Summit Real Estate Group

We rented the Summit Real Estate property, 710 Lytton Springs Rd from broker David McCloskey recently. The property was beautiful, but we have had a terrible experience with the broker, David. If you are considering renting from him, you should give it more thought.
When we initially inquired about the property, we were very clear that we were searching for a venue at which we could stay AND host a small wedding. David encouraged us enthusiastically, stating that the property had been used for weddings before and that it would be an ideal venue. To our surprise, 2 weeks before our stay, David emailed us because he realized we were getting a ‘good deal’ on the property for which he had since raised the rate. He claimed he didn’t realize our full plans for having a wedding during our stay and demanded an additional $ 5k «deposit» be wired to him or he would cancel our reservation. Nevermind that this directly violates Airbnb’s terms of service, it was flat out bad behavior.
Nonetheless, with most of our savings invested in vendors confirmed for the wedding date and location, we had no choice but to give in to this extortion. We drafted a brief security deposit agreement to govern the terms of this additional payment and, despite him signing and sending the document back, he has also violated this agreement and refuses to respond to requests for return of our deposit. During a walk through at checkout with the property manager, we were told the place looked fine… yet David’s last email before radio silence stated that he planned not to return the full deposit because the property was messy and had ‘damage’. Since then, no details, no evidence, no responses.
When you see this property, your first instinct will be to want to rent it because it looks beautiful. And it really is. We, however, would strongly advise against it. Life is too short to deal with bad people who don’t live up to their word. We are currently pursuing all avenues to retrieve our deposit. If you do end up renting from him… TAKE PICTURES UPON ARRIVAL AND PRIOR TO DEPARTURE… and good luck.