Last year 2010 around June I found a beautiful apartment in Miami Beach on Craigslist, I called the number listed and spoke to ANGEL from Renters Paradise, he took me to the apartment and I knew instantly it was meant for me....\r
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I went back to his office on 67 and Collins he pressure me into giving him money to hold it even thought I had not yet been approved for credit but I liked the apt so much I gave him $500 to hold it and as he said: ""I will STOP showing it to others"", later that day I filed out an application and next day I was approved...\r
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Three days after my credit aproval ANGEL from Renters Paradise called and said that the apartment was not longer available because someone else was going to move in, I could not understand if I gave him $500 (as he asked) why he keep showing the place, not only I was upset and sad but I got even worse when he could not find something else at the same price and conditions, it almost seemed on purpose and premeditated.\r
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He show me three apartment more, they where dirty, more expensive and in terrible shape, I had to move right away so I ask for my money back and ANGEL was never available, I ended up talking to a GIGI and she said we had to wait to get SOME of the money because they had to keep a fee UNBELIAVABLE I was ready to burn that office, finally a week later I got a personal ck from someone in that office for $425.\r
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To top it all off, I work near the apartment and always pass by the area, guess what? for the next 5 months the apartment was empty NO ONE moved in ever after Xmas I stop passing by.\r
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Today it has been one year since the incident and I just found out that my best friend also try to do business with them and he was ripped with the same exact story different apartment. \r
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I will like to take them to court but I am not sure that what they are doing is consider illegal in court, so the next best thing is to write this review and hope that you do not do business with RENTERS PARADISE REALTY as they are the biggest scan realtor in the city.\r
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xoxo
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