Jesse crowder was our agent, he was great, professional, and honest…read more i highly recommend him!! thanks to Jesse we found our dream home in lompoc, ca!! Laura garcia

Jesse is awesome! Our team had the pleasure of working with him to help our First Time Homebuyers…read morepurchase in today's competitive housing market. Knowledgeable, responsible, proactive and professional - he is truly a wonderful ally!

Tni is truly the best real estate agent we have ever worked with. To be perfectly honest, my…read morehusband has a sensitive built in radar when it comes to working with real estate agents and is rarely satisfied with the level of professionalism and knowledge that we have encountered. But if someone is honest, knowledgeable and actively working for our interests, he will be loyal, supportive and committed, which he was with Tni, much to my great happiness. Anyway, to get to the point, Tni's law background, amazing sensitivity, intelligence, flexibility and professionalism is very hard to top. She is not only a top realtor, she is 100% committed to her field and is a strong advocate for home ownership. She has gone above and beyond for hopeful homeowners from many backgrounds and goals. I was very impressed with her open-mindedness and thoughtfulness and compassion for not just her clients, but for the entire community. She doesn't just sell houses, she works for increased home ownership for all people. For us, she helped us with a transaction when we moved into the area and also helped us with a second transaction when the time came that we had to move out of the area. She even helped us find a realtor in a new area that she was unfamiliar with. She did our best for us at all times, and her best is the best there is. She took care of difficult issues and made our journey as smooth as possible. Tni deserves the very highest recommendation and will make your life better for working with her.

Tni is amazing! She is thorough, committed, knowledgeable, focused, wise, caring, experienced and…read morecalm. She is on top of the sales and transaction process from your first contact. There were some minor ups and downs with the other realtor, but Tni got every issue handled and put the everyone at ease. She does her work with aplomb, finesse and making everything drama-free. No question, Tni is the realtor to call whether you are buying or selling. She is fantastic!

The Hinkens group is the only property manager I have used. Not only are they fair and honest, they…read moreare a local family that has been the area for many years. They understand the town and valley and I consistently refer all my friends and family to them. If you are looking for a great real estate and rental experience work with the Hinkens group.

The people fixing things quicker, they inspect your place once a year and you tell them things that…read moreare wrong, we lived there at least 4 years, and things written on our inspections still are not fixed. We don't live there now, but the place we had should be fixed before they rent it again. The people there are nice but the rent is a bit high for what you get out of them

Best person to represent your home. Honest, kind and will work hard to sell your home.read more

Lisa is awesome! She was recommended to us by locals and we're so glad we decided to work with her…read more She kept us informed on houses for sale in the Santa Ynez Valley for over a year before we actually looked at any properties in person. She knew exactly what we were looking for and we actually fell in love with one of the properties we toured on our first home shopping visit. Not only did she help us find exactly the house we wanted but she went way beyond that by recommending services in the area and checking on the house for us a couple of times before we were able to move in! She is super responsive and really knows the business.

We rented a home for 5 years that plus managed and everything was great until Chris obers left in…read more2024 and it has been awful ever since. December 2024 we asked for a lease extension which we do yearly. Typically, we hear back within a few weeks. We never heard anything and had to keep asking...Toby Soto and Susy Parrot were nothing but non-communicative. When they did communicate we were harassed...daily. I have the text messages to confirm. I had to block their text line. We moved out in March of 2025. They've since tried listing the property that has termites that have not been treated, has carpenter bees, the back fence is falling down and there are rats everywhere because of the ivy growing between properties at 1690 juniper in Solvang for $4200 over $1200 more than we were paying. There are birds that live inside the attic and the plumbing all backs up monthly. The property isn't renting...as it's in awful shape. It has brick floors which tore all of our feet up over the 5 years we lived there...a small kitchen, the bathtub & "master shower" which is the size of a beach shower both back up monthly and many other problems. They tried to say we stole the washer and dryer in the unit which we replaced and were told we could replace because they don't keep accurate records. They tried to send us notices to clean the carpets professionally before moving out. There are NO carpets in this home. Brick and old outdated wood. Again they don't keep accurate records. They didn't even have our move in inspection on file. Surprise!! I have it still. Thank god! The fridge/fridge sucks and needs to be replaced as well as the dishwasher and stove/oven. There is no microwave in the unit, don't know why they're listing it with one . The garage door also needs to be replaced. There is a leak somewhere in the walls between the master and hall bath and it creates a leak in the floor boards which we were cited for even with a request to fix and photos back from 2020. Tried saying it was from going in and out of the shower/bath when we not once in 5 years used the master shower and the damaged was on the other side of the toilet and an unfinished maintenance request from 2020. They've since lowered the price to $3900. DO NOT RENT THIS PROPERTY FROM THEM or any property from plus property. They are not honest people nor do they care about anything but money. We're working with a lawyer and have also reported them to the BBB! Hopefully saving others from this disaster.

