Mazal got us an unbelievable deal on a fantastic house in the Marina. She's a hustler and knows how to make things happen. As she says, her name means "good luck" and she brings good luck to people. Tell her what you're looking for and she will make it happen read more

Just dare to question why a deposit or application fee that's demanded before you see an apartment is necessary, and she'll go mask-off and show you who she is. * Unethical behavior. * Charges high fees ($3-8k) to renters for a year lease. * Perhaps most confusingly: she writes like an AI trained to sound like a Nigerian scam artist, but it does seem to track with her 1990s style website (pic attached). Unethical behavior: (See pictures). She posts 15-20 ads on Craigslist that *all* say "just rented" within minutes or hours of their being posted. Some are clearly pictures from properties that are not hers (I had seen them up for people finding a roommate in months past), and at higher rent rates than they's been for. My guess is that she is trying to show landlords that she rents things quickly / for high prices. Charges high fees to renters: If you aren't okay with a $3,000 - 8,000 broker's fee (1-1.5 months of rent), you'll get chewed out. Only one other broker in all of San Francisco charges that (Kenny & Everest) and their public reviews are poor too. Maybe they are trying to capture the NYC business, thinking that those renters won't know that pretty much only NYC has a broker-fee commission structure. Please, landlords. You aren't saving money by making renter's pay for a broker. We're not going to rent from you as quickly, so you lose out on rent. Terrible Communication: Screenshots attached. See Yelp too. Website: Says all you need to know. No listings on the site, just a bunch of links to call her. likely because she doesn't have clients -- she seems to finds apartments on Craigslist and claims that she reps them. The 1990s faxed, Mazal. They'd like their website back. read more

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Mezal is unprofessional and fraudulent. She ask for a brokerage fee and security deposit (both one months rent), before sending any paperwork. We offered to pay her a $300 application fee to process our application, but explained that we felt uncomfortable sending her 6k without a contract. She yelled at us, attacked us and told us we were "out of touch". (see attached image). We worked with Mezal. We worked with Sherman. We offered to pay $300 to process our application. Mezal demands thousands of dollars without a contract. Don't waste your time. read more

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This woman is unprofessional, rude, and horrible to work with. My roommate and I had reached out about a property she posted and ended up applying and putting in an offer. Throughout this process she constantly tried to reinforce how lucky we should be with the initial deal she had given us and was reluctant to put in the offer we asked. The owner quickly accepted the offer and we needed some time to read through the lease. Before we could, she rudely texts us telling us we're wasting her time and she's moving forward with the "many other clients" she has. Do not work with her she doesn't deserve the commission. read more

Awful website. Nonsense pricing for all of the rental houses. Visit Gaetani or JWavro real estate if you want a nicer rental for a lower price. read more

Incredibly rude woman. I reached out with interest about a property and started expressing my ideal start date, but before I could clarify that I had flexibility to move that up if needed, she cut angrily cut me off and said I was a waste of time. read more

I called Mazal a the beginning of the Pandemic to try to rent a house. She refused to show it until I paid a broker fee which she promised me I would get back if I didn't like the house. We she didn't show me the house for 3 months and when we saw it and it was too small she said "too bad" and KEPT THE BROKERS FEE. She didn't even attempt to try to find me a house (there are a ton on the market and she could have just passed on my application) but NO. She is a thief and a pushy~ rude one at that. Whatever you do, do NOT rent a house from her, she will steal. Whatever you do, do NOT use her to rent your house. People like Mazal are what is wrong with the world. read more

I just finished being SCREAMED at by Mazal. She sent me a Craigslist ad, didn't show up to the showing, and now is demanding I pay her a one month commission if I sign the lease. Extortion. No one else in San Francisco has done this. Don't even ask email her about a listing, she will think she's owed a full month's commission. read more

Yikes. If you have a choice, avoid speaking to this person at all. She's a terrible saleswoman and her entire pitch is laughable. Get this -- she posted an ad on Craigslist. I called her up about it. It's a $5000 per month unit. Then, she gets a brokers fee of $5000. Then, 1.5 months of rent as a deposit. I asked her what the total was, since I was a bit taken aback and she blew up. Do keep in mind -- a legit broker/ agent is going to show you a bunch of different houses that are usually not publicly available. Then, you get to pick one and that's a service that's well worth the price. Anyway, long story short -- this person is a joke that seems predatory in their business tactics. Avoid! read more

I just spoke to Mazal Bordo about a house in Telegraph Hill. She was very upset at my questions. She was VERY rude. She charges one months rent as a broker fee. WHAT?! Predator! read more

