Willingham Loan & Realty Co Mulberry St, Macon

Jim Smith did a great job when we were selling my mother’s home. We had a contract after only one day on the market. This is the quickest we have ever sold a house. He was responsive and gave us excellent advice on how to make the house more competitive. Every bit of advice he gave us paid off. Jim knows the Macon market and what buyers want. He kept us informed every step of the way through the closing process. I highly recommend Jim.

Willingham provides good property management services for the two houses we rent out. When repairs are needed they first contact us to see if there's someone we want to use and if not they send their people promptly and the charges have always been fair. They've done a good job screening tenants for us.

Willingham Loan & Realty is premier in the field of real estate management. Their company is run by two brothers, Jim and Lewis Smith who are very capable of serving each landlord in a stellar manner while at the same time treating tenants with the utmost respect. They have been in business for many years and are considered the benchmark for real estate management in the area. J. Adams

We lived in a duplex with Willingham. We as well as the other tennets had been complaining about a mold problem in the walls and under the house for over a year. It just got worse and worse. Once we threatened them with lawyers they claimed to have had some check out the house (no one came) and claimed we had to move out because the mold was so bad. They put the house up for rent before we even had a chance to move out and told people the house was ready to be moved in. The people at Willingham are terrible people. Do not do business with them.

I have rented from Willingham for 3 years. Anytime there was an issue with the house someone was there as soon as possible to fix the problem. They are a great company to rent from. I highly recommend this company.

A big thumbs up to Jim Smith. He does a great job. As a first time home buyer, Jim made the process very Less Stressful!!!! and he informed me every step of the way. I highly recommend Jim. Thank you Mr. Jim Smith for everything you do.

Jim Smith of Willingham Realty was the most helpful throughout the process of getting my home rented through getting it sold. He went above and beyond any expectation I had. He made personal sacrifices to be sure that I got what I needed and made the process so much LESS STRESSFUL.. He was willing to do everything I asked of him and more. If I could give him more than 5 stars, I DEFINITELY WOULD!!!! Willingham Realty should be proud to have him as a part of their team!!! A big thank you to Mr. Jim Smith!!!!!

I really think they are taking people money with application fees it took them a whole week for a background check to come back. Then to say something about credit and couldn't tell me who pulled the credit so I look and see they just did it on the same day I called....wow what a coincidence.......I have been renting my house for 10 yrs no problems never late but guess what they never called the people who I rent from. This is a company I won't give my business to. I had to call them for a few days and I do believe they know who they want before you even apply.....

I have a home for rent in Macon Ga. We live in Charleston, S.C. On Monday,April 24, 2017 we met with Jim Smith of this company about rental management for our home. We discussed our previous rental difficulties and talked with him for almost 2 hours. He took notes as we talked about the contract. He made us think that he was writing the stipulations for the property. He met us at the property on April 25 and we walked and talked. He promised that we would be notified upon having an application and we would be able to review the information before securing a renter. Also promised was that he would do a great job of protecting our rights and property. On April 26, he came to the property and handed me the owner/management contract He said "if you want to add anything, just write it down". It was added that we were to be called when repairs were needed in order to call our own repair people and if I could not be reached in a timely fashion that they could call a repair person. We had no understanding that my wife was to hand write into "our" contract the stipulations that we had discussed on the two previous days. We talked to him about his personal issues and thought that we had a great rapport. He touted himself as a great Christian man. We left and went back to Charleston where we live. We heard nothing until my wife called on May 9 and asked if they had any activity on the house. A secretary advised that they had alot of "noshows" but there was a contract pending. She asked that Jim Smith call us. We never got a call back. On Friday, we were advised by close by family members that there were alot of people in the yard and going in and out of the house. I called Jim and left a message. Two family members went to the house and were met by a black man in a hoodie (91 degrees outside) and he was carrying a gun. He advised that his brother had rented the house. We then called the Jones County Sheriff who went out and said that the renter had a valid appearing lease. Finally, Jim called. We were very upset and asked about why he had not called us, and asked who they were and what did he put in the lease? He stated that he did not know their names right off but that they had met the guidelines for renting. He stated this..."look! I'm in a bad way. You know that I have been going through a divorce. I messed Up! OK? This one is on me, I will talk to the attorney and see what I can do to fix this." On Monday, we called all day and at 4:30p.m before they closed, the secretary told me that an email was sent from their attorney. The email said that they were TERMINATING our agreement AND said to come get the money and the lease and handle it ourselves. Thirty minutes later, we spoke to Jim. He lied and said that he told us that the stipulations (don't use the fireplace, cut trees, park over the septic tank) wouldn't work and we were supposed to have hand written that in our contract with him. His last words were "sorry you are disappointed, have your attorney call my attorney". On Wednesday May 17, we had to go back to Ga, get the lease where we were made to stand outside of the office and have the lease handed through the hole. We had to make another trip to get the keys. Here is the bottom line: tenant paid $50 for application fee. Client stated on app. that he was in bankruptcy. NO CREDIT CHECK WAS DONE. WE SPOKE TENANTS PREVIOUS L.LORD. No one from Willingham had called her. She had nothing good to say. Tenant had skipped out owing rent and had been a big problem. We are still verifying his employment but it is obvious that his yearly salary is bogus. JSmith signed the approval of the app. We tried to talk to the staff who of course could say nothing because they just "work there". We had to consult an attorney who called his attorney. We were told that "his attorney basically said that he wanted to wash his hands of it". What kind of professional does that? We are left with a 12mo lease.

Have done business with Willingham for nearly 3 decades. Very ethical, conscientious. Current staff is top notch. Both owners have been accessible & have taught me much about real estate. Excel in property management.