It's a year since Alicia and Kristine found me and my dog this apartment. So grateful. Finally writing a review. 1 They showed me a dozen apartments on one day. All were really nice, within my price range and in my desired location; I actually liked most of them! Even this part would have been impossible without them: I mean, most places don't even take dogs. 2 Even if I could have done it, it would have been a full-time, heart-breaking job for a month. The coordination work Kristine did alone was worth it, and she helped me persevere as places appeared and disappeared frustratingly within hours. 3 I would never have recognized the deal-breakers Kristine did. She never pushed or nudged, but she saw things I just missed. Signs of an unrepaired leak; a cracked window. 4 The landlord was a real stickler, demanding an unusual amount of paperwork from me. Kristine was super supportive as I gathered and sent and re-sent everything, and waited. A year later, there have been only pleasant surprises. Nothing triggers my allergies. My neighbors are awesome. It's a great building. This also is something Kristine predicted on the basis of little things she observed when we visited. And it means she was listening to me, and really knows the city and its neighborhoods. Another thing: back last year I called another rental broker before I settled on San Francisco Relocate, and they turned me down, saying what I was looking for couldn't be done. I respect that, but ... they were wrong. read more

I recently relocated from Honolulu to San Francisco & decided to use a relocation agent although I previously lived in San Francisco due to the high competitive rental market. I found SF Relocate through Yelp and read the positive reviews & recently met another busy professional who used them to relocate from Honolulu too, and he shared his positive experience. I sent them a message via Yelp advising of my relocation date & apartment needs & received a quick reply. I chose to view the apartments on the first Saturday after my arrival & focused in the northeast quadrant of SF (Pacific Heights, Cow Hollow, Marina Districts) as I work early hours in the financial district & I needed a quiet, safe apartment with parking. Additional preferences were hardwood floors & gas stove. My agent was Charity, who is super awesome, has great energy & enthusiasm & personality. We saw about 12 apartments all day in both my preferred areas & a few beyond (about 8 hours in total). Several apartments matched my needs in my preferred location but one beautiful apartment in a Mediterranean building stood out with 3 walk in closets & parking, facing the back garden (nice & quiet), gas stove & hardwood floors. Charity contacted the agent expressing my interest & to arrange for an application. I got the beautiful apartment that I wanted & am happily living in it & enjoying the Marina District with convenient & eateries shops nearby. I would recommend SF Relocate to anyone who doesn't want to deal with hunting & pecking for an apartment, combing through listings especially fake postings & understands the cost of convenience & expertise. read more

I originally arranged a call with Alicia from San Francisco Relocate, and she messaged me 10 minutes before our call that she was stuck in traffic and had to reschedule. She then entirely blew off the follow up call a week later, not attending or answering her phone at our confirmed time and no response to multiple calls or emails. read more

It's 4:04pm when I begin writing this on Thursday, I saw apartments yesterday and just signed my lease TODAY. Highly recommend you use this service if: -you've been denied a rental, -are self employed, -are queer, bi, pan, intersex, asexual and/or trans, -have great references but poor credit, -need to use a guarantor, -are #RentingWhileBlack, or just need someone who will walk into homes with you and make you feel like you belong there. I worked with Teresa R who was amazing; we really enjoyed our time working with her, both myself and my 7 year old son. We got a great start in the process with the owner Alicia and I highly recommend this woman owned business for quick, efficient and warm service. Be ready to go, for they are. read more

San Francisco Relocate - David at Panomar Apts with gorgeous views was one of the great folks I saw with Teresa. - Real Estate Services Near Me

My partner and I had the incredible privilege of working with SF Relocate, and Kristine in particular, to move to Oakland. Their expertise, knowledge of the Bay, and relationships with owners and property managers was really incredible. And we completely credit Kris in finding our apartment: the only reason we were able to see it was because she quickly developed a relationship with the property owner of a different rental we were touring. The next day, our application was accepted, and we signed the lease soon after. Kris was there to answer questions, make sure we were doing alright physically and mentally (touring 16 properties consecutively), and just provide as much information as possible. We were able to focus on finding the right place and not the logistics, and it was incredible. I highly, highly recommend this service!! read more