If you are searching for an apartment on SF on Craigslist/Padmapper/etc., and see Mazal's name, don't even bother contacting her or looking into the apartment, you'll end up extremely disappointed. Mazal has great listings, my boyfriend and I found one on Craigslist and reached out to her. She gave us a very short window of time to view the apartment, from 2 PM - 4 PM in the middle of a workday, with no other options. I canceled a business call I had scheduled for the afternoon to see the apartment. Mazal was late, and when she arrived, couldn't find the keys to the apartment. I waited around for 20 minutes until she came back with keys, and didn't apologize for making me wait around. She asked us for a $2800 fee on top of the first month's rent and security deposit to cover the broker fee. My boyfriend tried negotiating her fee down, asking if we could pay it over the course of a few months, and on top of being already rude, brash, and unprofessional, didn't budge on the $2800 up-front price. I don't know why ANYONE in their right mind would give this woman a broker fee so high. She does 0 work for the buyer and is a terrible saleswoman. Sad experience because we really loved the apartment. read more

The reviews of Mazal here seem to fall into two buckets: 1. We hired Mazal to help us find an apartment and she did a great job 2. Mazal tried to extort us into paying her a broker fee Unfortunately, my experience was the latter. As others such as Chris L. have suggested, if you want the convenience of using a broker to find an apartment, that broker deserves to be compensated for their efforts. The issue is that we conducted our own search, scouring dozens of websites, to find properties we liked. One of these properties happened to list Mazal as a contact. She was uninformed about the property and quickly tried to pressure us into signing a broker agreement (not even specific to that property!) that would require us to pay her 50% of the first month's rent. When we spoke with the property owner separately, he told us he was responsible for any broker fee. Mazal told us she's been doing this for 20 years and this is just the way SF real estate works. Not true. If you're well-monied and want the convenience of a broker, by all means, hire Mazal. But don't let her extort you into paying her a fee when you did all the work. read more

I saw many reviews about Mazal being rude but I still contacted her as some cool looking apartments were associated with her name. Let it be noted ahead of time, no where in the posting was it mentioned there would be a broker's fee. MISLEADING (I bet done on purpose) 1. Mazal does not like to deal in email, limiting flexibility 2. When asking about a way to coordinate a time, she then disclosed there was a fee 3. I expressed that I was looking for non-fee spots and thanked her, she then said "Then, you should continue looking" which comes off as an unnecessary and rude response. How about 'good luck in your search' or 'I understand, thank you' or even no response.... I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS WOMAN TO ANYONE read more

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What a rude real estate agent. I get that she's busy, many people are, but no reason to talk to customers this way. Too many good brokers in sf to deal with this bs. Save your time and go somewhere else. read more

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Mazal was not rude to me, and she deserves 5 stars for making a successful business.....out of suckers. That is a beautiful car after all, so something's working. Now, unfortunately for her I must review as a warning to other Yelpers so 1 star it is. Contrary to one of the reviews below, Mazal does NOT makes things happen. In fact she does nothing but list properties on a free listing site. If you call making my bank account $3K+ less for basically pressing "post to classifieds" then sure she can make that happen. Not a bad days wages. Now the issue I had was that the property I saw was not even one of HER LISTINGS. It was a property free to be shown like any other by any other agent. Yet she tried to be the in between me and the actual owner, in order to collect fees from both. Insulting and double dipping for sure. Point blank: I searched for and found many places on CL. I went out to look at these places I had interest in. The agent or owner met me at the property to show them to me. This very thing I've done 12+ times with one exception....only Mazal asked me for a fee. Fee? For what? For doing exactly what I can do for hundreds of other listings? She surely did not FIND it for me. If there is some special service she provides that goes above and beyond simple CL listings, I was not privy to it, so I cant review that. Example: if I was transplanting from elsewhere and hired Mazal under contract to find me the perfect place based on my specs, she qualifies as a broker and deserve some compensation. Maybe that is the service she provided the good reviews below and she is excellent at it. But the crazy notion of paying someone for what is free is laughable. If she learns the difference, she might get some more positive reviews. read more

Here's the deal with Mazal: no matter what your interaction with her is, she'll charge the same fee - one month's rent. If you're using the apartment searching/relocation service, then that fee might be worth it, as all the 4/5 star reviews show. I'm sure she does great work as a relocation agent. However, Mazal also posts listings on Craigslist and expects the same fee for doing what is at most an hour's worth of work. So if you come across one of her Craigslist ads, do yourself a favor and contact the building's rental office directly. You'll avoid having to deal with Mazal and her ridiculous fee. But whatever you do, do not contact her first and then try to circumvent her, because she will pitch a fit and do her damndest to torpedo your lease. read more

