Coldwell Banker – M M Parrish Realtors

Bonnie & Ralph Cameron
I’ve lived in Gainesville for many years. Recently, my sister, brother-​in-​law, and my mother decided to sell both of their homes in the Tampa area to relocate together to Gainesville so our mom could have close access to her healthcare providers here. Their needs were very specific, and we wanted to make sure they found the perfect home, that included (or had the capacity for) private living space for Mom. So they asked me to find them a realtor. The first, and only, person I called was Bonnie Cameron. Bonnie and Ralph have been in this area forever, and they know their business. They understand the market, and you can absolutely rely upon their expertise, guidance, and advice. They’re also incredibly hardworking. The night I called Bonnie and asked her if she would help my family with their search, she reached out to my sister the moment we hung up the phone. She was tireless in her efforts to find them the right home, and she treated my family as if they were her own. I couldn’t ask for people to be more dedicated and committed to their clients than Bonnie and Ralph. Their ethics, integrity, knowledge, and expertise are unparalleled. You absolutely cannot go wrong with them. Not only do I have deep affection for them personally, I cannot recommend them highly enough professionally. If you need to buy or sell a home, do yourself a favor and call Bonnie and Ralph. You’ll never regret it.

IMHO, If you are a first-​time homebuyer… keep looking for a more respectable realtor. This firm isn’t it. We lost our dream home AND our $ 1,000 «good faith» money due to misleading assurances about the ease of financing, poor communication & confusing paperwork. Despite all the promises, our realtor did NOT act in our best interest, nor was she an advocate for us. She was just worried about an easy deal & her commission… period. Best part of the whole experience? The Owner/​CEO/​Broker was happy to commiserate with us on the phone, offered some half-​hearted apologies… but still chose NOT to make our situation right. SPEAKS VOLUMES about how much they value their professional image & reputation.

Never again and will never recommend. Was referred to an agent at this location with incredible experience. After searching for a home, we found one that peaked our interest, also in the Coldwell Banker Network (this office!), but our agent would give no information about. Over a few days, we asked multiple times and she blew it off. We finally asked if we could talk directly with the listing agent and she eventually gave in. We spoke with the listing agent of that home directly and got WAY more information in 3 minutes than we got with our own agent in 3 days. We didn’t say anything about it, but the next day, she called me in, sat me down, and cleverly patronized me for ~20 minutes for not «trusting her» about that house. We just wanted to know about it and felt she was withholding information. I didn’t yell, didn’t argue with her, really didn’t speak much during that ambush… She told us she would no longer going to work with us and that we needed to find another agent. I just took it and walked out in shock. I retraced my steps trying to see what *we* did wrong. Is this how Coldwell Banker operates? Withhold information and than fire us if we go around her and find out ourselves? We found another agent elsewhere and found a home a month later, and closed on it many months after that.