I can not overstate just how stellar Alisa from SF Relocate was in helping my wife and I find a house for rent in East Bay. She set up 10 places for us to see in one day, drove us around to tour properties, provided guidance and counsel, communicated with prospective landlords, and was just fantastic from start to finish. Great communication, prep and follow-through and was definitely in our corner. We will be certainly inviting her to the house warming once we make the month next month from Baltimore. Contracting the services of SF Relocate was a very wise decision and I very highly recommend them. Seriously great folks! read more

I would recommend SF Relocate to anyone moving into SF from out of town and who doesn't mind paying a reasonable fee to skip the tremendous hassle and anxiety of finding an apartment without professional help. My partner and I weren't the easiest of clients. We had pretty specific, and maybe even contradictory demands. New fittings but old SF charm, centrally located but nice neighborhood, etc. Thankfully, we were blessed with Charity. While she listened carefully to our requests prior to the trip and prepared an extensive list of viewings, Charity also had the boldness and intuition to depart from that list on viewing day once she was able to get a firmer grasp of what we really wanted from an apartment. Ultimately, we found an apartment that really fit out needs, and I doubt we could have done this without the help of Alicia, Charity, and SF Relocate. read more

San Francisco Relocate never answers the phone but Elana called me back. Thanks!

Alicia and Kristine at SF Relocate are amazing. Kris was attentive to our desires and set up a one day tour of 14 potential units. We got through the day ahead of schedule so she went above and beyond, showing us the highlights of different neighborhoods and giving her local recommendations. She also looked out for our best interests and helped us negotiate during the lease singing process the very next morning. I would recommend this service to anyone looking for an apartment in the Bay Area but especially people from out of town and unfamiliar with finding housing in such a competitive market, like me. My roommate and I were both anxious about finding an apartment cross-country, and SF Relocate made the process much simpler. read more

Alicia and Dana were incredibly helpful with my relocation from Spain to San Francisco for a year. Negotiating all the international logistics of moving across the globe I definitely needed some help! When I called about a month before our move, I talked to Alicia about their services and we set up the viewing days during that call and paid the deposit via PayPal, which was incredibly convenient. Dana was the agent that took me to view all the apartments and it was an amazing day! I loved every minute and got priceless information about the rental market and life in SF. I loved 4 of the 13 apartments we saw and applied to my top two choices. In less than 4 hours I got approved for both and decided to go with the one closer to my work so I could walk. I signed the lease the same day and moved the next day so I still had an entire week to get used to my new neighborhood before stating my new job. I cannot recommend San Francisco Relocate enough. read more

Moved from Chicago. If you're looking to relocate to the San Francisco Bay area, let the professionals at San Francisco Relocate take the stress out of securing your dream home. We spoke with Alicia, the owner, on our initial call who educated us on the fast-moving, crazy real estate rental market in the Bay area. She listened to our home criteria (e.g., High elementary school rating, close to public transpo, etc.) and was confident that we would find our home in one day. Shortly after our initial call, Alicia asked us to complete rental application and provide supporting financial documents that landlords normally ask for. She then scheduled a day close to our expected move-in date (a little over 2 weeks prior). We had the pleasure of being assigned to Dana who picked us up and showed us a multitude of properties that she researched that met our criteria and were recently posted on the market. Dana was very personable, empathetic, and professional. After viewing only the 4th rental property, we hit a home run...until Dana showed us the 5th rental -- a grandslam! She nailed our criteria; checking everything off on our must-have list. With our already prepared application package, Dana submitted them to the 2 properties that were at the top of our list. We were approved by both properties within 24 hours. During the application approval process, Dana was in constant communication of status even after the signing of our lease. The entire process was quick, efficient, and stress-free. Alicia and Dana delivered with flying colors. After having gone through this process, if you think you can do this yourself by going on Zillow, Craigslist, etc. in this market, it will be the worst decision you will ever make. I am extremely thankful for the great service Alicia and Dana has delivered. read more

