What People Say About Safeguard
“Safeguard is a valued partner of our community, we are so fortunate.”
- Matt Zone, Cleveland (OH) City Councilman
“Safeguard is truly a gem in our City, thank you for your generosity in helping families in their time of need.”
- Toni Jones, Housing Director Bellaire-Puritas Housing Corporation, Cleveland, OH
“Thank you Robert for all of your hard work and dedication to this industry. Although very true that we have made great strides together, many things could never have happened without the great leadership that you have provided.”
- Susan Galloway, Property Preservation Coordinator, 5/3rd Bank
“You should be proud of your employees and your company’s culture. Thanks on behalf of all of us at USFN.”
- Alberta Hultman, Executive Director & CEO, USFN
“Great job Safeguard. You are all impressive as always. You are an asset to Cleveland and we are proud to be your partners in the industry.”
- Patrick F. McCool, Key Partner Manager Analyst
"'As always when human generosity is affirmed, words of gratitude are in order. A human being is defined by his or her capacity for thankfulness' – Elie Weizel
It is in this spirit that I offer my congratulations to you as the recipient of The Five Star Humanitarian Award. Because of you our world is a better place today."
- Gardner E. Story, Broker Relationship Manager, BA Urban Solutions LLC
“Your dedication and hard work - along with choosing incredible people - has created a property preservation company no one can compare to.”
- Rob Rybarczyk, Assistant Vice-President, Bank of America Home Loans
“…we appreciate what you have been able to do for us and the assistance you’ve provided in this ever changing environment. Looking forward to a strong partnership going forward.”
- Steven Roark, VP Default, Special Servicing, Saxon Mortgage
“I wanted to drop you a line to congratulate you for receiving Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award. It’s a fantastic achievement and something I know that you have worked very hard for. It’s nice to know that our business partners are so highly thought of.”
- Ben Brunson, Sr. Manager Property Preservation, Saxon Mortgage
“I want to commend you and your company for your efforts to assist local Government agencies with your ‘Good Neighbor Door Hanger’ program. Safeguard Properties is providing necessary information to the neighbors of vacant properties under your company’s control…This is a very important aspect of keeping vacant properties safe and secure with neighborhood involvement (our best eyes and ears in these neighborhoods)…I applaud your efforts, and wished every property preservation company would follow Safeguard Properties lead, as this problem is not only affecting large urban cities, it’s also taking its toll on the small communities too!”
- Marty J. Braccio, Code Enforcement Supervisor. Village of Crete (IL)
“I applaud you and your staff for all that you’ve done, are doing, and will continue to do for our communities and our industry… thank goodness, there is support and unwavering partnerships you’ve created that are waiting for all of us. I am indeed grateful for your involvement, dedication and inspiration provided to all of us that truly care. THANK YOU!”
- Sy Chase, City of LaGrange, GA
“I do not know what I would do without Safeguard. I am a property maintenance inspector in the Village of Orland Park, Illinois, approximate population of 65,000. I attended a seminar that Steve Meyer hosted in Elgin, Illinois. That seminar gave me information that has helped me handle empty foreclosed properties. Steve Meyer and his staff have been so wonderful to work with. I can’t sing Steve’s praises enough. His responses are always immediate…He has handled EVERY problem I have sent to Safeguard. Thank you for your services and your wonderful staff; you make our jobs so much easier.”
- Cheryl Jordan, Property Maintenance Inspector, Village of Orland Park, IL
“From one of the Code Enforcement Officers in the trenches, a heartfelt thanks to you and your staff for the invaluable assistance all of you have afforded us here 'in the field'. The partnership you referred to is working wonderfully and helping solve many of the problems we could not have solved before.”
- Michael Saracina, Jr., Code Enforcement Officer, City of Massillon, OH
"Please know how grateful Midland is that Safeguard hosted
the [hazard insurance claims recovery] industry call. [We] learned some
new information . . . and will contact you regarding a few issues on
which we hope to obtain additional, related information and
clarification. I definitely think there is potential for more calls."
- Janice Lisko, First Vice President, Midland Mortgage
What People Say About Safeguard and MERS®
“We have our greatest success in clean ups with Safeguard and their efforts. Other preservation companies have been somewhat lackadaisical in their approach. A special thanks goes to Denise “Dee” Gavel and Christian Reklinski, both of Safeguard. They are always professional, prompt to respond, and excellent about keeping my City ‘in the loop’ about progress of homes that they represent.”
- Mike Chamlee, Chief Building Official, Springdale (AZ) Building Department
“I have only been using the program for a few weeks but find it very useful. I have only used it attempt to gather information for 8 properties. I have been successful in locating contact info for 4 of them so I am batting .500. When I have reached a contact person, the response has been fabulous. We do not have an ordinance at this time but there is discussion about creating this along with a housing inspection program that is being developed. If this does come about, I am going to push hard to have language in the ordinance requiring MERS to be included. Thank you for a wonderful, useful tool.”
- Kirk Buckman, Code Enforcement Officer, City of Belmont (CA)
“I did sign up for access to MERS and have had pretty good luck in getting through to people and having properties mowed and maintained…”
- Maddie Curtis, Code Enforcement Officer, City of Rockledge (FL)
“Thanks for your leadership on the VPR issue, it’s made it a lot easier to track for everyone.”
- Alberta Hultman, Executive Director & CEO, USFN