Highly recommended. WHY?…read moreMy property in Los Alamos could not be in better hands. Over the past years their care and attention to both me as an owner and to my tenants has been exemplary. It's the small details that matter. There has never been a problem with the small details. They have always been professionally on top of any possible problem that could and does happen in rental situations. I have never had any reason to complain and (even better for me) I have never had one complaint from any of my tenants over the 16 years I have been using this service.

I highly recommend Amy as not only a great real estate agent but also someone that isn't looking to…read moremake a commission but actually cares about her clients and their best interest. Amy helped my husband and I look for a house in the Petaluma area but soon after our search started, my job got transferred so I ended up moving to Brentwood instead. Amy gave us some helpful tips and even recommended another agent to work with in Brentwood. I would work with Amy again.

Amy is excellent! I highly recommend her for helping you sell or purchase a home. Not only is she…read moreknowledgeable in her field, but she keeps you informed along the way. Buying and selling can be stressful and I felt like she did a great job keeping me calm and on track. She's great about answering any question and most importantly she is available. Also, I love that she is very up to date and hi tech savvy. It really makes the process run smoother and quicker.

Worked with Benjamin on a home sale and he was on top of it. Professional - informative -…read moreresponsive and detailed. Everything you'd want in someone handling your home sale. Plus he's an overall nice guy. I recommend working with Benjamin on your next home sale or purchase.

We were referred to Ben after a failed previous realtor. Ben was so professional and thorough…read more Making sure he explained the whole process to us step-by-step. Ben was able to get us an offer quite quick, and what we wanted!! if you're looking for a honest, professional and committed realtor don't hesitate by using Ben! He's the best!!

HORRIBLE MANAGEMENT! They steal your money!!! They haven't returned our deposit back when we left…read morethe property in same, if not better, condition we left it, yet they are charging fake fees. When emailing them proof of the house condition BEFORE moving in and having videos of the walkthrough as PROOF, they ignore our calls and emails. Very unprofessional, service is horrible. Avoid if possible. They are THIEVES!

I am extremely disappointed in the lack of professionalism from Michelle Shipman and Miles Bloom at…read moreSearchlight Properties in not returning my full deposit. Not only that, they are not responding to my numerous emails and phone calls. If I ran my business in this fashion, I would quickly be out of business. This company has not returned my deposit to this date, which was supposed to happen 21 days after moving out. And, I now have been informed they are holding back over $1,000 of my rental deposit unjustly. To explain, I rented a property that was in disrepair. I did not realize the extent of the disrepair since I was not allowed to view the property until our move-in date. Searchlight did not take over the management of the house until a month after my move-in date and had no clue of the overall condition of the house and yard either, since apparently the previous property mgt company did not convey that information to them. We lived there for 2 years and moved out a month ago. We left the house in much better shape than it was when we moved in, yet we are being charged for general house cleaning and carpet cleaning as well as items (not ours) being left behind. When I moved in, the previous tenant who moved out the same day as I moved in, left behind junk inside and outside of the house. There were holes in the walls and they desperately needed painting. The family room blinds were broken and looked awful. The sprinkler system in the front and back yard did not work. The only thing that did get fixed was the hole in the wall after I complained numerous times. Oh, and they finally got a gardener out to fix the irrigation system only a few months ago. The previous tenant had 3 German Shepherds who were indoor dogs according to the neighbors. The carpets were dirty with tons of dog hairs. The baseboards even had dog hairs on them. The rest of the house wasn't much better. I need this money. This is an outrage and needs to be rectified immediately. They have 21 days to return the deposit and that time has passed a week ago. Everything is being bungled. Don't use this company!!