Rude, dishonest, unprofessional. Avoid at all costs. If she's "showing" a place, save yourself a few thousand dollars simply by finding the ACTUAL real estate company in charge of the listing and contact them directly. Under no circumstances should you ever go through Mazal. read more

this person is super rude sorry i just didnt know there is brokers fee in SF but no right reason to reply bitch if this person was professional,i understand they make living by brokers fee but no reason they can reply "fuck you bitch"to someone didnt know about brokers fee (its uncommon in SF) if i can give zero or minus star i did Under no circumstances should you ever go through Mazal read more

Mazal was really great to work with - I had such a pleasant experience renting from her and would absolutely recommend her and use her again. Very professional, very honest, and seems to have a lot of quality properties that are fairly priced. As a renter, these qualities are not always easy to find in a broker but Mazal has them all!! We ended up randomly seeing a place she posted on Craigslist (we had seen a LOT of other properties before that...a lot of those were totally misrepresented or way overpriced given their quality or locale) and fell in love with her listing. As another poster said, she negotiates rent for you so she is awesome to work with as a renter and will do her best to make a deal happen between owner/renter. In my experience, she is totally up front, fair, punctual, and honest. While she does charge a broker's fee she was totally straightforward about that on the phone when I initially called to set up the appointment to see the place. B/c of the broker's fee her services aren't for everyone, but I do think she tends to get a lot of the great listings and if you can afford to pay the broker's fee it is worth it b/c she essentially vettes properties for you. She is totally on your side as a renter too - for instance, even though the apartment we ended up renting from her was super popular and other people wanted it - we applied first and she honored that and was so easy to work with - once we put our application and fee in she took it off the market. I mention this only b/c we had a completely different experience w/another broker previously (who tried to underprice a property, then pit potential renters against each other in a bidding war after an open house...). Professional, courteous, and has great listings...what more can you ask for?! Plus, if you have a dog she seems to have a lot of nicer dog-friendly options (definitely a plus!!). read more

Genuinely the most rude, callous, I-don't-care-about-you type of person I have ever worked with (and I've been in SF renting various apartments for the past 6 years). Would absolutely avoid them if you can. read more

If there's anyone I trust in San Francisco with finding my new home, it's Mazal! She truly makes things happen. I have no idea how she approaches the owner with her deals, but she can seriously turn coal into diamonds. You pay for what you get & I can assure you we would not have been able to get our house without Mazal's mastermind!!! 5 STARS FROM ME! read more

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This women is so rude and obnoxious! I called on one of her listings and she immediately asked for my phone number. I was recluctant to give it to her and proceeded with my questions about the property. She was very rude about it. I explained that I am a realtor in Marin and that is not how the business is conducted in my opinion. She barked that I should just stay in Marin and hung up on me! Just go to her website and look at her picture, you will get a sense of this womens character .... it screams "unprofessional"! I will stay clear away from this women and her listings, even if I love the place. I want nothing to do with people that work with this women. This women gives realtors a bad name. Shis is very RUDE & UNPROFESSIONAL! read more

Unprofessional. Don't waste your time. We went through full lease process and were preparing to move within a week but then when finalizing time to pick up keys and obtaining a copy of lease signed by landlord, we received this email: "Sorry for the delay. The owner has decided to accept another party's offer and will rent to that party." No phone call. Lesson learned: Meet the landlord and get the lease fully executed by the landlord. Do not rely on the intermediary real estate agent. read more

It's hard to describe what a scam artist this woman is. She charges landlords 1 month's rent to rent out their place, and THEN turns around and ALSO charges each *applicant* 1/2 month's rent to apply to the place. The landlords are NOT aware of her practices in charging applicants 1/2 month's rent. Yes, you read right - she charges landlords for her services, and then charges every applicant, unbeknownst to the landlords. When asked whether that was common practice, her response was, "You don't need to apply for this place, I have a lot of other people who are interested." She is definitely not doing the landlords any favors. She's also horrendously bad at returning phone calls and scheduling appointments, unless you're extremely persistent. Once you miraculously end up with an appointment with her to view the apartment, she keeps a group of about 5-10 people waiting and shows up half an hour late. The entire experience was extremely unpleasant. It's really mind blowing that she gets any business at all. Negative stars if possible. read more

