Working with dpaul was wonderful! His deep knowledge of Bay Area homes and neighborhoods really…read morehelped us narrow our search. He asked good questions to help us identify our top priorities and helped us navigate the tricky San Francisco real estate market as first-time buyers. He met us on walkthroughs and helped us pinpoint what we liked in certain neighborhoods and homes, then helped us find more options that fit our budget and criteria. We were so grateful for his expertise and when we found our top contender our offer was accepted! He supported us as we moved through the closing process, and we were confident in our next steps. We're now renovating our home and can't wait to have dpaul over to see our progress! Our little family will be forever grateful for the care he took with us to ensure we would have a home to make memories in for years to come. We would work with dpaul for any real estate needs in the future and highly recommend him to anyone looking to buy or sell a home.

As our original review indicates, we worked with dpaul to purchase a home in the Castro district of…read moreSan Francisco in 2013. We worked with him again to sell that same home in 2017. In short, I can't say enough good things about dpaul -- we couldn't have asked for a better realtor on either the buying or selling side. When we were buyers, it was our first home purchase. He worked patiently to figure out exactly what we wanted and to help us understand the ins and outs of getting an offer accepted in San Francisco. He even worked with us during his vacation to put together an offer (which was the one that was ultimately accepted). In selling our house, he was incredibly savvy about pricing and making counter offers. Our house ended up going for 27% over asking, and 40% over what we paid for it 4 years prior. Put simply: I give dpaul our strongest recommendation. You won't find a better realtor.

Customer service is top notch. I love it…read more Houses here are expensive in SF, all the good deals got bought out already.

We wholeheartedly recommend hiring Paul Barbagelato, Kathy White, and the BarbCo team to sell your…read morehouse. We recently closed escrow on our house in West Portal and are very happy with the process and the results. Paul's go-to-market plan resulted in the house selling quickly after multiple offers at a price that exceeded our expectations. We had interviewed multiple realtors but immediately felt that Paul had the most experience and the highest level of local market knowledge. Since we were not in San Francisco during the process, we appreciated their contractor connections to prepare and stage the house. Their recommended contractors were cost-effective and thorough in their work. The communication was excellent; from signing the listing agreement through closing escrow, Paul and Kathy diligently kept us updated, answered our concerns, and assisted in the paperwork. Working with them resulted in a low-stress and enjoyable experience that achieved our goals.

Terrible management company. Jose is incompetent at managing properties. RUN IF YOU'RE A TENANT OR…read moreA LANDLORD. I was a tenant at one of the properties he manages. Prior to moving in we were promised that multiple things would be fixed upon moving. None of that ever happened. We kept asking him about fixing the issues he promised and he kept saying he'd eventually do it and never did. So we just gave up on asking him. Also upon moving in we noticed the fridge was full of food stains and crumbs. The shelves in the kitchen and stove were also very dirty and not cleaned. We had to do a deep cleaning upon moving which was absurd for a place where we were paying nearly 4K a month for. We soon learned from our neighbors that the previous tenants, moved out because the property manager would avoid them and failed to fix serious issues in the house; they eventually grew tired of asking and moved on. When it was time for us to move out at the end of the lease, we spent hours painting / deep cleaning the place to ensure that there would be no issue on retrieving our deposit. It's been weeks since we've left and have yet to receive it. Jose first told us we left a mess and would be charged a large cleaning fee. We obviously questioned him on that and he responded with sending us pictures of a property with a mess in it (which was not ours ). He then claimed we left the oven dirty, left dust on the garage floor, and dust top of the fridge; we found this comical given the state we received the house. He then claimed the cleaners charged him $400 to clean these things which would come out of our deposit.... How does that even make any sense? It's been weeks since we've left and have yet to receive our deposit; he's continued to lie and stall even after leaving. And in CA a rent deposit should be returned within 21 days! I've been renting houses in the San Francisco area for over 12 years and have never dealt with such bullshit.

Im very happy with grant. He's amazing and easy to work with, also very accommodating im happy with…read moremy new space and look forward to a awesome relationship with this company

We have had the worst experience of renting a place using Sue Vaterlaus's service. She rented a…read morehouse yo our family without disclosing the house's various problems (not working appliances and clogged piping) and more importantly she -knowingly- did not disclose that the Owner of the house only intended to rent the house for a short-while. We moved, changed our child's school and in 5 months we received a notice saying they want the house back in one year threatening us with legal actions. We moved out in one year and it cost us greatly. We were told by our neighbors -who saw our troubles with the school (moving our child twice in one year) and the cost of moving- that Sue Vaterlaus and owner had told the neighbors that the Owner will be back to live in the house "in one year" before they rented the house, but knowingly and intentionally did not disclose to the renters of their plans. An unprofessional agent. We are -after moving out- looking into filing a complaint to make sure this does not happen to another family.

