NAKAMURA REAL ESTATE review: BAIT AND SWITCH TACTICS 1

THIS COMPANY PUTS A FOR RENT SIGN ON A NICE BUILDING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OFTEN RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO A HORRIBLE DUMP AND THEN WHEN YOU GET THERE FOR THE APPOINTMENT MISS LI LI (WHO ARRIVES LATE) IS SWEETLY WAVING HER HAND AND CALLING OUT TO YOU FROM THE DUMPY APARTMENT BUILDING. FYI, THE DUMPY APARTMENT BUILDING HAS NO FOR RENT SIGN ON IT AT ALL.

SHE THEN TELLS YOU THE RENT IS THE SAME PRICE QUOTED FOR THE ELEGANT
BUILDING (WHICH IN THIS CASE WAS WELL OVER $1000.00 WITHOUT ANY APOLOGY . http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/apa/1893191452.html SEE THIS CRAIGS LIST AD HERE

FYI THERE IS OFTEN NO STREET PARKING AND IT IS A 2 HOUR WASTE OF YOUR TIME.

WHEN ASKED WHY THE SIGN IS ON THE WRONG BUILDING MISS LI LI STATES THAT THE APARTMENT IN THE OTHER BUILDING WAS JUST RENTED!

SHE THEN ASKS FOR 30$ FOR A CREDIT CHECK EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE A CREDIT CHECK PRINT OUT WHICH SHE WILL NOT ACCEPT IT! LETS SEE AVERAGE APT AD IN BERKELEY GETS APROX 60 POTENTIAL RENTERS X 30$= 1800.00 PER SIGN POSTED RANDOMLY THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH NO RENTAL THERE? ANYONE WHO LIVES IN BERKELEY KNOWS THAT THESE ARE VERY VERY CONSERVATIVE NUMBERS BECAUSE UC IS STARTING CLASSES SOON AND THE PLACE IS SWAMPED WITH POTENTIAL RENTERS RIGHT NOW.

YOU FIND OUT THE NEXT DAY THAT MISS LI LI IS ALSO A LIAR

YOU GO ON LINE THE VERY NEXT DAY AND SEE A NEW ADVERTISEMENT POSTED FOR SAME APARTMENT (THE ELEGANT ONE) STATING THERE IS AN APARTMENT AND THEY WANT AN APARTMENT MANAGER. YES THE ONE YOU WERE TRYING TO RENT. YOU WONDER WHY MISS LI LI DID NOT ASK YOU IF YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THE APT MANAGER JOB ? PERHAPS BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT A YOUNGER PERSON, A STUDENT WHO WILL BE LEAVING IN A FEW YEARS OR PERHAPS SHE IS TOTALLY CONFUSED AND COULD NOT REMEMBER.

BAIT AND SWITCH IN MOST INDUSTRIES IS ILLEGAL
AND NOT OFFERING THE OTHER POSITION WITH THE APT IN THE BUILDING YOU WANTED TO RENT IS AGE DISCRIMINATION
MISS LI LI SHOULD HAVE APOLOGIZED AT THE LEAST AND OFFERED THE OTHER APARTMENT TO ANYONE THAT COMES TO SEE IT.

CC REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION
MANAGER AT NAKAMURA
B.B.B.

SEE MIS LI LIs advertisement below
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2322 Haste St. #20, Berkeley, CA
Might you have an interest in a part-time resident manager position
Studio/1BA Apartment
$734/month
Bedrooms Studio
Bathrooms 1 full, 0 partial
Sq Footage 420
Parking 1 dedicated
Pet Policy No pets
Deposit $1, 100

DESCRIPTION
Might you have an interest in a part-time resident manager position at the 2322 Haste Street apartment building? The building contains 18 apartments. The resident manager (RM) position offers a rent reduction and some compensation. The work to be performed is varied; however, the work primarily consists of periodic cleaning (e.g., laundry room, common area glass, disposing of litter and trash, keeping the building and its outside premises clean and tidy), assisting tenants with service requests, changing light bulbs, reporting problems to management, serving or posting notices, generating and posting announcements, enforcement of house rules, periodically facilitate vendor access to the building and apartments, changing or re-keying apartment door locks when a tenancy ends, assessment of service and repair issues and communicating the same to management.

The rent reduction would result in your rent lowering to $734 per month (based on the current rent level of $1, 100/month), and the averaged gross pay amount would be $360.10 per month (based on 6 hours of work per week at $13.85 per hour or $83.10 per week times 52 weeks per year divided by 12 months). Additional compensation is paid for approved extra work hours in excess of 26 hours per month (based on 6 hours of work per week times 52 weeks divided by 12 months).

see additional photos below
RENTAL FEATURES
- High/Vaulted ceiling - Walk-in closet - Living room
- Refrigerator - Stove/Oven - Granite countertop

COMMUNITY FEATURES
- Laundry on-site - Secured entry - Vintage building

LEASE TERMS
The resident manager position is a form of at-will employment; thus, either of us could call an end to the employment at anytime. If the at-will employment ceased and a lease agreement were in-place, your monthly rate would transition to $1, 100 per month for the remainder of the initial lease term.

The RM position requires that you reside on-site. The RM position would cease if you moved away from the Haste Street property (resident manager implies a building manager residing on-site).

If you are interested in the RM position, I would appreciate you providing me with an idea of what you think your daily schedule might look like once the school year begins. Please also let me know your thoughts as to why you might be a good fit for the RM position. I realize that the RM position is not a 24/7 job. On the same note, though, if you are often away from the property or strongly dislike performing cleaning work, this job is probably not for you.

All Applicants please fax or email your resume to:

Li-Li Chang
510.548.4059 fax
[protected]@gmail.com

Contact info:
Nakamura Real Estate Managerment
[protected]@gmail.com
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