Oi - finding an apartment in the Bay Area is about as much fun as having your toenails extracted - and that's *if* you're a traditional sort of Bay Area renter, with upper-range credit, a pile of cash and a willingness to battle it out with other, equally qualified candidates who are bloodthirsty for a place to call home. In our case, my partner and I barely even fulfilled those criteria, as I've avoided credit cards my whole life and have a good amount of cash on hand, while she is a financial whizkid, but currently without a job as we wanted to wait and see what her options would be once we got here. That meant that in most cases, we'd be unable to find, let alone snag a place unless we got very, very lucky. Which means you snag an agent, and move some of that cash you've saved into an "opportunity cost" column - because for us, it made *all the difference*. Now, there's a fair bit of salt on Mazal's review page about paying for an agent. It's generally a month of the proposed rent and yes, that's an 'ouch' moment in San Francisco - but spending money can fall into at least two categories. The first is where it hurts, and is unnecessary and the second is where it hurts and you get what you paid for. This was the latter - and it saved us months of work and a lot of hassle. First, she handles everything at ludicrous speed, and communicates effectively, even at the eleventh hour. Secondly, she's well-informed about the properties, and can guide younger or less experienced renters to help them through the process. Third, as was our case, she can speak for them if they, like us, have an asymmetrical, but otherwise good, financial history. As a bonus, she helped us actually negotiate a bit - and made the paperwork side of things go simply and easily. If you don't want to pay for an agent, don't. If you don't need an agent, then forgo it. If you want to use an agent and then shirk paying by side-stepping them, you're ripping them off for their work. That's shit, frankly. Don't abuse people's time. If you want to work with a really nice person who is razor-sharp and willing to help you actually find something that works for you, then I can't recommend Mazal with any more gusto. She was incredibly pleasant and we felt great paying her fee because she did exactly what it took to find us a brilliant new apartment that we never could have snagged otherwise within 24 hours of contacting her. That's service worth paying for. Thanks Mazal! read more

Mazal is fantastic and helped me find my dream apartment in SF. I had been looking for 5 months for the perfect place without any luck. I met Mazal at a showing for another property and we got to talking about exactly what I was looking for. She showed me 8 different units over 2 days and found me the perfect place in a hard to get into building. The unit wasn't on the market yet but with her connection with the owners, she was able to get me a showing before anyone else. She helped write a great offer and less than 24 hours later, it was accepted by the owner. I move next month and couldn't be happier. Yes, there is a fee, but Mazal more than earned it with her fantastic service and deep knowledge of the local market and the various owners. SF can be a tricky market, but with the right partner, you can find the perfect place. read more

I've just gotten off a phone call with Mazal, whom I found to be unprofessional and antagonistic. While walking home, my partner and I had seen a sign outside of the building that said something along the lines of, "apartment available, inquire with doorman." We did just that, and the very friendly doorman walked us through the unit. We were very interested in renting it and got an application from the doorman, who told us to fill it out and send it to the building secretary. Later, while looking on Craigslist, we found a posting for the same unit, which listed Mazal as the point of contact. I emailed her inquiring about the unit, she asked me to call her, so I did. Quite the mistake on my part! She was immediately rude and seemed upset that we had seen the unit without her. She continually interrupted me to ask, "why didn't you contact me to see it?" and "why didn't you ask me first?" I explained that we had found the building and unit by coincidence, but contacted her as soon as we discovered that she was the point of contact. She continued to chide me for not going through her. When I stated I was confused by what I felt was her scolding me for following the directions on the sign and from the doorman, she went into discussing the price and telling me our offer (read: we hadn't yet made an offer, rather had simply asked if the owner was open to negotiating) was ridiculous and the owner would never accept it. I clarified that we were not yet making an offer, which didn't seem to mollify her. She then abruptly pivoted to saying she'd send us an application - *her* application (not the building's...), and that we would need to go through her for everything from that point. After she made another flippant remark regarding the price (which, again, we had not yet proposed), I said I would consult with my partner and get back to her, but that I was unimpressed by how the conversation had gone as she had been aggressive and unprofessional. She replied, "OK, fine, don't waste my time then" and hung up on me. Unfortunately for the owner whom Mazal represents, we were seriously interested in the property, which the doorman told us has been sitting, unrented for four months. After this unfortunate exchange with Mazal, we are deterred from moving forward. read more