My experience with San Francisco Relocate was AMAZING! I was pretty busy with work and personal business and when Alicia responded to my online inquire asking to find a time to talk on the phone, I asked her if I could just respond to questions via email. She said she really wanted to talk to me for 20 minutes, so I made the time. WOW! That made all the difference. There is no way I could have conveyed the information that she elicited from me by talking on the phone versus email. We hit it off immediately, and I knew she understood what I was looking for. Alicia sent me a rental application to fill out beforehand and also emailed me a cover letter that I could use to write my own, along with the list of other documents she needed in order to put my package together before viewing day. She lined up 13 PLACES for me to see on ONE DAY, all of them within my budget and in the areas I wanted to consider in SF. On the third place, every single thing I had asked for was there...I wanted that place so bad! We left an application but continued to look until we heard from the owner's agent. Every place we saw was such a good contender and it was very hard to make a decision but, after some conversations with Alicia about the pros and cons of each place, I decided to go with that third one we saw earlier in the morning. Given Alicia's extensive contacts, I believe that I had a leg up on the competition. I cannot recommend this company highly enough. I can't even imagine how many weeks, if not months, it would have taken me to do this myself. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! read more

Trying to have done the apartment search on our own when we arrived in SF and deciding, after two unfruitful weeks, to hire the experts at San Francisco Relocate to help us with such hard, time-consuming and stressful task, I can honestly say I wish I hired them before we even arrived since I would have saved us money and headaches. There are the very tangible benefits of working with San Francisco Relocate when looking for your new home in the Bay Area: - You save a lot of time and money. We saw 13 apartments that met all of our criteria in just one day! We submitted two applications and got approved fro both within hours. We signed the lease the next day and moved in the following day. In just three days we were living in our new apartment and in a week we were completely settled! My friends who didn't have an agent spent up to a month and a half looking for apartments before being approved. Some of them rented an Airbnb for a month, which ended up costing them way more that the very reasonable free we paid SFR for the home-finding professional services. - You become desirable tenants because your rental application is very strong. We went from being forgettable applicants to standout applicants and landlords and property managers were excited about renting to us. They do an amazing job at gathering all the documents you will need to submit in order to apply. Everything is done in advance so you don't have to worry about this at all when doing the tour. In our case, I am positive it made a huge difference!. It's absurd how massive our advantage became from working with San Francisco Relocate. I have no idea how we would've found an apartment without them. I can't recommend San Francisco Relocate enough! Don't waste your time like we did and hire them when planning your move. Save yourself time, frustration and even money! read more

My girlfriend and I found San Francisco Relocate online after I got my job offer in the Bay Area. We knew it was going to be a very difficult move and finding a good place on our own almost impossible based on the fact that we both had only been in the area a couple of times for very short visits. After calling a couple of similar relocation agencies, after talking to Alicia for about 30min about our specific needs, thoughts, expectations, budget and time lines, San Francisco Relocate immediately stood out as the most knowledgeable and confident that we could find a suitable place within one day! Our agent, Dana was very helpful. Our whole day was paced great and by the end of the day we had put in applications at three places we would have been happy with. By the next morning, we were approved for our first choice and signed the lease in the afternoon. If you're on the fence about spending the money or trying to do it yourself, go ahead and let the San Francisco Relocate team take the stress out of the entire process. Besides being the best they are also the most affordable option since they charge a flat fee for their outstanding services. Worth every penny! read more

San Francisco's a very tough market. As out-of-towners, my wife and I were in need of some guidance, and some reassurance, that we were on the right path. Alicia was amazing and gave us way more than she promised regarding service. She also followed up repeatedly with landlords and agents to make sure we found the right place to live. Alicia was so efficient that we received OKs for all three units we applied to, and we were in the very lucky position to pick our favorite. We most amazing thing is that everything happened in only two days! Whoever we talk to about how easy and stress-free the apartment hunting process was for us, they can't believe it. The more horror stories I hear about the SF rental market, the happier I am we got such a amazing help! Worth every penny! read more

