This reveiw is not specifically about the entire business of Realty One New Mexico, rather it is…read morefocused on the personal conduct of one of the Realtors employed by this firm.
David Salazar.
I own a home in the same neighborhood where David lives, and we have been neighbors for several years. At the beginning David was nice and we got along.
Over time, though, I came to understand that as a long-time Board Member for the Villa de la Capilla HOA, David was part of a very small and hyper-controlling group of residents who enjoy harrassing and terrorizing residents who are not in the "In Crowd." The HOA has been controlled by this core group of people for about 10-15 years. If you are not in their circle, you are scum.
During the pandemic, in Spring 2021, I recorded a Zoom HOA Meeting where the then-President boasted gleefully about how much money the HOA had made the previous few months. The only revenue stream for the HOA comes from fining residents. This group of people, David among them, enjoys punishing people for even the smallest infractions, and they give zero grace for anyone not in their friend group.
Quite literally, Board members like David can get away with breaking bylaws - David built an entire back yard wall illegally, without following proper procedures outlined in the bylaws. Another neighbor built a sidewalk. I planted flowers and was sent a threatening letter from lawyers.
In the past three years, my HOA account has twice been run up with excessive bogus fines, once totaling over $1,200 and recently over $2,000. This even included legal fees and a lien placed against my property. When I have complained loud enough, almost all fines have been mysteriously removed overnight.
Each time the bulk of bogus charges have been removed, however, they have left a pittance amount in petty charges, as if to somehow prove they were actually in the right. As of February 26, over $1,900 in fines were removed from my account overnight, while leaving $120.96. Blue Door and David have ceased responding to my emails - not professional at all.
Since February 2023, I have been asking David and our property management company, Blue Door Realty, for a full historical account statement for my property. I have yet to receive that. I believe David is aware that what I will see in that statement will not reflect well on his actions, and may even leave him open to legal action.
In summer 2022, David and I had a disagreement in our shared driveway, and he threatened to get a gun to "settle things." This was only months after my husband took his life with a 9 mm handgun in our backyard. I was utterly traumatized at David's words, much less his possible intentions.
I have never worked with David as a Realtor. Knowing him as a private citizen, however, do not go near him. He has an ego that is driven by anger, control, and revenge. He is cruel and has zero emapthy for others. For me, David is nothing short of a heartless monster.