Hatch Realty

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obsidianet

Hatch realty wouldn’t respond to our agents messages or phone calls. To get a viewing, my wife had to personally call Hatch and act like we weren’t working with an agent so their company could get the seller’s AND buyer’s commission. When she finally told him the agent we were working with, they said they were just going to call her back… after 3 days! Then, Marc Hedlund said we would have to schedule a viewing with the property owner’s however, we already knew the house already had a lock box and was vacant and caught him in his second lie as the house had been previously listed 3 other times. We asked repeatedly for the house’s disclosure statement which he did not provide until AFTER we made an offer on the house, which was then accepted on a Friday. The disclosure statement was flawless however, during our viewing we noticed a broken window, damaged siding, water damage, missing roof turbines, missing light fixtures, and mold. We scheduled a home inspector for that Wednesday but on Monday, Hatch cashed our earnest check and at 8:30pm we received a notice to remove all contingencies and list our current home before 10pm or the contract is null and void. We removed the contingency on the sale of our house only and listed our house on MLS at 9:30pm. Hatch Realty’s contract states they have the right to remove any and all contingencies at any time, which makes the contingency sheet pointless. In our realtor’s 40 years of service, they nor their coworkers had ever seen anything like it. Again, we have been asking numerous times for the certifications of the property’s well and septic system which still hasn’t been provided but is required by Minnesota law. Now that our current home is listed on MLS, Hatch Realty wants a letter from our lender stating that we are able to carry two mortgages simultaneously in case our house doesn’t sell. In this market, homes in our neighborhood and other comps have been selling in less than 7 days. After receiving our dual mortgage approval letter from our lender at xxxxxx Bank, he notified us that he’s had similar issues with Hatch Realty in the past. Our house ended up selling 12 hours after it was listed and for $3200 more than asking. I have heard nothing but good things from friends about Hatch Realty and Marc Hedlund however, I have not experienced any of it. Both claim they are for helping people, family, and especially children. Both my children are under the age of 4 and one was born with a respiratory issue. After viewing water damage, mold, and possible arsenic in the well. Why would Marc Hedlund or Hatch Realty want to drop us before a home inspection takes place and not show us the certifications? Hatch Realty has all these bells and whistles with their marketing and Shark Tank and yayhoo but they don’t put their money where their mouth is. Does this sound like a good business model? Is Marc Hedlund really Hatch’s 2014 senior real estate agent of the year? I find it ironic and somewhat comical that Hatch Realty is headquartered out of my old pediatric dentist’s building. The place continues to give me a headache. Bottom line, Hatch Realty is a bad egg. After Closing: During closing, Hatch Realty’s secretary contacted our realtor and accused them of knocking their sign down, throwing it into the ditch, and moving our property into the garage. Nobody ever touched their sign and our contract stated that we were allowed access to the house a week in advance to move in. During closing is when we FINALLY received the well inspection. Something we asked to see when we looked at the house. We have been living in the house 2 weeks now and Hatch Realty gave out our personal phone numbers to the previous owners. Now the previous owners are harassing us to come get, “property” that they left at our house. Now we are involving the Sheriff! I CANNOT believe the nerve of Hatch Realty. They are a disgusting and vile company.

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Jason Myrmoe

My wife and I moved to Fargo in 2011 and while we were interviewing for my current job we had the pleasure of meeting Erik Hatch. He was our tour guide around Fargo and the experience was so much fun that we chose him to help with purchasing our first home. In order to understand how much we were impressed with Erik, it is important to tell the story that exemplifies his characteristics. At the time my wife and I hired Erik, he was working for Keller Williams at the time. This is important because the traits that he had as an individual realtor allowed him to expand rapidly to his own team at Keller Williams to Hatch Real Estate to Hatch Realty. A number of things stuck out to me as we went through the process of buying our home. He was very patient with our questions, concerns, anxieties about purchasing a new home. He really took the time to find the features that we desired in a home but also helping us to find the heart of what we were looking for in a home. Some of the homes we visited had cosmetic problems but was otherwise solid. The home we eventually purchased was a little dirty and dusty with some wallpaper falling off the walls in a few places but overall was in great condition. The dirty, dusty home with wallpaper falling off was concerning and made us rethink what home we wanted to purchase. We love our home and may not have purchased it due to some cosmetic issues but Erik helped us to remember what we were looking for and that those concerns were easily fixable without being overbearing. Since we lived out of town at the time, he did a lot of leg work in finding homes with features we were looking for and sent them to us for review before our visit but was very flexible in adding other homes to the search that we had found. He gladly took our suggestions and added them to the list. We toured throughout the Tri-City area and he was knowledgeable about schools, businesses, restaurants, etc in close proximity which shows that he did his research. Whenver we visited homes he was in the background which was nice as it allowed us to experience the home as a couple, to discuss things we liked or didnt like without worry of offending our realtor but he was also ready to answer questions about the home, asking price, days on the market, etc. He not only helped us with our home but also provided some good references to insurance agents and some people around the neighborhood and the city that can help and were trusted to do a good job. Even after closing on our home, he invited us to tailgate with him for our first Bison game in 2011. We had a great time meeting people but also became friends of tailgating and the Bison at that time. Since that time we have seen Erik transform his individual efforts into his own realty company that has been immensely successful in the area being voted the top realtor for a few years in a row as well as a top small business. While you may not have Erik Hatch himself as your realtor, any member of his team I am positive will exemplify the characteristics that have allowed him to excel in his personal and business life.

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Courtland Miller

Hatch has built an energetic yet thoughtful, young yet knowledgeable team that went above and beyond to walk me through a process that I was fairly unfamiliar with, and that made the experience as enjoyable as possible. The first time we visited, I only knew that I wanted to stop renting and start building equity in my first home, and that I wanted to live in a specific area of Fargo. I was in no hurry to buy, but a couple of short months later, my agent had found exactly what I was looking for. I got an excellent price thanks to Jamies negotiation skills, I felt knowledgeable thanks to his incredible responsiveness even through my endless stream of questions, I felt confident thanks to the level of trust that was so easy to build up, and I felt comfortable as I got to sit back and relax during the onerous parts of the purchasing process. In the end, Ive got a beautiful home, but Ive also got a fantastic new group of friends at Hatchs office. My experience could not have been more positive, and I know that mine is not an isolated incident. I would highly recommend Hatchs team to anyone looking to find success on either side of a real estate transaction.

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