Do yourself a favor and call San Francisco Relocate without hesitation if you are planning on moving to SF in the near future. Their services are outstanding and I cannot imagine having done the apartment search on my own. I am 100% convinced I would have never found (or even been approved) for the apartment I live in now had it not been for the amazing help I've got from both Alicia and Elana. I was arriving in the city two weeks before my new job started, so I needed a place quickly. Even moving from a big city with a competitive rental market, I had no idea of all of the peculiarities of the SF market. I also had a tight budget and definite ideas about what I wanted and didn't want. After talking to Alicia about my specific needs, thoughts, expectations and budget, she made some recommendations on the neighborhoods in SF that may be a better fit for me. I did the rental tour with Elana, who was extremely caring, personable and competent at her job, I found my dream place in a super-safe neighborhood within walking distance to my new job. There is no doubt that the application package that Alicia help them put together was key in getting them my dream place in SF. Everyone we encounter, from landlords to property managers so real estate agents were very impresses with the level of readiness and professionalism and there is no doubt in my mind that it made a huge difference. I absolutely love everything about my new apartment and neighborhood and I can't thank San Francisco Relocate enough for their assistance in helping me find my new home. The process so as smooth as it gets and worth every single penny. Thank you Alicia and Elana, you guys were great and I will recommend your services to anyone moving to SF! Laia read more

I was relocating to SF and started to already get stressed out about the move. A friend suggested that I look into a relocation expert so I fired up Google and started searching. San Francisco Relocate was one of three places I found and ended up talking to. Alicia was the first to respond to my email and immediately setup a call to go over their services and what my needs were. A 20 min call turned into 40 mins (I asked a lot of questions). Alicia was very kind and helpful even before I had agreed to do the service. After talking to the other two services I immediately emailed Alicia back and agreed to use her service. She was much more professional and attentive to my needs. I was a little nervous about finding a place within a day, but Dana was wonderful and had 10 to 12 places lined up for me to view. At the end of the day I was down to my top two places and was successful at getting my top choice. Service is worth the money and the headache. read more

If you are planning moving to SF, I would strongly recommend Alicia as an outstanding relocation expert. After a 15 min phone call, Alicia was able to advice us on the neighborhoods in SF that met all our requirements. I really felt so much better about the move after this conversation and I was even looking forward to the move. Alicia showed us 14 apartments in ONE DAY! that perfectly fit our criteria. It was simply amazing! Thanks to her determination and negotiation skills, she also was able to get for us our number one choice. We signed the lease on our new home the next morning and were moved into our new place in less than 3 days! Alicia has proven to be an extremely efficient and professional and we could not have gotten the house we wanted, in the neighborhood we wanted and in-budget, if it wasn't for Alicia's outstanding knowledge of the market and her professionalism. read more

I contacted San Francisco Relocate about an upcoming move from Connecticut to San Francisco. I started with an introductory call with Alicia where she took down all the information related to what I was looking for in an apartment, what areas I wanted to live in, my budget etc. Then she connected me with Drea a few days later, who put together a schedule of apartment viewings. We ended up seeing 13 amazing spots in one day, and she also gave me great insight of the city and different neighborhoods while we were driving. After a tough choice due to so many great options I was able to sign the lease for one the next day. Not knowing the city, and not knowing what the rental market is like in San Francisco, it was definitely a great help to have Drea set up all these appointments and take me around. It certainly made the process much less stressful than if I had tried to do it on my own. I would recommend San Francisco Relocate to anyone looking to move to the city. Alicia and Drea were both friendly and helpful and the whole process was incredibly smooth. read more

Alicia was incredibly helpful with our relocation from London to San Francisco. It was so difficult to negotiate all the international logistics of moving across the globe and with less than a week between landing in SF and starting work, we definitely needed some help! We called her about 2 months before our move and talked to her about her services/what she offered. We set up the viewing days and paid the deposit via Paypal, which was really convenient. When we got to SF, Alicia set up appointments to view 20+ places over two days. She was very responsive to our needs, and worked with us to find places that were cat-friendly and easily commutable to our jobs. The last place we saw on the first day is the place we ended up applying for and getting - we were able to move in the next day, which was perfect. Alicia makes sure that your application is ready to go, so you only need to worry about credit check fees and your deposit/first month's rent. The only down-side was we saw a lot of places outside of our budget ($100-400 above our budgeted range). Happily though, the place we ended up getting was $400 under our budget, so we felt very pleased with that. That being said, SF rent is insane. Be warned! Alicia was fantastic - perfectly professional, knowledgable, and a great tour guide! I would recommend her to anyone hoping to relocate here. read more

