president of home improvement help, as well as being a real estate agent. in fact, birgh wasn t even licensed at the time he started work on the decourseys house. we ve found other people who have also been through this, and it s we can understand that it s a pattern. that he shows houses that need work, brings in his contractor, the contractor gives a favorable number on the repairs, the house is sold, he makes his commission, the contractor gets work for something he would probably not be given personal recommendation for. we decided to try to get some answers. we found the agent still selling homes like this one, a million-dollar estate just minutes from the decourseys. a house that also has a connection to the decourseys contractor. we did no harm to that man. we liked him. we didn t deserve what we got. you had a financial
me get set up for just a sec. you have a financial partnership with richard birgh, the contractor? i do co-own some land with dick, yes. that was something that we ve done for years. uh-huh. it s something we ve done for years. but in regards to that, it was a innocent and unfortunate, non-intentional issue. according to dick and you could, you know, call him and chat with him. yeah, we are. he said that he called me in 2001 and he said that he was at the secretary of state when he was incorporating home improvement help and he needed a third name according to the secretary of state. okay. and he said it was no big deal, he just needed a name. he but you didn t benefit financially at all from this partnership with richard birgh? zero. but you had a financial relationship and were vice president of the corporation that did the work on the house. but i didn t know i was vp.
their house with what i call little stuff. doors and trim is little stuff. but these documents show that paul stickney recommended home improvement help to do much more than just the little stuff. in fact, he recommended hih to six other real estate clients. there was another revelation about the home stickney was selling that day. whose house is this that we re at right now? who owns this house? stefan birgh. it s the contractor s son. it s his son. you get a commission. if i do a good job selling a house, that s what i do. what about the man, dick birgh, who was paid $164,000 by the decourseys to remodel their home. he says his company didn t exist before their remodel. there was no company. the company was formed for the benefit of them.
contractor. it was learning that this man, their trusted real estate agent, paul stickney, was a corporate officer in contractor dick birgh s company, hih. we found out that paul stickney is actually the vice president of home improvement help, as well as being a real estate agent. in fact, birgh wasn t even licensed at the time he started work on the decourseys house. we ve found other people who have also been through this, and it s we can understand that it s a pattern. that he shows houses that need work, brings in his contractor, the contractor gives a favorable number on the repairs, the house is sold, he makes his commission, the contractor gets work for something he would probably not be given personal recommendation for. we decided to try to get some answers. we found the agent still selling homes like this one, a million-dollar estate just
they d like to know if there was any if you profited at all by being vice president of the corporation of the company with richard birgh the contractor. no. i was not a, you know, vp. happy to explain that, but let me get set up for just a sec. you have a financial partnership with richard birgh, the contractor? i do co-own some land with dick, yes. that was something that we ve done for years. uh-huh. but in regards to that, it was a innocent and unfortunate, non-intentional issue. according to dick and you could, you know, call him and chat with him. yeah, we are. he said that he called me in 2001 and he said that he was at the secretary of state when he was incorporating home improvement help and he needed a third name according to the secretary of state.