My family owned a property in Fair Haven Vermont on Second Street. Quite a bit of time dealing with bad tenant after another, it was decided to get out. My father and I spent just about 2 years working, renovating the building. We planned on playing it safe and selling it as is. Well, we made the decision, sadly, to turn to Gilbert Realty as our agent for the sale of the property. We were told not to worry about curb appeal and to focus solely on the interior of the building. That was what we had been doing. Gilbert Realty wanted nothing to do with the property and quickly ceased communication. Sadly on July 18, 2019, a fire ripped through the structure and everything was ruled a total loss. Last September, the land was sold to someone else. Now I see Gilbert Realty is the broker. I issue a warning: when a REAL ESTATE AGENT tells you NOT to worry about curb appeal, don't use that broker to sell your property. It took a total loss fire to then grab Gilbert Realty's attention. By the way, as a parting note: my family had listed the property for 65,000. After the fire, my family wanted to be done. We sold the entire property for $8,000. It's now listed for $175,000. Interesting. Gilbert never bothered to suggest what the listing now advertises. Use a real Real Estate Agent, not someone who knows nothing except for the price of a bottle. read more