Deasy/Penner & Partners

Unfortunately I signed a listing agreement with Deasy Penner and their «Realtor» Trent David (A.K.A Trent David Hurlburt) to list my house. Trent David (Hurlburt) at best dabbles in real estate among his other hobbies. His marketing strategy was to list my house on the MLS and wait for someone to call him with an offer. No email blasts, no flyers, no ads in the Sunday LA Times, no effort at all. One day he couldn’t return my contact with a marketing concern to him because he was at a taping of So You Think You Can Dance. Yes he was dumb enough to tell me that in an email. That’s his idea of service and skills.
Now so far all of this is just sort of funny and pathetic, but here is where it becomes illegal. On August 16, 2013 Trent David (A.K.A Trent David HURLBURT) entered my home while I was at work without my knowledge or consent and took items out of my nightstand and left. He admitted via text afterwards that he did that. Creepy and illegal.
I have made Mike Deasy aware of Trent David’s (Hurlburt) illegal and personally violating behavior but Mike Deasy hasn’t responded to my phone call. Deasy Penner is refusing to cancel the listing agreement as of today and we are filing suit against the company, it’s partners and Trent David (Hurlburt). Also criminal charges are being filed against Trent David (A.K.A. Trent David Hurlburt).
Be warned… if you do business with a Realty Company do not select this one and definitely do not ever do business with Trent David (Hurlburt), do not give him keys to your house it can get really creepy.

An update:
Deasy Penner was specifically referred to handle the sale of the property next door with the understanding that they would work to sell only to someone who would not ruin the integrity of the neighborhood. Integrity and Deasy/​Penner are not words that should ever occupy the same sentence. «Architectual and design-​centric emphasis dedicated to home as art»??? Hilarious, if it weren’t so tragic. Turns out their sale to their ‘vetted’ developer who would ‘protect the integrity of the neighborhood’ and only designed ‘unique’ homes that would ‘raise the property values of the block’ is resulting in two gigantic, maxed out tract homes better suited for suburban cookie-​cutter developments. Identical floor plans clearly not remotely designed to fit on the land they ruined and raped. Side by side 4000sf houses (so it looks like one giant 8000sf one) on a street with nothing but bungalows and tastefully designed individual homes. It’s not a unique design at all, but pre-​fab homes designed to go up as quickly as possible and turn as big a profit as they can. We’ve had at least two dozen passers-​by on our street stop and gape at the monstrosity being built… and every single one of them has said how horrible it is. All we can do is tell them that Deasy/​Penner and Michael Klein (developer) are the responsible parties. But who needs «art» when you’ve got a nice fat commission check?

After a decade with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and a two year interlude associated with Keller William Los Feliz Realty, I made the switch to Deasy, Penner & Partners in November 2012. «In changing firms Deasy/​Penner was the only one I took under consideration, their ‘architectural and design-​centric emphasis dedicated to home as art®» perfectly suits my philosophy and interests.”

As a first time home buyer, I needed an agent who would be patient, knowledgeable, and fun to hang out with as I knew it’d take me some time to find what I was looking for. A friend recommended Steve Clark. He and I would meet on Fridays and check out properties he thought would be right for me. Steve made what could’ve been a stressful experience enjoyable. When it came down to put in an offer, Steve was honest and professional. He provides excellent service and is an agent I’ve recommended to my friends since.

Steve Clark is a thorough, conscientious and savvy professional. He was there for me every step of the process of buying my newest home. Steve was even able to address and correct the errors of the seller’s agents who dropped the ball on a couple of issues. I have had numerous dealings in real estate over the years, and I can safely say that Steve Clark is about as good as it gets!

I can’t say enough good things about our real estate agent Camilla Davenport at Deasy Penner. During the entire process of searching for a house I was pregnant and not feeling well, my husband is very busy at work. We often called her with last minute requests and she was ALWAYS accommodating.
Camilla is thorough, knowledgeable, punctual and conscientious. She really took the time to get to know exactly what we were looking for – took into account our lifestyle, interests, hobbies, work and ideally what we wanted out of a place to live. We ended up in a home we LOVE living in, that was not originally in a neighborhood we had thought of.
We spent so much time going back and forth, looking at properties multiple times, making complicated offers and we ultimately ended up in a house and area she suggested. And once we saw it, we decided within 5 minutes of walking through. No pros and cons lists, no complicated offers, we just knew we wanted to live here. I can’t believe she took the time with us through our crazy decision making.
I am so glad she offered her knowledge without being pushy. A rare quality for an agent who seemed truly concerned that her clients were happy, rather than talk them into the home that she would make the highest commission.

Scott King is the absolute best agent I have ever worked with and he’s also one of the best human beings I know. He’s knowledgeable about everything from paperwork and the not so fun part of buying a house, to architectural history, design, neighborhoods, and tons more.
He’s not pushy or weirdly aloof like some agents tend to be. I trust him totally, and that means a lot. We have never felt like he wanted anything but to find the house that would make us the happiest. He picks up the phone and calls you back and emails. He’s savvy and fun. On top of all of that, he’s super duper cute.