Great company, run by great, honest folks! My experiences with Sandy & Brad date to the 1990s…read more Never been disappointed.

Impossible to reach in emergency situations. No phone calls back for days. The property is not…read morebeing properly maintained. What is the point of having emergency numbers if you aren't going to call anyone back. I doubt they have even driven by to assess the situation at all.

Bad news bears period!! and laziness period, renter's should never have to repairs things, that…read moreis the owner's responsibility !!!

I couldn't agree with the other reviewer more. Danny Mao has been our property manager in Valley…read moreSprings for 2 years now. How refreshing it is to know that he is looking after our property. He is very responsive, polite and knowledgeable. Couldn't ask for a better property manager ! We highly recommend him.

It's been a few years since I have had dealings with Divine but I wanted to offer my review since…read morethis was brought up in my suggestions list. My review is from the perspective as a property owner, and I can say they are a 5-star management company. We entrusted Divine as the manager when we rented a family member's house out for a few years after their passing. Their tight screening process gave an excellent tenant. Kandi and Kat do everything by the book and follow every law exactly, which is extremely important when renting in California. If you're a property owner, you won't go wrong here. Look at all the one-star reviews from unhappy tenants and actually read what they are complaining about and that tells you all you need to know. Your investment is protected with Divine.

I would love to post the truth but it is taken down. Please call me on my cell and I will give an…read morehonest review. This business will post incorrect info, as well as personal info if you give an honest review. Read their responses to low reviews. It's unethical (209)268-8799. I wish you the best if you are in a contract with Divine Properties. I challenge you right now to post my lease. I've never met these people. It's crazy how they treat people Again, look at the 5 star review dates. If you are a disabled veteran or have family with autism please don't give Devine your business. They are unbelievably unprofessional. The person that responds to these does nothing but lie and threaten. They try to scare renters. They don't understand that you can't evict someone who gives a thirty day notice. I paid March's rent. You guys don't even see how bad you look arguing with people who give you a bad review. Kandi will single handedly ruin Devine. You won't scare me off. A judge will see my evidence and I will come back here. POST MY LEASE AND PROVE ME WRONG!!!! Stop lying. If you've made it this far...they refuse to keep appointments. They took over because the owner is flat broke and can't afford one repair. I had no hot water, heat, oven, electrical sparks, half the outlets don't wok. Finally TODAY a guy came out to replace rotten pipe . They have done no walk through. Gee do you think they will steal my deposit? Find any other property management. PS I never paid my rent late. I hand delivered it to her on time. She had no problem with me. Another lie. Kandi never takes responsibility for anything. It's always someone else's fault. SAVE YOURSELF A BIG HEADACHE

I've rented two properties from them and have mostly been happy…read more **I will say when I left the first property for the second they tried to collect $500 from my deposit for "carpet cleaning" when I had already paid to have the carpets cleaned... and had lived in the unit for 4 years and the carpets were not new when I moved in and they didn't disclose how old they were. What ended up happening is the new tenants, who I knew, showed me they had replaced the carpet with flooring. I contacted them and they released my entire deposit. Read your lease agreement! It had stated I was responsible for getting the carpet cleaned when I moved out BUT they reserved the right to have it cleaned again. They estimated to the tune of $500. I asked for proof. Then I told them I knew the floor was replaced (as it should have been those carpets were not new when I moved in) When I moved into my new rental, the person who did the inspection had said the property was in perfect condition. When I did my own walk through I took pictures of damages that were there before I even moved furniture in, sent it to the company, and documented it. Most of it was repaired quickly, but this just shows that you need to be thorough!! All in all, they have been very fair and pleasant to work with. We have excellent rapport with one another and I would recommend renting from them. You can't blame a property rental company for things the owner won't do. And with my first property they actually quit working with the owner of that property for a few years because of how terrible the owner had been to work with. Luckily for me they came back just in time for me to leave that place (the reason was no fault of select!) If you see a Select Property- I recommend you check it out. But read your lease agreement.

