RAMANA REDDY KOTA
Disappointing Experience as a Tenant My experience with Realestate 88 was honestly quite disappointing and stressful. Toward the end of my lease, I was charged nearly $900 for professional cleaning, even though the property was already clean, which felt excessive. On top of that, they added around $1,600 for so-called Damages to the appliances and missing items that I don’t believe I was responsible for. What made things worse was the poor communication and follow-up. The agent who was handling my lease suddenly dropped off, and no one from the team properly picked up the case. I had to keep chasing them multiple times with very little response. Eventually, I had to raise a dispute with the Consumer protection WA and ended up negotiating directly with the landlord myself, which completely defeats the purpose of having a property manager in the first place. From a tenant’s point of view, this was not a good experience. There was a clear lack of support, accountability, and proper mediation between the landlord and tenant. Based on my experience, I wouldn’t recommend Realestate 88 — they really need to improve communication and fairness in how they handle end-of-lease matters.
