the listing agent is – anything listed by Elite Connect, and we don’t bother with, knowing it’s a fake price.Go with ANYONE but these guys, unless you enjoy being a pawn in their unscrupulous real estate chess game.PS – notice all the 5 star reviews are brand new profiles with only 1 or 2 reviews. More manipulation lol.

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

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

• Address: Avenue U NY 11229
• Phone: (718) 942-5952
• Website: http://eliteconnectre.com
• Severity of Scam: Medium [not sure what it means]
• Reported Loss: 3277 $ [unsubstantiated]
• Reported by: Anonymous [obviously]

The entity Elite Connect Real Estate was awarded 2.14 / 5 Stars  based on 7 Reviews.

It is difficult to ascertain whether Elite Connect Real Estate is a Scam, or Legit, based on this single review. In the coming weeks/days, I will try to research deeper into Elite Connect Real Estate, 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 Elite Connect Real Estate as someone you need to avoid (for now).

If you have any grievances, complaints, or anonymous tips against Elite Connect Real Estate, please contact us immediately. If you have lost money to  Elite Connect Real Estate, together we can work to recover your loss.