We just wanted to add our confirmation to the many five-star reviews for this company. We worked with Alicia from beginning to end and at every step of the way she was professional, prompt, and a delight to work with. We looked at 24 apartments in 2 days and actually found our place at around apartment number 20 so I highly recommend pushing through the process. Be sure to complete all of the paperwork requested - including the personal note to your future landlord. This last thing seemed "over-the-top" to me but ended up being the thing that actually got us the apartment we wanted. These people know their business and this city. You can put your full trust in them. This was money well spent and even seemed like a bargain to us given the time and amount of units we visited. We would definitely use San Francisco Relocate again and highly recommend them to anyone looking to find a new rental home in San Francisco. read more

Moving to a new country is stressful at the best of times but Alicia made it so much easier. From the first point of contact right through to signing a lease she has been incredibly thorough and communicative and gone above and beyond to help me settle into my new life. I can safely say that so much of the pain and hassle of this move has been reduced and I would not be in the position I am right now - just three weeks in the country with a lease signed to a great apartment and answers to my dumb questions - without Alicia and her awesome service. Without hesitation I'd recommend this company to anyone who asked! read more

I had two weeks to find housing for me+1 and after a few craigslist postings that I found on my own, I signed up for their housing tour. I got to view 8 homes, and of all of them I loved 4, and my roommate and I settled on the one. It was one whole day of house viewings which was super convenient and everyone at SF Relocate was very accommodating of my and my roommate's requirements and able to help us look at multiple homes! Alicia and Lizbeth were my agents and they both were super helpful and accommodating. I'm really happy with the housing I got out of this service! read more

We used the services of San Francisco Relocate to find a new apartment within San Francisco. I was hesitant to use them at first since most of the reviews seemed to be coming from people who were relocating from outside of the Bay Area, so I wasn't sure how much value they'd add to those looking to move locally. We wanted to use them since, as many know, apartment hunting here can be logistically taxing and we wanted to streamline the process as much as possible. Fortunately, after submitting an inquiry, Alicia quickly set up a call and informed me that they provide services to local people too. I spoke with Alicia, and eventually our assigned agent Kerry, about our preferences for our next apartment. We have a cat and car and weren't trying to pay an exorbitant amount (not easy in SF!) but they were patient and assured me we could find something. The day of touring was jam packed and I think we saw about 13 places. Kerry drove us around and was efficient and time effective. She was also personable and seemed invested in getting us a place we liked. We went to SF and Oakland. We did see some duds, but my thought is that those places weren't accurately advertised. Anyway, long story short, we ended up finding a great place that we're very happy with. Thanks! read more

I cannot say enough good things about San Francisco Relocate and the amazing service they offer to people like me who don't know the SF rental market, the different neighborhoods and also had a short time to find a place and a limited budget. I inquired about their services on their website and Alicia, the owner, got back to me within two hours and we set up a time the next day to talk on the phone. Alicia gave me an overview of the services they offered, and asked me questions about my price range, neighborhood interests, and personal specifics like needing to find a place that accepted cats, and wanting a location that had a reasonable commute to my new job, and had parking for my car. After the 30min conversation I was convinced I wanted to work with them to find my new home. We then made arrangements to schedule a trip to spend a 2 days in SF to do the search. I was worried that it was not going to be enough time to find a place but Alicia reassured me that I would find my new home in just one day so I decided to relax and let them take care of everything. The morning of the rental tour, Elana came to pick us up at our hotel about 8am. We got on the ground running, and saw 11 apartments, seeing the last one at 5pm. Elana was extremely informative and knowledgeable about all of the areas and what they had to offer individually, and provided very helpful insight into what type of living experience I might receive from each. Honestly, after seeing 5/6 places they all start to begin to run together and Elana did an amazing job at remembering all the details about every single one. She was also great at remembering to ask specific important questions to the leasing agents or owners of the properties, and it was great to have her there as a professional representative for our search. This allowed me to be able to explore the apartments while she was talking with the owner/agent and got information we needed to make the right decision. After going over the pros and cons of my top three choices with Alana, I decided to apply for my top two since she was very confident that I would get approved to my number one choice. Elana called me at 7pm and told me my application got approved. I could not believe I found my dream apartment in just one day! I singed the lease the next morning and had two weeks prepare my move and get excited for my new life in SF. Now I've been in my apartment for almost a month and I could not be happier and more grateful to both Alicia and Elana for making the process so easy for me. read more

