Working with the team at The Downing Group has been nothing but delightful! The communication is…read moretop-tier which is extremely important when handling such large transactions. They're partnered Mortgage team, Blue Sky Mortgage Saver, was also incredible throughout and beyond the entire process. I will always recommend both of these companies to anyone looking to buy and finance a home in South Carolina!

If I could give NEGATIVE STARS, I would because of Odessa. To anyone searching for a home in…read moreColumbia, SC. Please be cautious when using Odessa Patton, Agent at Keller, Williams Downing Group Real Estate. Our closing process was horrendous! We wired ALL of the closing fees and was prepared to close on Oct 18th. As we were in transient to the Attorney's Office for closing. We received a call from our agent, to inform us that she had overlooked the 0.5% that should have been factored in to her commission. She apologized for the inconvenience. We retired after 30 years of working for the Army, Air Force, Marines, and Navy. We were excited about our forever home to located near family. On the contrary our dreams were shattered, all due to my realtor, Odessa Patton. Once arriving to the attorney's office, we were informed that Ms. Patton had just notified them of her OVERSIGHT approximately a hour or so ago! Our attorneys tried to negotiate with Ms. Patton since all of the payments had been finalized. She denied the negotiations. Needless to say, we were unable to close was scheduled because Keller Williams Real Estate could have placed a lien on our house and sold it from under us. We depended on this Agent to successfully operate in her field. She fell short due to her inability to pay attention to detail. This was a huge disappointment for my husband and I because we followed every step as informed. We drove two hours to our anticipated closing appointment and scheduled services to be performed the day of closing. What was supposed to be a two hour exciting trip ended up being a 48 hours nightmare. We had to reschedule our wifi, security system, etc. due to the not being issued keys at closing; we were forced to reschedule. In order to return the next day, we had to get a hotel room and purchase clothing and toiletries. This was an inconvenience for me and my husband. Lastly, the 3% commission ended up being more than 3.5% because we had to pay her real estate company's Admin fee.

Michael is one of the most genuine, honest and personable people you will meet. Professionally he…read moreis extremely knowledgeable and he will provide you with valuable information and answers all questions you have. I'm so thankful for the skill set he provided through out the process of listing and selling my home. Michael has assisted several family members and seeks to provide the best fit for each family. We consider him a family friend and highly recommend him for all your Realestate needs.

Michael Murphy is an excellent real estate agent, and a fantastic advocate. He is extremely…read moreknowledgable and a great resource for anyone seeking to make a real estate transaction. He was extremely patient with us through our home-buying process, and was always available to offer assistance and take questions. His expertise, insight, and professionalism were a huge asset in our transaction process. We are so happy that we choose Micheal to represent us, and have already recommended him to others.

We had a small gas line issue in the kitchen that needed to be checked before we could finish a…read morecabinet update. 1st Class Plumbing & Gas came out, inspected the line, and found a connection that needed to be replaced. They handled the repair, tested everything carefully afterward, and explained what they had done before leaving. The work was straightforward, and I appreciated that they didn't try to turn a simple repair into a bigger project.

I cannot say enough nice things about 1st Class Plumbing & Gas. After a whole house remodel, we…read moreneeded an emergency air test on our gas line in order to have the gas service restored. 1st Class Plumbing was very responsive, showed up promptly, was very patient, professional, and went way above and beyond to help us through a challenging situation. Their fee was also very reasonable, considering how much they did for us. In my many years of dealing with professional tradesmen I have never felt so much support and kindness. Based on our overwhelmingly positive experience with 1st Class Plumbing, we plan to be customers for life. What a fantastic company! We highly recommend.

