Decided to Report A Likely Case Of Racism Today

[Skid Row Joe]

I've been interested in a prime piece of rather pricey and vacant real estate in an area that I had had my eye on for quite some time. I was in the vicinity today when I noticed that A) it had a FS sign in front of the property, and, B) there were a number of cars in the street out front of the property.

I was gleeful when I approached the front entryway of the property to be one of the first to view the property, as a real estate representative was just unlocking the premises for two individuals. I greeted the other shoppers, as well as the agent with the key. When the agent noticed me they asked me who I was - I said that I was interested in buying the property and wanted to view the premises. The agent immediately retorted that they; "were not comfortable in showing me the property," and; "I'm not comfortable with you in the property." The agent immediately shuffled the two individuals in, and summarily closed the door.

From what I could observe, among all of us, there were three to four races present in the entryway to the property. I immediately called the real estate firm listed on the signage, and requested an immediate showing. It took the listing agency a couple hours to arrive at this remote location, where I once again arrived at the property.

Before the agent even opened up the property, I described the situation I encountered by another agent earlier in the day. I requested that the broker owner contact the broker owner of the particular agency that had told me that "they were not comfortable showing me the property," and; "I'm not comfortable with you in the property." I apprised the agent that I thought that I was being denied because of my race, as what else could it be, from the situation I described? The agent said they would convey my request to the broker to do the contacting. I said I would follow-up with the broker to be certain the message was conveyed for what could be a horrible situation for the agent that denied entry based on what was said by that agent.