We used Alicia's services not to relocate from far away, but just to help us find some nice places on the east bay from our previous San Francisco home. She found us several places and setup appointments for us to go visit them. Some of the places were duds, but we also saw 3 or 4 places that met all our needs and we ended up moving into one of them! Alicia was always quick and responsive with her communications via email and phone. She was easy to talk to and explain our needs to. She had a good grasp on the market. If we gained value from her only using half of her services, I'd definitely recommend her for the full package if you're moving to the bay area from elsewhere! The only con I might mention here are that a few of the places we went to were in somewhat bad neighborhoods. We would have liked it if she had a little better instinct about what areas of Berkeley and Oakland are the nicer ones. That being said the MAJORITY of the places we went were in great locations and everything worked out fine :) read more

If you're moving to San Francisco from out of town (or even if you're planning an in-town move!), you MUST go with San Francisco Relocate. We are relocating to SF from Columbus, Ohio and absolutely would not have found the beautiful home we are now renting without the gracious assistance of Alicia and Elana. Within a day a contacting SF Relocate, Alicia had a call with us to discuss our needs and wants. She worked within our timeline to schedule a 2-day search around the area two weeks before our move. Pricing is reasonable (100% worth it), and unlike some other relocation services, they have no incentive to drive up the rent. They truly are here to help YOU. Elana helped us the weekend we traveled to SF to apartment/house hunt. Being the overly-worried types that we are, we were nervous going into that weekend because we knew that we had no choice but to secure somewhere within 2 days. Elana put our minds at ease by the first home she showed us. Every home she showed us met every single one of our requirements and were within our budget. We saw close to 24 homes during our 2-day tour, and by the second day we even shortened our search because we already had our 1st (2nd and 3rd) choices in mind. Elana's meticulous planning and scheduling made our experience smooth and easy. Thank you, Elana! We were approved for our first choice house within 24 hours and had a signed lease 2 days later. Best service ever -- and now we can rest easy knowing we're moving to a great home! read more

San Francisco Relocation is the most valuable resource for foreigners when trying to find their desired home in the San Francisco Bay Area. Alicia is passionate about her job and a restless new opportunities finder. It was a real pleasure working with her not only because she's a hard negotiator and always tracks for the best options. She saved us months of time, helped us with leasing negotiation and showed a deep understanding of the San Francisco Bay Area idiosyncrasies. I could not recommend their services enough!! read more

I work with relocation specialist all the time because I am a Neighbor Ambassador with Prometheus Real Estate Group. I had a wonderful experience with one of their Relocation Specialist name Charity Smart. I must say she was a pleasure to work with and I look forward to working with her more and her other colleagues in the future. We have a brand new neighborhood which just opened in San Carlos called The Trestle Apartments. I encourage you to come visit and tour our new neighborhood with your Relocation Specialist from San Francisco Relocate. They are one of the best in the business, thanks again Charity Smart! read more

Alicia is a pro! We hired her to help with our move from NYC to SF. We needed to find a place quickly and had a few special needs (dog friendly, secured parking, etc) that made the search more difficult. During our initial phone call, Alicia assured us that she could find something within our budget that met our needs and estimated that she could show us around 20 places in a 2 day period. I was skeptical that this was even possible, but decided to trust her and go with it. Alicia picked us up from our temporary housing and went over the plan for the next 2 days. She is very organized and had everything planned and scheduled to the minute. We ended up seeing approximately 20 places in total, which I never would have done on my own and found an awesome apartment that we are very happy with. Alicia is a hustler and gets these 5 star reviews for a reason. If you need an apartment, don't know what you're doing, and don't want to settle, Alicia is the one to call. read more

