Safeguard Properties
Reviews and Complaints

Safeguard properties sent A thief named Keith to my father's house almost as soon as he passed away in his house and had laid dead there. This thief went into my father's home and had a field day stealing things! Not just little things, HIS REFIGERATOR was one of many things! This company gave me the run around and made no restitution for their thief of an employee! Almost laughing at it! They are a disgusting company that I hope karma comes back at them! God does not like ugly and they are about as ugly as a company can be! BEWARE OF THIS COMPANY, YOU WILL REGRET IT!

The house at 1220 South 7th Street in Clinton Indiana is foreclosed and a couple have been cleaning it out. They said they are with Safe-guard. No markings, shirts, buttons, nothing that identifies them as such. On 8-19-2023 to 8-20-2023, they worked all night long, well into the morning hours, mind you they didn't arrive until around 7pm. There is a noise ordinance in Clinton and they were clearly not abiding by it. They also attempted to steal cinder blocks from my property, which adjoins this property, that same evening. The first day that they were present, I had to confront the woman because she was in our carport, clearly not a part of the property she was to be at. This couple appears to be on drugs, and clearly is not afraid to steal.

I have been trying to contact this company for schedule an inspection of my home in Florida.

Amerisave Mortgage holds the small loan for my home.

Amerisave ONLY works with SafeGuard BUT SafeGuard works with many inspectors.

Safeguard's inspector CLT Inspection Services, Daniel never returned my text (he texted not called) I followed up several time via phone and text. NO response at all.

Called Safeguard again, this time he gave me another inspector. I called and texted THAT inspector.

NOTHING.

The reviews online indicate SafeGuard is a scam. My emails to Amerisave Mortgage again is non responsive. if you email you wait 2 days then you get a reply that says thanks or something stupid like that. NO one from Amerisave Morgage has ever called me regarding this, I'm the one constantly calling and emailing. i email for the documentation so they cant say I never reached out.

Amerisave Mortgage company and SafeGuard is non responsive. my insurance money is being held hostage by Amerisave who says they can't help but to keep calling Safeguard. They are both working together to make customer lives a complete Hell. I am paying high interests rates on repairs done by me out of pocket while I wait for this money to be released.

Still waiting for an inspection, they have had my funds from my attorney for almost 4 weeks now. My next step is to hire an attorney to get an inspection scheduled. This is absolutely insane.

Sticker left on door of an occupied propertie. That was threatening the owners rights. They have a brother that is handicap. And there most of the time. Address is 61 grove street new london Ct. I work mon thru friday from 6 to 130. and rest when I get home. If that is a problem Please call [protected].Or e- mail micah.[protected]@hotmail.com

This company asks me for photos from my property, they supposedly are the inspectors for the final inspection and for Regions to send me my homeowner's insurance money to pay the contractor who repaired the roof of my house, every day is something different, now they say that Regions need to send them a form ( this is a new wait)they don't have inspectors in Florida where the house is located and this turn out of control and we still waiting for the money and they won't resolve the problem with Regions Bank

After reading some of the consumer complaints regarding Safeguard, let me offer a vendor complaint. Since there has been so much talk of how crappy of an organization this is, I will offer my insight.

You are all correct. As a vendor, I was asked to break rules, look the other way on ethics, as well as break the law for the sake of money.

As a vendor, my support staff was non-existent. The lack of competency was astounding considering the model of the organization. Dealing with Bank owned properties might seem pretty cut and dry with detailed rules to follow, but let me assure you, that is not the case. We, as vendors, are often asked to complete tasks that are not proper to the work orders generated. You have to fight for the little money that is allocated, no matter what you had to do to get it. They arbitrarily have rules that are not on paper to benefit them, not the vendor with no recompense. Vendors are often put out of business for completing work that they are never paid on. The actual homeowner/ mortgagee has their belongings often times sold out from under them with no penalties even though they were removed in appropriately.

This organization needs to be investigated from the very top. Bottom line. They operate on the fringe of moral terpitude. They have zero ethics. Ultimately though nothing will be done.

Back in 2014 after my friend's house was foreclosed, the tenant with lease was allowed to stay. I had permission from both former owner and tenant to continue storage of my 5 boats trailers and a Goldwing motorcycle plus other property on the 26 acres and 20x30 storage
Sometime after the tenant vacated the property (April 2014) I went to recover one of my boats...everything I had in storage was gone!
I have been in court over 5 years in an attempt to recover my property!
Safeguard and their counsel have spent hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars defending my $40k.
Should anyone wish to testify kindly contact me at [protected]
Thank you
Alan Gordon

It doesn't surprise me to see so many negative reviews on this company. Years ago, one of their current employees (along with her current husband) locked me in a house and - by blindsiding me - repeatedly punched me in the head, pulled me by the hair, and tried to pull my nose off (total WHACK JOBS). They continually threw eggs all over my car and continually harassed me at my job. The worker even put her newborn son on the phone - right after she gave birth at the hospital - while at my job. My coworker told me that I had a phone call, and when I answered the phone, there was a newborn baby crying! So, back then (about 31 years ago), you could call and get information on any patient. Well, when I asked to see if she was there, they told me she had JUST given birth! Amazes me that I was on her mind while she was delivering. Anyway, she and her husband were charged with felonious assault and kidnapping for the attack. Then, about 10 years ago, she continually harassed her neighbor - who had a baby with Down Syndrome. When she saw the neighbor in the store, she repeatedly yelled out loud, in front of everyone, "Where's your retarded baby? Huh? Where's your retarded baby?!" And she did this in front of her own young child! She was even on the news for harassing her neighbor. Now, 31 years later, as I returned to Ohio to visit family, she sees me at Walmart and runs up to me, screaming her head off in front of her grandson and my 13 year old son. She sparked outrage from onlookers and was told to leave by security. She is now stopping by my ex-husband's family members' houses, trying to get my personal information. She and her husband stopped by my ex's elderly uncle's house saying that they needed my address because they felt bad for me because I was trying to [censored] and they wanted to help so they needed my personal info. I found out when my ex called to tell me that two people who identified themselves as 'Lori and Rich' were bothering his uncle with that nonsense. I will never deal with a company that employs such troublemakers.

