Scam!
Kismit moved my family into a rental after we had wired her money for the first and last month's rent as well as the deposit. She told us our money and paperwork had been given to the landlord. After our furniture was moved in and our boxes unpacked, the landlord showed up at the door and said he had not received anything from Kismit. Can you imagine?! She eventually got him his money after almost a month of us living there. At that point, she still owed us over $1,200. She would randomly come by and leave small bills of money under our front doormat. Weird. She still owes us almost a thousand dollars, and it has been a year since our experience with her. She also still owes friends of our thousands of dollars who were dealing with her at the same time. She will make promises over and over, lie, and deceive to get you to give her your money. All I can say is don't do it because you may never see it again! I have tried to contact her in several ways over the past year, and have never gotten a response.
Incredible Agent for Life
I have worked for Fed Ex for more than 20 years and was losing our home. The process had its hiccups, but they did not give up on us. I recently had a heart attack due to so much stress. She and her husband sacrificed their commission to get the deal done. She was able to get us into newer paid off vehicles and get us on the right path with our finances. We found a renter to share our expenses and I hope to retire sooner than later. My wifes health, finances and future for the first time in 6 years have turned due to thier sacrifices.
Do not use this realtor
I am writing because I don't want anyone else to go through what I have went through. Kismit took our money for rent months in advance. She then called me 2 days before I was moving in to tell me I had to find somewhere else to live. This was beyond stressful considering I have 2 kids, and was already packed up and ready to move in. We did find another place. But our lawyers had to get involved to get out money back from her. She would promise me she had the funds, and show up with either $100 or nothing, she owed us thousands! We finally got the money back. Kismit promised to "right her wrong" and pay the extra $300 a month in rent for the place we found (b/c it was out of our budget.). Needless to say I have been living in this home for 3 months now and haven't seen a penny of that money! She is a great liar and can make you believe anything she says, BEWARE!
Foreclosed Home; Kismit recovered, repurchased wit
We would recommend this agent 100%. We lost our home in San Diego. Kismit negotiated to have it re-purchased with the help of our family. The bank stated they had never seen the level of dedication by another agent. She has assisted the majority of our family at great sacrifice to her own time, energy and commissions. Here is the link to our dream recaptured: http://www.redfin.com/CA/Chula-Vista/512-Ocean-View-Ln-91914/home/6096984
Kismit has been our agent since 2002!
We would recommend Kismit to anyone. We sold and purchased our home via Kismit and Paul after dealing with previously disappointing situations with agents. Our children also purchased solid investmensts because of her. Then, rented one condo with huge success. We used someone else to re-fi and got into big trouble with payments. Our home was foreclosed on. In the process of moving out of our home we found her card and called her. She spent 2010-2011 tirelessly recovering our home that had officially went into foreclosure. Our lives are recovering. There is no better dream. There is no better agent!
More complaints
I am a San Diego landlord, Kismit Cyriacs called me offering her services as a Realtor for property management purposes. She managed a couple of tenants. Initially the complaint was that she was literally unreachable by phone or email, and eventually the rent payment she was making to me was becoming one week, two weeks and even three weeks late in average. That is after she have received payments from the tenant for months in advance and security deposits. Several times she gave me checks with no funds that obviously bounced, the checks were from Paul Vella's account (I believe her husband). When things got really ugly is when my last tenant moved out and she didn't even had their deposit available, they couldn't collect and on top of it she still owe me their last month rent which she already collected in advance. I have tried to reach her several time unsuccessfully. I am out the last month rent and security deposit and have only heard promises , but no actions have occurred. I am taking this to the authorities in all possible channels to make sure nobody else have to go through what I am going through with these two individuals.
Landlord
I am a deployed Army Officer, and was called by Kismit who brought me a tenant who needed to move from Park Terrace. I had/have not agreement with Kismit as the tenant and I would handle the financials between ourselves. My tenant gave Kismit the $1950 deposit and two months rent (I find the 2nd month requirement suspicious) Paul Vella, who I assume is related to her and possibly her husband) deposited 2 seperal personal checks, once which bounced. I am now short APR 2011 rent and my tenant is out $3900. Promisses have been made but by this date, 17 APR, I have only the deposit.
Correction of Review by author
Dear Readers: In a previous post by me I wrote some nasty stuff about a dedicated professional Realtor Kismit. I was frustrated by delay in settlement of an acknowledged debt, and was hitting this fine lady unfairly I've discovered. Kismit, like millions of others, got caught in a tumbling real estate market, where she lost considerible holdings. She has contacted me, as have many of her clients who had a positive experience with her--all calling me to task. I regret that I made any public comments that would give the appearence of her being anything less than honorable and a skilled professional. My apologies to Kismit, her family and associates who will once again gather the momentum that will propell her and anyone she works with to the top of professionals in real estate. I am requesting that this sight rermove my previous post so as not to blame Kismit for the entire world mess. Thank you. Ed Dale San Diego, CA
Member in Standing????
Pull up Kismit Cyriacks Vella on court calendar in san diego. She is a book just waiting to be written in a true crime story. She took a years rent in advance, & lost the property allowing this disabled household to be evicted with no place to go. Theres more.