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anonymous 10/17/2010 9:53:00 PM
Shame on the timeshare owner for making a bad investment that is nearly impossible to sell. It's not Stroman Realty's fault. Stroman Realty just cornered the resale market for these bad investments.
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fred 07/11/2009 5:16:00 AM
poor time share buyers get fucked twice the day they buy timeshare and the day they call stromans Texas will give you 20 yrs for a joint stroman for over 20 yrs has made hundreds of millions out an out scam where is atty gen I had RE brokers in TX CA and Fl Texas the easiest RE license Every 1 @ stromans know its a rip off Billy Stephenson been BS mgr since day 1 Some agents like charles young have been there forever a good liar can easily make $2k per wk.They know $499 the magic number peeps walk away the authorities don't care That office in Conroe got ft Knox security and hi def surveillance They spent tons updating compters under the guise of marketing For ever dollar taken in 1 or2 cents go to general advertising not even specific They also pitch it to buyers as distressed sale BTW GREAT STORY Hou Press.Now get rid of these bums.They are as bad as enron and bernie madoff.Oh so stroman buys ERA franchise like that makes it legit.Oh his atty is like inhouse as well they expect complaints The atty is not there for closings only to strong arm anyone.Stroman has big balls give him that he gets a cease and decease in a state and he sues.All those who tout and sing his praises are naive fools or BS Texan In reality its a giant ponzi
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Arnold 10/13/2008 5:23:00 PM
I can't believe how they can take advantage of us. I also paid to have my timeshare listed by stroman and they as well told me it would sell for a higher price. That has been 5 years ago and still not once, after I paid them, have they tried contacting me about my timeshare. It's a shame that practices such as these are let to continue and to take advantage of people. Great paper exposing the shady practices of stroman!
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Anonymous 06/18/2008 10:06:00 PM
I worked for Stroman for several years and I can tell you that Marc Thomas was one of the worst agents they had. He lied to get listings all the time. Until they caught him and he left. Not only was Marc unethical....he is a MAJOR loser in his personal life.
The original salesperson who sold the timeshares to these people is who they should be going after. That is the real tragedy. They lie all the time when they sell them a the resort.
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Marian Mathews 08/01/2007 2:37:00 PM
I received brochures in the mail over a year ago from Stroman and made the mistake to contact them to sell my timeshare. I was told that my timeshare would get top dollar and they would keep me apprised of all the advertising and offers that would come in. Heard nothing, received nothing. I have written, called Stroman to get my money back. I have called Mr. Deaton about 15 to 20 times leaving messages but no call back. How can this company stay in business ripping people off?
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Mitch Cohen 07/16/2007 9:38:00 PM
In 1991 I guess were desperate times for Stroman Realty. For only $79 they promised to take my two-bedroom unit in North Myrtle Beach, SC, and sell it immediately at the price I chose. I made sure the price was real low and it would be noticed. Well, guess what? Nothing happened, never a call with anything. Absolutely never. Over the years I changed the price up and down based on what the reps said. In the meantime Myrtle Beach really built up commercially and I am sure the unit is probably worth more. But I am still trying to sell it cheaply at 1991 pre-commercial prices!! And still as we I speak today I have never gotten a call from Stroman with any offer ever. Today I called Stroman again and once again lowered the price and offered a monetary incentive to the agent that sells the unit. Now we will see what happens... and you know I am laughing because after 17 years of having the property listed nothing changes with Stroman
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Dolores J. West 07/13/2007 11:06:00 PM
Just read your article. I am a realtor & a real estate appraiser. I have been in the business for over 20 years. But I still got taken-by this company. I only deal in residential real estate, so when they asked for an up-front fee to place my time share in an auction-I thought that it was for real. I'm not familiar at all with time-shares. Also, I don't cheat or lie to the public. At the time that I listed the property with them, they told me it should be worth over $19,000.00-based on previous sales. Now after two years, they tell me that no one should buy a time share unless they plan on taking to the grave. Now they want me to reduce the price to half of what I paid for it. I sure wish I had found your article sooner. Thanks for the information. They won't collect another dime from me, & I will spread the word.
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Mr. McDonald 07/10/2007 6:41:00 PM
I have marketing time shares and indeed the resale figure of 50% of the purchase price is not out of line. It's expensive to market a time share when the management company pays all expenses upfront no matter what they are. Is the upfront fee out of line...it sure is. If the time and energy spent to get listing was instead spent on selling the glut of resales there would be more sales. Time Shares are NOT an investment. They are a vacation destination and nothing more.
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Gerald 07/10/2007 1:16:00 AM
It's not like this kind of slander does not exist. I was just suprised to see the Houston Press participate in it. Especially suprised to see the Houston Press using language my grandmother wouldn't approve of. I'm not sure what motivation was used to develop this article, but I would like to see the check that was written to the Houston Press for publishing such a grand tale.
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Gerald 07/10/2007 1:15:00 AM
It's not like this kind of slander does not exist. I was just suprised to see the Houston Press participate in it. Especially suprised to see the Houston Press using language my grandmother wouldn't approve of. I'm not sure what motivation was used to develop this article, but I would like to see the check that was written to the Houston Press for publishing such a grand tale.
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Anonymous 07/09/2007 8:37:00 PM
Billy Stevenson must have been the anonymous poster this morning! While Wayne may be a great guy, I can assure you that Stroman's business practices are of concern to many - even those such as myself who worked at Stroman.
The level of disservice to clients is unbelievable! We take their listing fee knowing they will never sell for what we have let them list at. What is the ratio of listing fees to actual sales? 1%!
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Kim 07/09/2007 8:35:00 PM
I personally know for a fact that Mr. Deaton would NEVER have responded to a client in any such manner. This is flat out fabrication � plain and simple.
During my six year tenure at the company, all agents were indeed very closely monitored by multiple knowledgeable management personnel. Mr. Stroman and his entire staff consistently trained and instructed agents regarding the importance of their fiduciary responsibility to clients and demanded nothing less than full compliance with the same.
I find it highly suspect that this article appears to be directing both internet traffic and business to Mr. Thomas�Although I am no longer employed at Stroman Realty because of a personal need to relocate, I miss my time there and have the utmost respect for Mr. Stroman, his management staff, and my former coworkers.
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Anonymous 07/09/2007 3:59:00 PM
I have known Wayne Stroman for years. He's a legitimate good hearted buisnessman. His buisness practices are solid and his sales team is closely scrutinized on how the conduct buisness over the phone.
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Denise 07/05/2007 8:51:00 PM
I personally fell for this one about two years ago, and another - this should be stopped.We trusted their pitch, got nothing and if this gentlement is so GOOOOOD, how come he can't make good on a sale or his product - BOO Hoo to STROHMAN! Bad luck will come your way eventually