Mazal helped me find an apartment that was just the right fit for me and my family. I was only in town for a couple of days so time was of the essence. I'd recommend Mazal if you need to find something very quickly. She won't waste your time and she will get you a good deal. The broker fee can be expensive, but it is worth it, depending on your situation. If you have time to look around and browse apartments, she might not be your best option. However, if you want exactly what you are looking for NOW, I'd highly recommend Mazal. She did not get 5 stars from me because she was NOT accurate regarding what the landlord pays vs the tenat. She indicated that it was an oversight on her part because she has a lot of apartments for rent, which for me, was not acceptable. We negotiated part of her broker fee, which in the end showed that not only is she good and what she does she is professional and fair. read more

Mazal is awesome. I recently moved to SF and contacted her. She works very fast, she found a great apartment fitting my criteria and I got it. Quickly. She's always available by phone or email. I highly recommend Mazal. She made the apartment search painless. read more

Mazal is AMAZING! She's extremely attentive, always reachable and takes the extra mile to help! I've been so lucky to work with her during my rental process. Before I met Mazal I was so frustrated in the SF rental market, but she changed it all! She truly `makes things happen`. I can't thank her enough! read more

TL:DR; If you happen to have been shown a place by Mazal, and want to avoid paying her "fee," it would behoove you to google the property you were shown and with some light work (a few keystrokes) find the person responsible for the listing and get in touch with them directly. The services Mazal can provide really depend on what you're looking for. If you are looking to resettle into the city and LEASE and want to do so in a speedy fashion with money not being an object then she is DEFINITELY the right person for the job. Her biggest positive is how quickly she works and has very little time for bullshit, works best when you know what you're getting yourself into. If, however, you are a typical person in the market for a new lease in the city and have some time to do your own research, you will very likely not be happy with her services; firstly, as she openly discloses in her first contact with you, she requires a broker's fee for her services. Typically this fee is paid by the landlord and constitutes 1 month's rent. In her case, she collects this from the future tenant, once the lease is approved and signed. In her defense, she does show places that are harder to find on the market, and in the competitive market of San Francisco this is somewhat of an asset and this is up to the client whether this is worth the cost. For us, it wasn't unfeasible, but also not very necessary. What I believe would have made our experience with her more pleasant is a higher degree of professionalism and I will elaborate; 1. Mazal did not define the exact process under which our application process would move forward and identify potential bottlenecks, such information needed to be extracted by a plethora of questions. 2. She will cater to the landlord's preferences, not yours (even though you are her client, although the landlord provides repeat business). An example being that we have two service animals and notified her that under California Law, we are exempt from pet rent/deposit charges. Her rebuttal was merely that the landlord would sense complication and walk away (which is ground for a potential lawsuit, should you decide to pursue this). In this sense there is nothing she can do, but that does not stop her from floating the idea to the landlord, after all, client is paying her. 3. To expedite the process, I asked if we could review the lease well in advanced of signing the contract so that we may come prepared, with questions, or simply to sign and walk, knowing what we would get ourselves into. Mazal replied that this would not be possible. I for one, do not see why it would be impossible. Once again, it was us paying for her services, and once again she catered to the landlord, who supposedly doesn't send out leases because she wont change the terms anyway(as we found out later, through the landlord's staff manager). But the mere lack of effort to make a call to the landlord to ask to send the contract, without even asking or explaining why, with just a hard no, is entirely unprofessional. So there you have it; until you pay her, she may bend over backwards for a client, appear very interested and understanding of her client, and show you any and all properties you wish to see. Once she has the check, prepare to expect absolutely nothing...Once again this is for the leasing side of her business, for buying a property the attention to detail could be entirely different, but after this experience I would not seek her services again. read more

I called to inquire about a property and got a complete brush off. It was as though I'm not worth her time. Reliable? Empathetic? Intuitive? ....I think not. Guys, go through the source. Do NOT use a broker to obtain a place to rent in the city. Plentiful places. I also found out she has a horrible reputation within the Facebook rental group/communities. A few people have posted conversations they've had with her and I'm appalled. I'm glad it didn't get that far with me. Wish I had done my research beforehand. read more

I would never recommend using her. She did not disclose any fee until we were set to sign lease papers. Then she said, "so, I told you about the fee right?" What fee....oh, a broker finder fee. A finder fee for something that is posted on craigslist. But she was feeling nice, so gave us a steal and only charged us half the fee price. We gave in and paid it, but I would never do this again. She was very shady. She also put us with an owner that was just as shady. Would give negative stars if possible. Never again! read more