Professional and friendly. Easy to work with, easy to get a…read morehold of, and organized. Great group of people.

Meth House. Yep, Barry Ward rented me one then kicked my family out when we contacted a lawyer…read more Cliff notes We rented the property at 1265 Shady Circle in Arnold. Family with pregnant wife and toddler at home. Discovered it was positive for Meth Contamination (see photos). Tried to work out an amicable solution. No dice. Contacted a lawyer and was immediately issued a 30 day notice to get out. Lived in a meth house for 9 months without being notified as such, Barry Ward kicked us out when we said something. DO NOT RENT THIS ADDRESS until you have personally verified the meth contamination has been remediated and you have lab results in hand to prove it! _________ Long Story: In the Fall of 2014, Barry Ward Realty rented my family and I a home and neighboring studio cabin (1265 Shady Circle in Arnold). We have a toddler and at the time of this writing, I am currently 8 months pregnant with baby #2. Over the months, we had repeated found rusty nails, coils, and broken glass galore in the yard as well as mysterious white substances scattered throughout the soil. Tons of trash filling the entire outdoor property, much of it hazardous and dangerous for a child to play or even to walk without shoes. Shortly after moving in, we noticed that the studio cabin had bizarre industrial lab cabinets and the sink drains in the kitchen has been completely chemically corroded - we had our suspicions. Then, at about 8 months into living at this location, our neighbors informed us that the previous residents were meth users. The informed us that the guy who had lived there for many years was a heavy user and potential cooker and they even knew where he obtained meth. We contacted the landlord about this immediately and he did nothing and denied knowledge. For our own peace of mind with a child and with a developing baby, we decided to have both the house and the cabin test with preliminary tests for meth contamination (me, pregnant this whole time). We paid for these out of pocket and I put my MS Graduate Degree training to use in the most unconventional way - no longer was I running samples in a lab, I was doing it in my own house. The preliminary tests were positive immediately for both the house and the cabin (see photos). Our next step was to contact the County, who informed us that while they couldn't do anything legally because there was never a police bust for meth, it was not safe for us to be there. The state of California has a legal limit for safe habitation with meth contamination of 1.5ug/100cm2. The health department advises that once an initial test is positive, that lab testing is completed to verify that the property is habitable. Then, if it exceeds legal limits, they recommend complete remediation and re-testing to ensure the cleaning took care of the contamination. We relayed this information to the landlord, hoping hew ould be on board. He wasn't, because apparently his homeowners insurance would cover none of it because the meth contamination occurred prior to ownership. He refused to test to ensure it was habitable for anyone, let alone a child and a pregnant woman. We contacted a lawyer. Lawyer contacted the landlord. Within 48 hours, we were issued a 30-day termination of our lease and boom - pregnant lady and family are out on the streets. All because Barry Ward and friends rented us a meth house without our knowledge and we found out. We had the property lab tested out of our own pocket, see photos for results, and the studio cabin did, in fact, exceed legal habitable limits for the state of California at 2.4ug/100cm2 and 1.8 ug/100cm2. The legal limit is 1.5ug/100cm2. This is the cabin that I, the pregnant lady, used as my home office while we lived there. Despite the fact that we were rented a meth house without our knowledge, while pregnant and with a toddler at home, the landlord not only refused to ensure it was safe to live in, but also kicked us out after we raised issue. If you value your health and safety, and your family's health and safety, I would strongly advise you to not rent the property at 1265 Shady Circle until you have verified that meth contamination is cleared and you have lab results in hand to support this claim. Additionally, a county employee advised us that the soil is not safe for children to play in and the water table is also contaminated, so the water is not safe to drink. Barry Ward - test your homes before you rent them to people. While we are currently not pursuing legal action against the advice of our lawyer (mostly, because I'm pregnant and we want to get on with our lives), others will sue you and sue you for THOUSANDS. If this baby is delivered with health problems, you better believe you'll get slammed with a suit. Everyone else - 1265 Shady Circle is a Meth House, beware and rent at your own risk (P.S. Both my daughter and I experienced nausea and headaches after only 3 months of living there.)

