Megan Seitz Clinton

A family member recommended Megan Clinton to us for our co-op purchase. She started off by suggesting an excellent real estate agent to us. We thought we were in good hands. Unfortunately we had a difficult experience with her one we moved beyond the initial contract negotiations. She did not communi...cate well with us, often going weeks without responding to emails. We typically had to remind her multiple times to deal with various queries, issues, and requests. What started as an annoyance became a serious problem when she did not respond to repeated (at least 6) requests to tell us what form of payment would be required for our closing. This query was important because we had to transfer funds around to make payment and this takes some time to do (as we told her). She only informed us of the required check format less than 24 hours before our closing, which put us into a very difficult bind. This issue was particularly challenging for me as I was undergoing treatment for a chronic medical condition. I had to forgo planned treatment in order to resolve the mess that she created. She never apologized for this error. We also did not feel that this attorney looked out for our interests in a consistent manner. She pushed our closing date well-beyond what we said we were comfortable with (we had to extend our mortgage agreement in order to meet it). She also did not advise us about protecting our rights when the sellers left damages, as well as furniture and garbage behind in our apartment after they moved out. Our real estate agent advised us in her place. While we were still negotiating payments for damages and items left behind, this attorney authorized the seller's attorney to return escrow to the previous owners. This error created unnecessary headaches for us and we narrowly avoided having to take them to small claims court in order to claim the funds owed to us. In sum: while we appreciated this attorney's recommendation of a truly excellent real estate agent, she herself created a great deal of anxiety and wasted time for us. Most especially, we would not recommend her to first-time buyers, like us, who would like to feel that they have someone looking out for their interests and who can communicate well with their clients.