Compass Real Estate

Mr Kaushik Rath , VP (Jenn Smira team member and agent)

June 2022 when our family trust trustee hired him and his company for the listing and eventual rental of our property , valued at over $5M , in the Kalorama
Neighborhood of NW Washington DC. He presented an individual to rent our property for 2 years and confirmed to us that the individual has been carefully and thoroughly checked, vetted and all financial and non-financial references have been verified for such high end value property rental. The tenant moved in the house and has not paid rent for the past 15 months, delinquent amount of over $300,000, refusing to leave, exploiting the court eviction process chronic delay of evictions, not living in the house and hoping for a large cash for keys windfall from the trust. Mr Rath and his company could not provide us any of the records they have on that tenant, such as rental application, income and employment verification, rental history etc.. We were told all information have been purged by their system and they have no records. Upon further investigations we found out that the tenant brought to us by Mr Rath and his company , has a significant criminal and civil legal cases , over 100 court appearances including numerous cases in the landlord tenant branch of the DC Superior Court ,that tenant having over 6 evictions over the past 9 years, numerous judgement and delinquencies.I do not recommend Mr Rath or his company for lack of supervision and gross negligence.

Benjamin Gordimer avoid at all cost, especially if you are a first time home buyer. Make sure you read any contract you have with him because each transaction has their own clauses. I felt bullied into a purchase since there was a clause which is not standard or beneficial to the buyer. Make note of all contengiences and at closing their is no out by just losing your earnest money. There were details which were not made available to me and really a seasoned buyer would know to check especially living in DC where the motive is always money. Do not expect him to put forth the effort. I initially went with him because he went above and beyond but that was only to make a sale. After signing for a home I rather not have but due to a clause I have never seen before even though I did a transaction in other places and had no issue backing out if I did not feel comfortable. He asked me to take the metro home. How classy get your commission and then remove yourself. I did try to share my confusion and disappointment with him and he dismissed me saying it is all standard. I just wanted to let him know if he should ever have another buyer who felt the same way. He was constantly talking about his gas and how he pays for everything which indicates he is not ready for the field he chose. Made me question his intentions and ultimately I regret working with him. I place warning should you place your life savings or retirement on the line he is not going to get you a deal for your lifestyle and knows nothing about investment properties. His approach it is all on you but fails to realize why does anyone need him the agent then.

M husband and I recently bought a house with one of the best Real Estate Agents, Maureen Andary. She was a very supportive agent with lots of knowledge and passion. We are truly grateful to her and the Compass team for helping us close on our dream home within weeks of placing an offer. We had a tough competitor but Maureen ensured we made the best offer possible so that the seller would accept. I highly recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a home in the near future.

Best,

Carolina

Ben Gordimer is an incredible realtor and goes well above and beyond for his customers. This was my first time selling a property and there are many difficult aspects of my particular place due to the condo association and he expertly led me though all the twists and turns. His customer service is unparalleled and if I hadn't moved out of the area I'd never use another realtor!

I had a smooth buying experience with Ben Gordimer. I shopped around for a couple of realtors before sticking with Ben because he went above and beyond to make this as stress free as possible. He was very responsive, and he worked around our schedule. Sometimes I sent him questions after normal business hours closed, and I would receive a response before the start of the next day. He was very friendly throughout the entire process, and I would recommend him to anyone looking to buy a home.

Ben Gordimer has gone above and beyond to help me find a place to purchase. When the deal almost fell through due to a financing issue with my first lender, he was able to help me find an alternative lender to keep the deal alive.

Meanwhile, he is extremely friendly and has made himself extremely accessible to help answer any questions I have about the entire process. I will recommend my friends to use Ben for real estate purchases and sales.

Working with Ben has been a great experience! He helped my roommate and I find an apartment and even after signing the lease, has been open to helping mediate any questions or concerns that we have. He was very thoughtful with answering any questions through the process and made time for in-depth virtual tours when needed. I definitely recommend working with Ben.