Hi everyone

I am a newbie trying to decide if working for Safeguard Properties is worth it.

I was contacted by Safeguard recruiter today and she asked me if I will be willing to conduct home inspections in my area.

The pay was kind of low ($4 to $6 per inspection), but she re-assured me that Safeguard will keep me busy and I will make great money on the volume (1, 000+ inspections per month, according to her).

I was still not convinced, and then she stated that there is more to the inspectors job than just pay per inspection.

Safeguard recruiter stated that inspectors are allowed to have any property from the abandoned/vacant homes. Furniture, electronics, appliances - anything is a fair game as long as the property is abandoned or vacant.

This statement did not sit well with me.

Is this common?

Is anyone here heard of this rule about inspectors taking things from vacant/abandoned homes?

I really need the money, but at the same time I do not want to be in any kind of trouble.

Any input is greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

In Illinois, if your behind on your Mortgage you can still occupy the Home until foreclosure is final.
Unfortunately, someone didn't tell Safeguard Properties inspector that. My elderly Mother is behind on her Mortgage, but she hasn't been served with anything including no court filing discovered in Cook County courts.
On 2/13/16, a contractor from Safeguard Properties came to my mothers home. The house isn't Vacant, she still resides there until we can find her into a more suitable environment that would fit her needs.
The contractor came up to my mothers door, the outside light came on (motion sensor) so he knew the electricity was on, came up to the door and forcedly tried to turn the doorknobs on the front door while pushing it in.
Fortunately my Brother was there watching her and immediately opened up the door, the contractor almost fell inside the home.
The contractor just stated who he was and that he works for Safeguard Properties and was there to see if the Home was empty.
After that, he ran back into his truck and abruptly drove off while my Brother called the police (and have the Police Report ).
Monday morning came and he called Safeguard Properties, the Inspector NEVER GAVE HIM A WORK ORDER NUMBER OR AN ID required by Law and the Million dollar settlement last year from the states attorney office.
The inspectors don't follow policy and procedures as they are supposed to along with having people forcing they way into someone's home (Breaking In) as they are continue doing in 2016.
A complaint was also filled out for the states attorney office along with BBB/BBC, this has to be stopped.
There should be a court order for any entry into someone's home like the sheriff have, but safeguard take it upon themselves to enter while people are there.
One day, they are going to run into the wrong Home and things may get Bloody.

One Pissed Off Son

I decided to sell my property and the company Safeguard Properties offered their services. I moved out from my property and moved to another city and left the house for this company. But they have changed the locks and when I arrived and wanted to open the house, I simply couldn’t do it. I was shocked and started to call to this company, but they started to tell some diddle-daddle. The rep tried to assure that they have called me and wanted to say about the locks. But they haven’t even tried to contact me.

My personal home in waterford, mi was in the redemption period and safeguard properties inc. Was contracted by national city mortgage, mi to inspect, winterize and secure my residence. I was never evicted from my home nor never received letter from the mortgage company. My personal belongings were still in home and garage, and when i went to check my residence there was a lock box on the front door. Two days after, i called the mortgage company and they gave me the code to the lock box to get in. Upon entry i noticed my brand new leather furniture was stolen. So i called and made a police report w / the local police dept. And notified both safeguard properties, and national city mortgage about the theft. Safeguard inc. States they will refer it to their legal dept. And national city states i have been evicted! Well, they said they will try to get my furniture back. Four days later i returned to the property and noticed power tools, hand tools and lawn equipment were now missing from the garage. So i called the police again and they added it to the initial report. Called safeguard and they were still in process of notifying their legal dept. Spoke w / "larry" from pioneer corp. (Sub - contracted by safeguard) and he stated "take a number, it could be me or 50 others, because the lock boxes all have the same codes and keys in michigan!" i removed the keys from the lock - box after the first theft incident, and there was no evidence of b&e on the first or second theft. So i take it that they have additional keys since they are all the same. I want it to be known that this is happening to more people than just me and it is bad enough that people are losing homes in this economy let alone to become a victim of larceny. Hope other victims will see this article and they too will come fwd w / their own complaints to blow this scam wide open.

In August we looked at a home in Monticello NY. Upon inspecting the home, it needed a lot of work, but the house was in decent shape in the infrastructure. IE water pipes heat pipes, new furnace installed, foundation, and so on. Well we saw the house was winterized in August 2008 by Safegaurd Properties Inc. Its states on every one of their stickers they place on each item worked on that this service was done. After the closing in January, we went into the house to find a lot of the pipes were not drained properly causing freeze damage, costing about $3000.00. Its been known that this company is very evasive and is not performing the work that they are paid to do, again government being loose with taxpayer money. Number one, this is common with this company from its track record, number two, Fannie Mae is paying to protect their assets from damage, and this company is taking money and using the "AS IS" clause as their defense.

Can someone please look into this.. I want them to pay for the work they failed to back up, and failed to do properly.