Out of the question one of the best thing in my life, was doing business with Sue…read more.. After getting my family dream house in Pacifica, she is considered part of the family. she is using latest technology to make communication and purchase of the house as smooth as possible. Guess what, my sister liked her so much, she used Sue to buy an investment house. Now, my friend is using Sue as his realtor. After many years of searching, no doubt, the search for realtor is over! THANK YOU, SUE VATERLAUS from me, my wife and my three little kids

Originally we worked with another real estate agent because we were buying in Fremont not the…read morepeninsula and we wanted someone local. That real estate agent only told us the good things about a house, not information she knew that would keep us from buying! And would never attempt to bid lower than asking. We worked with her for 3-4 months with no luck, then switched to Tony and got a house within 3 weeks. Tony was straight with us and would point out all the flaws in the house. He has a good eye for shoddy contract work and had pretty extensive knowledge of plumbing, electrical, flooring etc. It was such a help! We found a house we loved that fit all the check boxes. He ended up talking down the asking price by $75 k! And getting us $2k from the seller to fix up the house in the very competitive Fremont market. After we bought the house, he continued to serve as a resource as we started to repair everything on the home inspection. He is very quick to respond, very knowledgeable and has a lot of drive. We will definitely use him again the next time we buy a house and will recommend him to family and friends.

Tony helped us purchase our first home and he was an absolute pleasure to work with. I can say that…read morewith certainty because our first realtor was a hot mess. Hence, we were skeptical when approaching a new realtor. He allowed us to quiz his knowledge, question his flexibility to accommodate our odd work schedules and dedication to helping us find the one. We quickly felt safe and taken care of. My parents were involved in this purchase as well so he had to deal with the demands of 4 people! He understands traditions, superstitions, and our very defined needs for our property. He guided us to many suitable homes and showed us the properties as many times as we needed to make our decisions. He was responsive, via email and phone. He was prompt every time. He was helpful in finding answers, examining the property, pushing the limits, and helping us weigh our options. He met our needs. Thanks to Tony the whole process was smooth, quick, and painless. He'll take care of you!

Patrick was amazing and helped us find a home in the Bay Area during COVID, which was no easy feat…read more He was excellent in helping us find comparisons for price, negotiations, get information from others, find loan options and answer all our questions as first time home buyers. He also was available at our convenience to do private showings for all homes due to shelter in place requirements. Highly recommend and will 100% work with him in the future when we sell our home or look for new properties!

Patrick's great, we paid $70k less than asking in the Bay Area!…read more Our experience: He found 10 places in our price range. When we decided on one, he found out how much the seller would accept, then negotiated so there was no counter offer. Personality: Most Realtors are nice, but dumb and salesy. Patrick is kind, actually smart, and didn't push us into buying something we didn't love. Reliability: Patrick will respond day/night. If he said he'd be there at 10, he was there at 9:55 Tenacity: Our loan fell apart 1/2 through. Patrick worked with the bank to get it back on track Experience: Patrick knows what he's doing. He found errors the seller's agent made, and ensured they were fixed so they wouldn't cause us trouble later. He also negotiated with the title company because he knew which fees were flexible

When I first called Melanie Leung and spoke to her, I found her to be very pleasant and nice. She…read moretalked about herself and her accomplishments and how she is familiar with the housing market in San Francisco. She asked me for the rent roll and appraisal which I sent to her. She told me that she would do an assessment, but I never heard back from her. I left a message and texted and nothing. My experience is very different from others. I just found Melanie to be unresponsive and unreliable.

Kalok Law is the real deal y'all. And I really don't think I'll ever stop raving about her…read more Last year, I went into the Balboa office for my initial homebuyer meeting. The office is modern and well kept. We reviewed the home buying process and she catered it towards me, a first time home buyer. I have some background knowledge on the process but it was a good refresher. I got some detailed information to bring home for my husband as well. We started off the process pretty quickly. She asked me what I was looking for, if I was preapproved, etc. I gave her a list of needs/wants and we got straight to it. By mid week, we were at our first showing. She drove out to the east bay multiple times a week if needed to go with us to open houses/scheduled showings. I could tell she was driven in helping us find the right home. Long story short, we closed 2 months after our initial meeting. I was out of the country during the close and she still made it happen. I trusted her and her process. We took her advice and it really paid off. Her experience, attention to detail, determination, and true kindness has still left us in awe over one year later. She's reached out to check in on us and has extended contacts for any work (from gardeners to concrete contractors) we've needed to have done since the purchase. I really can't recommend anyone better. If we buy another or sell, we know who we're calling first. Pro-tip: Not limiting her to this, but first time homebuyer? Kalok is the gal for you.

We couldn't be happier with how we were treated & worked with by Mary Ann when looking for our…read morefirst home in the Bay Area. From Day 1, she was super responsive & she had great suggestions for homes to view based on what we were looking for. She was extremely respectful of our choices. She never pushed us to close the deal. Her thorough groundwork for home comparables & coming up with the right market value really helped us to come up with an offer. I would say this is by far the best groundwork we have seen from a real estate agent. The queries were always promptly and clearly answered. If not, she made sure to get in touch with the right people. What is most important, from initial search through escrow closing, Mary Ann watched out for our interests. She made this entire process less stressful for us. We highly recommend Mary Ann & we would definitely contact her next time we are in the market.

Respectful Thorough…read morePatient Kind Funny and smart I'm so grateful to have worked with Mary Ann