Sima Saboury - Porchlight Real Estate Brokers

Sima has been unquestionably the most helpful, friendly, and intelligent realtor that I've ever dealt with. Her advice is always on the money for any situation and and her ability to always be polite and friendly makes her feel like not just a trusted business partner, but a friend. Words aren't sufficient to describe her abilities and now that I've worked with her, I can't imagine working with any other realtors. I'm always eager to recommend her to friends and relatives, and theyre always grateful to get the opportunity to work with her. My advice to anyone who's looking for a great realtor- don't hesitate, call Sima, because she's the best Realty agent in Chico!

It pains me to write this, but the bottom line here is that what Sima did, or more importantly didn't do, hurt us horrifically and could hurt others, too.

The quick of it is: Sima did not do comps prior to listing our home. She overpriced it and then wanted to drop it dramatically 13 days in. When we attempted to address numerous issues with her, we kept getting "I thought we were friends". Um, we can be friendly, but no, this is business.

Instead of focusing on saleable elements, Sima recommended repairs and replacements on items that, in the grand scheme of it, were completely unjustified. She knew the curb appeal would be critical, yet we spent 10 hours with her handyman swapping out 4 hard water stained toilets instead. We don't sell houses for a living and, to our detriment, relied upon her expertise to guide us which, in hindsight, we should have questioned. But isn't that why you're paying that commission? Hiring a professional?

The day after the contract expired, shortly after our first responder went to sleep, there was a knock at the door followed by the turn of a key and someone calling into the foyer. It was an agent saying he had an appointment. Behind him were his clients. According to him he reached out to Sima the day before to schedule the viewing. She failed to notify me and failed to inform him that the contract would be expired. The agent was very kind and left with his clients, leaving the key from the lockbox with me. When I texted Sima instructing her to remove the signage and lockbox immediately, she said it would have to be the following day. I firmly said no, it would have to be immediately. [See text messages herein]

The story doesn't end there. We since learned that Sima had slandered us and have recorded evidence. We question her ethics as she proved to be grossly negligent at a number of levels. If you are considering using her to broker your home, we highly encourage you to look elsewhere. Chico is inundated with brokers.