Bill Hargraves Shapiro and Sher

I moved to Las Vegas 5 months ago and used Ivan Sher of Shapiro and Sher. It was probably the most stressful experience I have ever had in buying a home. Ivan was representing both sides of the home I was buying. I felt Ivan was protecting the seller and not my family. I also felt he was not forthcoming or honest with me. I also asked Ivan if I could speak with the neighbor who also bought a house from Ivan. Ivan refused to give me the persons telephone number. I only wished I had talked with this person prior to my purchase. I did finally speak with my neighbor who has since moved to Dallas Texas. I asked him about his experience with Ivan. I was shocked when he told me about his experience. He felt the exact same way as me. It is my opinion that the only thing Shapiro and Sher care about are the commissions and that is it. When I decided after only 4 months that Vegas was not for us I interviewed 3 agents. Ivan Sher was one of the agents I interviewed. I wanted to interview Ivan to just see what he felt our home was now worth. I then called him a few days later and told him I had decided to go with another agent. He asked me which other agents I had interviewed. I told him who the other 2 agents I interviewed and he actually recommended one of the other agents. I decided to hire Ken Lowman of Luxury Homes of Las Vegas. I had also learned after the fact that Ivan actually called the agent I decided to not hire and told that agent that he recommended him to me and he wanted 20% of the commission if I hired him. I want it to be clear this is what was told to me. I was also told that when Ivan learned through me that I was not going to hire his firm he told the other agent that he recommended I hire that he was going to turn down my listing. I find that quite funny as Ivan actually called me back asking why I decided to not hire him. I guess it was all about ego. Shapiro and Sher try to get you to believe that they are the biggest in Vegas. This may be true. They also claim they get most of the foot traffic and can sell your home the fastest. Well my listing was over 3 million and was sold without Shapiro and Sher in less than four weeks. From the listing to the close. All I can say is be aware. The is just my honest opinion and hope this review helps others.