Alicia was such an incredible, trusted and friendly advisor throughout the intimidating process of moving alone (across the country from Atlanta) to San Francisco. Unfamiliar with the city, I wanted to see it all, but Alicia was quick, and more than accurate, in her assessment of what I'd like best, and she was quickly able to hone my apartment search and make it manageable. Yet, Alicia was also more than willing and ready to make appointments, at the very last minute, for anything I wanted to see. In total, we saw maybe 25 apartments in two short days. Two days later, my new apartment is a place I am excited to call home, and Alicia played such an integral role in helping me find the perfect place, and keep my sanity at the same time. Alicia is a joy to work with - more than friendly, and incredibly responsive and punctual. I highly recommend Alicia to anyone looking to rent in the SF market. read more

I needed to relocate to San Francisco from the East Coast for work and every aspect of the relocation was immediately daunting, especially finding an apartment. I had heard horror stories of people searching fruitlessly for months without any success, so I decided to find some help. Liz from San Francisco Relocate made the entire apartment hunting experience hassle-free and fun. It was so nice to see the different areas of San Francisco and a range of different apartments in my price range. Liz helped me through the entire process and I'm now happily getting settled in my dream apartment. Without her, I'm sure I wouldn't have found this place and been able to move in before starting work. Her help was invaluable and I can't recommend San Francisco Relocate enough! read more

I highly recommend hiring San Francisco Relocate to find an apartment quickly, especially in the middle of the rent craze in SF. We heard about how crazy the rental market is, but we still tried to look ourselves at first. After a week, we realized we absolutely could not do it ourselves since the market is just too competitive, and it is insanely difficult to stand out among all the other applicants, even though our credit and salaries were good. Seriously, the SF rental market is that insane! We decided to call San Francisco Relocate based on their great reviews on Yelp, and we were lucky enough to work with the owner herself, Alicia, who was able to understand our needs very quickly and found plenty of listings for us, which perfectly matched our search criteria. Alicia was extremely pleasant to work with and gave us a lot of very useful information about the rental market and the different neighborhoods. After viewing 12 apartments in just one day, we chose to apply to three different units and were approved for all of them within hours!! We signed the lease for our top choice the next day and moved in that very same day, which gave us some time to get settled into our new life before staring our new jobs, which made a huge difference! I cannot recommend San Francisco Relocate enough! If you are planning on moving to SF (or anywhere in the Bay Area) and you want to save time, frustration, and gain knowledge of both the rental market and the different areas and neighborhoods at the same time, do yourself a favor and have the experts at San Francisco Relocate do all the work for you. Ezequiel. read more

I recently relocated from Philadelphia to San Francisco. I was unsure about whether or not I could justify the price of using a relocation assistance service, but after happily living in my new apartment for a month I am glad that I paid for help finding a new apartment. With all the uncertainties involved in a cross country move, along with starting a new job only days after moving in, it was comforting to know that I had at least found the best apartment for my budget and needs. Alicia was extremely helpful throughout the process, starting with a long conversation about what I wanted, what I needed, and what I could afford. After that, I continued about my daily business back East without worrying about the move until the weekend I met up with Alicia in San Francisco to look at the dozens of apartments she had scheduled us to see (dozens, it was exhausting). Before the weekend was over, I had secured a place to live and had also received a surprisingly helpful driving tour of the entire city from a local's perspective. As long as you can handle the price, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend San Francisco Relocate to any friends moving to San Francisco. read more

My husband and I relocated to San Francisco from San Diego with the help of Alicia and we can't say enough great things about the service she provided. We only had two days to secure a place and Alicia made sure that we were able to view every available apartment based on our criteria. Not only did she line up a ton of viewings but she toured us around the neighborhoods and we left with an amazing understanding of the city and where we wanted to live. Her knowledge of the city was invaluable and highly recommended if you are new to the Bay area. Working with Alicia was such an advantage because she had all of our information ready to go and we had our pick of places because she presented us in such a professional manner. Once we decided on a place, she took the time to walk us through the lease process and was able to negotiate a lease that was perfect for us. There is so much stress that comes with relocating to a new city, but working with Alicia made finding our new home the easiest part. We highly recommended working with Alicia and San Francisco Relocate. read more

