Avoid this company at all costs…read more They "managed" two of my Palm Springs condos. In one instance, they allowed my condo to be sublet by someone whom I did not know and who did not have a lease agreement with me. The debacle ended in a nasty eviction and the loss of thousands of dollars. There was never any apologies for this disaster and they refused to take responsibility for it. I was baffled by their lack of accountability. Surely someone could have noticed that they had been receiving payments from "Tom" and suddenly "Harry," who is not on the lease, is making payments. But their "over promise and under deliver" motto disallowed them from noticing such things. In another instance, my condo became vacant and needed to be listed. It sat unoccupied with no interest in it for a month. When they sent an email to me stating that I needed to lower the price by $500 (a 25% reduction) for lack of interest, I became curious because Palm Springs is a fairly strong market right now and "no interest" in my condo sounded very suspicious. After a few clicks on my Mac I discovered that no one at Utopia bothered to take any interior pictures of my condo to accompany the listing. When I brought this to their attention, instead of being embarrassed by the sloppiness, Nicole, the manager, argued, talked over me, made excuses, challenged EVERYTHING I said. For example, when I said, "My condo has no pictures attached to the listing," she would bark, "It does, too, have pictures attached to the listing. Don't lie." So yes, it did have pictures....OF THE EXTERIOR. But no one is going to inquire about a property if they can't see pictures of where they will be living. But she dug in her heels and could not concede that a lack of inside photos was critical to a successful listing. Also, It was simply lost on her that, because my property sat vacant for that moth, I lost thousands of dollars. She wanted to argue that "technically" there were photos attached to the condo even though none of them were of the interior rather than say, "That is not how we like to do business, let me take care of it and we will all put in extra effort to get it rented." It was the polar opposite of a professional way to handle their blunder. If you are a property owner, be advised that Utopia does not understand they are handling an investment of yours. They do not appreciate that you have time, sweat, and money invested in your property. Go elsewhere. You will regret listing your property with Utopia.

Thank you Irene Franz for your assistance while renting and being supportive during my transition…read morewith my move. I appreciate all you do! Very professional approach and friendly to work with! Thank you, Dana Rome

I unfortunately waited too long before switching over to Agave. The previous manager we used was…read morenot putting forth the effort we had expected, and I wasn't able to justify working with them anymore. Matt exceeded my expectations with the level of attention, management, and transparency he provided. I was quick to see that Matt knew what he was doing and with the transparency and care he put forth, it was easy to trust Matt. He's already delivered INSANE results and capitalized on optimization elements I had not considered. I highly recommend!!

When we first bought our vacation rental, we tried self-managing and quickly realized how stressful…read moreand time-consuming it was. After that, we worked with another management company, but they rarely returned our calls and gave us little to no insight into how our property was performing. It felt like we were completely in the dark. Switching over to Agave was the best decision we've made for our property. From day one, Matt and the team have been incredibly responsive, easy to work with, and most importantly--they genuinely care about owners, not just the guests. Matt takes the time to answer our questions, walk us through decisions, and make sure we always feel confident about how our rental is being managed. Since partnering with Agave, our revenue has increased and managing the property has become stress-free. We finally feel like we have a true partner who looks out for us and makes the entire process seamless. I can't recommend Agave highly enough to any property owner looking for a team that really delivers on both results and peace of mind.

Thank you Albert and Corrina with Priority Real Estate & Lending for all your help with my Refi…read more I am so glad my Friends referred you to me. You both made doing a Refi so easy. You made me feel so comfortable, I ended up doing 3 properties with you. I would highly recommend you to anyone asking for a great lender. (https://www.mypriority.net) Albert, you and Corrina are a great team that made me feel you always had my best interest in the whole process. When I am ready to sell or need any Lending service, I will be calling you. I wouldn't think of using anyone else! Thanks Again Lucy & Kathy

Buyer beware. George Strickland is the owner of both real estate and lending company. My wife and…read moremyself both are pre approved from a prestige credit Union. Mr Strickland accepted our offer and advised me he can get me approved thru his lending company with a lower interest. Even thou we were already pre approved I decided to give him an opportunity. I received a call this evening 2/15/22 to advise my DTI was to high. I fully disagree. He didn't even give me the opportunity to explain why if it was true or needed. He said he decided to go with a different buyer. He only used that bogus excuse to accept a higher offer. I will be reporting him to the California department of real estate. These people are shady. Karma !