Craig H. Augi

What a horrible experience, from beginning to end. He was recommended by my realtor (I know, big mistake). He did not return phone calls, there was no communication throughout the process. I had several issues with the seller, sent pictures, called his office to speak with him (his receptionist/ad...min put me on hold... the first time we just got disconnected - but she never called back...the 2nd time, she put me on hold and never came back...really?) The final straw - in NY closings take forever, but we started early. 3 days from the closing date, I get a call that the closing date won't work because they were not able to reach the seller's attorney? Seriously? I don't do this often or frequently, but if I did, I think I would "pencil in" and schedule a tentative date/time for the closing... NOT WAITING for 3 days before to find, coordinate and schedule a closing!!! He is either too busy, too unorganized, or both, or simply doesn't care... after all, how often do you get repeat business when buying a house in the same area? My hope is that some people opt to research a closing attorney before committing to one... I actually googled him and did find complaints about his not being responsive or communicative... I will say that, for me at least, he started out the opposite of that...so, I just figured someone had a bad experience (after all, most people only review someone or something when they have a bad experience, right?) I would not recommend (or EVER use) Craig Augi again. I wish that I hadn't used him initially and I wish that someone had provided me with a more detailed warning about him.