My wife and I contracted Despres Painting to repaint a few rooms and baseboards in a house we are…read moreputting on the market. Needless to say, any imperfections will draw a buyer's eye in an empty home so we relied heavily on the overwhelmingly positive reviews to choose Despres. The initial consultation went well enough. We told him exactly what we wanted but I specifically asked for one area to have sheet rock scabbed in where a wall meets a ceiling. There was a small bit of water damage done to that area so the only way to do it right is to replace the old sheet rock by scabbing in a new piece and mudding it to match. I asked at least 2 times if this could be done and was told repeatedly it would be. Moreover, my wife verified that this would be done with both the painters and the office before work started. Everyone agreed. On the day they arrived, everything went South very quickly but I'll get to that in a moment because I want to stick strictly to the quality of work done first. When they called us over for the inspection, I noticed that the area I spoke of before was not even touched. Another small hole we asked to have patched was just loosely caked with drywall mud and painted over wet, leaving a sticky mess. During the initial consultation, we told them we would be putting new carpet in the house and said we'd do it after they painted. We were told "No! Put the carpet in first! We're very detail oriented and will never get paint on new carpet!" What did I find during my initial "final inspection?" Yep. Paint on carpet. So they said they would immediately rework these items and we told them to call us back over when it was done. When we went back for the "final" final inspection. I noticed that the space where I told them repeatedly would need sheetrock scabbed in for an actual repair was just heavily mudded over and, yep, wet paint slathered over wet sheetrock. I could have done that myself and saved myself a few thousand dollars, guys. Thanks a lot. I've enclosed pictures below so you can see just how "professional" of a job these guys do. Now to the real thorn in my side about our experience with Despres Painting:Utter and complete lack of professionalism front to back. #1: During the day of painting my wife and I were called "F***ING STUPID" by one of their painters that didn't know that I was in ear shot. I guess this painter disagreed with some decisions we made on how we wanted things done. I bit my tongue at the time (I still question that decision) and told the lead guy and sales guy about it later and they both apologized but what's an apology? I've worked blue collar jobs for nearly 20 years and I get job site talk. But rule #1 is to keep that away from the customer. Luckily he didn't say it so my wife could hear it or I wouldn't have kept my cool. But to be called, "F***ING STUPID" by someone you're paying a few thousand dollars to isn't something anyone wants. #2: The smell of cigarette smoke everywhere. They were smoking cigarettes right outside the open door, meaning not inside but the smell certainly went inside. I'm trying to sell this place and the last thing I need is brand new carpet having cigarette smoke permeated into it. #3: That evening, the owner called me to "apologize" for the language used by one of his guys. I tried to explain that I'm not offended by the language. I'm former Navy. Bad language doesn't offend me. My wife and I being called "STUPID" by someone I hired offends me. He takes this opportunity to tell me that he doesn't put up with bad language (again, not the point) and that he will "gently punch him in the face." I asked him to clarify what he said on that. He told me he was an evangelical preacher and a former football chaplain and that he "WILL NOT PUT UP WITH BAD LANGUAGE" and that he will "reprimand (his) guy by gently punching him in the face" I don't even know what to say to that. I quickly just thanked him for that extremely odd "apology" and told him we'd pay the invoice and part ways. Look, I own a business and I know what employees can be like. However, when you have people work in people's homes SOME amount of discretion and professionalism is warranted. We got zero and shoddy work to boot. I am at a loss as to how this company is so highly rated but I have my suspicions. There is no way I won't speak up about our awful experience any time I hear of anyone thinking of using them.

they refinished our kitchen cabinets (house and cabinets are 100 years old) great job,,,,, now we…read moreare selling the house and they will paint and repair some cracks....

Sandwood was a good place to live in 2015,now its horrible.Do not move here.Molded homes,part time…read moremaintenance,lying landlords one after another. I've been here for years and watched this place go downhill since the Chinese lady sold it.Save your coins and that credit inquiry. I have mold in my home and many others here.The mold is in the drywall maintenance said its a 10,000 dollar job.They threw this shitty ass sheetrock up it looks horrible.When it rains my whole house smells like mold.My children and I have to take allergy medications daily.My two year olds eczema flares all the time.No one should have to live with mold.I thought that removing mold from a rental property was the owners responsibility but clearly not.

Ok so Y'all need to stop, I have also been living at Sandwood for a few years and I have seen…read morepeople come and go since the new company took over. Yes the last manager did not do shit except stay in her house, and yes some of the trailers were a mess. I know my house was not good but I went to the new manager Miss Liz ans she fixed everything I asked her to and she found things I did not even see, Y'all it was fixed. I have seen Miss Liz leaving bags of little goodys and she left before people opened the door just to make ya smile. She also bought food and left it at someones house who got sick and leave. She dont know I saw her, and no we aint friends and we dont hang out, but right is right. I had a leak a couple months ago in the middle of the night on a Sunday I called Miss Liz and she came over herself and fixed it that night. What ya gonna say now. Tell her whats wrong she will fix it. I seen her walk home and people stop her and cuss her because she gave y'all a violation yelling acting a fool and she took it, she went home and never said a word. We finally got someone who cares. She made this place safe again leave the woman be.