I would give this woman 0 stars if possible. I just called about a listing on CL that she had re-posted several times, when she told me that she could show me the apartment. Great! My roommates and I area available on Friday, but apparently she already has other applications in on the apartment. Now she gets huffy, raises her voice and starts getting rude. So, to clarify, since I still haven't gotten anything more than this woman saying she's waiting for money in her hands, I ask can we see the apartment on Friday or not? "Well, I already have applications so if I get a deposit then it's off the market!" she proceeds to push back at me getting increasingly more rude. Thanks, but no thanks lady. This woman is incredibly rude, unprofessional and is clearly out to get whoever's money, as fast as possible. Reading the other reviews, I'm not surprised that she charges an undisclosed fee at the last minute. The listing I am referring to says absolutely nothing about a fee. I'm currently working with other brokers as well who have been professional, helpful and FULLY TRANSPARENT about their brokerage fee. Do yourself a favor and work with someone else. read more

super rude. She couldn't answer basic questions (parking or pet policy), and made it sound like she would have to do a tremendous amount of work to track down the owner and the answers... why would I pay you and presumably enter into an exclusive arrangement in consideration for an apartment that doesn't meet my criteria? read more

Mazal is excellent at what she does and a pleasure to work with. She's straightforward which seems like a very rare attribute in the real estate market. She was very up front with us about everything and she honestly believes in the apartments she chooses to represent. Her biggest concern was making sure we liked the place we found and we did! We moved over a year ago to an absolutely gorgeous apartment and since then Mazal has recently helped my mother find another great place. In both cases it happened quickly and smoothly. She specializes in high end rentals and from my experience (I have dealt with lots of reps throughout the city - Gavin Coombs, J Wavro, Citiapartments) she has access to the best stuff. I have no idea how one woman manages to compete with businesses that have multiple agents but she does it. read more

Mazal is absolutely awesome and I highly recommend her. To be fair, most people that are complaining in the reviews are complaining because they don't want to pay her fee. As a former NYC'er, I'm very much accustomed to paying a brokers fee if I use a broker. If you don't want to pay a broker's fee, then don't use a broker....it's pretty simple. I don't think it's fair to criticize a broker for charging a broker's fee....this is her job after all. Now back to why I think Mazal is awesome...As a dog owner in a hot rental market, I was having a really tough time finding the type of place I wanted in the price range I wanted. I happened to see a new listing on Mazal's site and reached out to her. She promptly returned my call and set up a viewing. I loved the apartment she showed me but the owner of the property did not want to rent to someone with a dog over 15lbs, so I wrote this apartment off. Mazal showed me a couple other apartments, but alas I didn't find the right one. Fast forward a couple hours later, Mazal was able to work out a great deal for me and my dog with the first building....which is WAY above and beyond what I would expect of a broker. Now I can't guarantee that I she can do this for you also, but what I can guarantee is that Mazal is the type of person that will try her very best to help you find a great apartment and try to work out terms that work for you. As an added bonus, she's very sweet, the type of person I'd love to have over for dinner. If I need to use a broker again, I'll definitely be coming to her! read more

I hired Mazal to take the headache out of finding us the perfect apartment. I didn't have the time or interest to sift through everything and fight to get an apartment in the highly competitive marina apartment market. We had special issues (two dogs) and wanted a really nice place in a specific location. She was fantastic. She did all the leg work and negotiated all the desired terms with the landlords we encountered. She warned us about certain neighbors who were terrible etc as she knows the area so well. She was very loyal to us and worked hard for us. She made the process a pleasure and I have worked with her on two occasions. I highly recommend contacting her and getting her on your side early in the process - then sit back and let her handle all the negotiations and scouting. She's the best at that! You want her working for you - trust me! I would use her again in a heartbeat and highly recommend her. read more

"The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly." The Good: Mazal gets things done and she does it quickly. She's on turbo speed and if you need a place immediately, she can do it. The Bad: In my experience, she "stretches the truth," fibs, etc. For example, our place had actually been on craigslist for a little while, though she claimed she got us in before it was listed. There appears to be a tendency for her to hype or misrepresent her access. The Ugly: No followup or professional thanks for using her whatsoever, no note, nothing. (Surprising, as she knew I would be buying a home here in the next year.) Mazal left me with a "Take the Money and Run" feeling. She is not my type of service provider. read more

I had the best experience working with Mazal--she helped me secure my dream apartment in San Francisco. This was a huge feat, given the rental market in SF is highly competitive (with less than 1% availability rate!) She works quick and the whole experience was easy and stress free. She is professional, knows her business, and is an absolute delight to work with. I highly recommend Mazal if you are looking to find a great apartment, quickly. read more