My husband and I were both offered jobs in the Bay Area and needed to move from Colorado in less than a month. We didn't have time to spend a week in San Francisco looking for apartments, so reached out to San Francisco Relocate for support. We had an initial call with Alicia, who provided sound guidance and honest feedback about what we should expect. In consultation with us, James put together a full day of apartment visits. He was prompt, communicative and put us at ease from the outset. He drove us to 10+ apartments on a Saturday and helped us organize/submit paperwork for the two we liked best. We wound up with an apartment in the area we targeted (Noe Valley) and for a lower price than expected within three days. James went above and beyond for us. He did a lot of the heavy lifting, with regular calls and texts to update us on his conversations with the property management company. He even picked up our keys so we could access the apartment a few days early after the long drive from Colorado. We'd highly recommend James and San Francisco Relocate to anyone looking for real estate expertise and convenience in their move to the Bay Area. read more

When you move to another city, in another continent you are absolutely lost when it comes to procedures to find a new home. But Alicia made the whole process way easier for us. She is not only good at what she does, but she is passionate about it, involving herself beyond finding you a home. If there is a spare time between visits, she will drive you around the city to show you the best of each area. She has lots of positive energy and she will make sure you find a house in a record time. She will also assess you within the lease contract and she will help you to prepare the best application ever. Thanks a lot Alicia, without you, we would be still looking for a place to stay and wasting our money in some hotel. read more

Oh Man, am I glad I used this service. I had major anxiety about trying to find an apartment in the Bay Area on short notice. The things I've heard about trying to find an apartment in SF are true. The city is definitely expensive and competitive but this is where SF Relocate is invaluable. From start to finish, this service is REALLY Professional. Alicia really took the time to ask me about the kind of place I wanted. --Taking into consideration my budget, Apt size, location, parking, and MUST BE cat friendly! She did not rush our conversation -And she DOES listen! All of the places I was shown fit my (many) requirements. They will not show you places out of your budget, in dangerous neighborhoods, or places that just flat out suck. I never felt like they wasted my time. Leslie, who is such a superstar, took me to an incredible amount of units to view in Marin, SF, and Oakland. It was a tall order to fill. I felt as though I had representation with me on this journey, helping me ask the right questions to the Landlord/rental management companies. This is SO helpful in an unfamiliar city to have someone guiding you through all of the rental and neighborhood nuances. I would definitely use this company again!!!! Many Thanks Alicia & Leslie! read more

Elana is amazing! I am SO glad that I decided to go with San Francisco Relocate! I moved to San Francisco a few weeks ago from New York and needed to find an apartment within the first 2 weeks of moving here. Elana had me booked for Saturday showings (all within my price range and in the areas of town I wanted to be in) the first weekend and was absolutely amazing while we toured apartments. I literally did not have to do anything but follow her around and evaluate the apartments we saw. Unfortunately none of the apartments we saw on that first Saturday worked out (I honestly think private viewings on the weekdays is the only way to go if you can manage it). But Elana was diligent in booking private showings during the next week and stayed positive for me (because at this point I was starting to worry haha). The first showing during the week was the best of everything I had seen even on the weekend, and is now the apartment I will be moving into next week! I have to say this service is 100% worth every penny. Knowing that I was in good hands and did not have to do any of the legwork on booking appointments was such a relief. I recommend San Francisco Relocate (and Elana!) to anyone new to San Francisco and looking for apartments. read more

As the Vice President at the Spain-California Chamber of Commerce I have had the pleasure to work with Alicia Saura countless times and I can say without hesitation that her professionalism and dedication is commendable. Our partnership with San Francisco Relocate is a big asset. Alica has made my job much easier at convincing our clients that moving to Silicon Valley is the right move if they want to grow their companies. There is so much stress around the prospect of relocating to a new country and Alicia has been a huge help by helping them on every step of the way, from finding the perfect rental for their needs, to finding schools for their children to assisting them with everything else they may need along the process, making the relocation process as stress-free and easy as possible, and doing it all in the most time and cost-effective way possible. I cannot speak highly enough about San Francisco Relocate and the valuable services they offer. We spoke with many relocation agencies before making our final decision of whom we will work with and we cannot be happier with our decision to go with San Francisco Relocate. If you are working with employees relocating to San Francisco Bay Area or looking at hiring people not from the area, do not hesitate to partner with San Francisco Relocate to help out with all your employees' relocation needs. Jose M. read more