I used An agent from Barry award to purchase my cabin in 2016 and it was awesome. As that agent…read moreleft Barry ward to pursue another area, I decided to use Barry Ward Realty when I sold. I was represented by Heidi Ward who seemed fine at first but was extremely short with me when I asked questions and she seemed not engaged with my needs. This was displayed by her always siding with the potential trial buyers for items that needed to be taken care of, putting invoices in escrow that I had already paid (these shouldn't be in escrow anyway as the agreement is with me and the company, not the escrow account), and just overall lack of concern with representing me. The cabin did sell fairly quickly and I received asking price, which was great. The icing on the cake and the evidence that supports my feeling regarding Heidi is that after the deal was finished, even with complications, I did not hear anything from her. No "Thank You " or anything. As I have dear with many real estate transactions , this seemed odd. With an 18k dollar commission paid I would think that there would be some kind of appreciation or less then a months worth of work. I will definitely look at reviews for any new purchases I have in the area. The market is hit up there, even during COVID-19, so do your research before selecting a realtor.

Jo Ann was our realtor this summer when we bought our cabin in Arnold. We started off looking with…read moresome friends at much bigger homes, but she quickly figured out exactly what we really wanted. When it came on the market she called us and told us that she had found a good one and we should check it out. She was right. Our offer got accepted within 2 or 3 days of our dream home hitting the market. We are extremely knowledgeable about real estate as one of us is a realtor in the bay area and one of us is a real estate lawyer, but her guidance was invaluable and she met our high and very demanding expectations. I agree with the other post, when we had questions about our lot line after close of escrow, she met us with a tape measure, when we left town and forgot to properly drain the pipes this winter, she swung by to help us out. We highly recommend her and would use her again, although we love our new house so much we hope to never need her services to sell it!

Marvene Jesus worked with us during the purchase of our property in Valley Springs. Marvene worked…read moretirelessly to make our purchasing experience as smooth as possible. We really appreciate all that Marvene and the Tri Dam reality team did for us! You're in good hands with Marvene!

We used Diana Wheaton about 1 year ago for a purchase. Highly recommended. The type of deal we…read moredid is probably challenging in any real estate market and particularly in a down market. She did not discourage us from attempting this type of purchase (another agent did) and she was very helpful in getting the deal to go through successfully. She was also very patient as we spent many many months looking.

I recently had the pleasure of working with Chris Colvard from Calaveras Real Estate, and I cannot…read morerecommend him highly enough! From our first meeting, Chris took the time to understand my needs and preferences. He was incredibly knowledgeable about the Arnold, CA area and helped me navigate the market with ease. Chris was patient and attentive throughout the entire process, always ready to answer my questions and provide guidance. He truly went above and beyond to ensure I found my dream home. His expertise and dedication made what could have been a stressful experience so much smoother. Thanks to Chris, I'm now happily settled in my ideal home in Arnold. If you're looking for a reliable and professional real estate broker, look no further than Chris Colvard!

WOW! Not sure where to start! We had the greatest experience with Chris in selling our property in…read moreArnold. We Finally found out what an ''Amazing" agent is and is supposed to be.We have bought and sold 8 properties in the past and have never had the level of Professionalism, Communication, Hard Work, Stress Free level of service that Chris Provides. Never once did he not answer our phone calls or have an answer when we had questions and never had any excuses ( bad cell service, relative got sick, didn't see your call ect..) This guy is the top agent in Arnold, You owe it to yourself to take 2 minutes to call this guy and you will be glad you did. Sure wish we had found him sooner for prior transactions. He SOLD our property in 12 days for FULL price!!!! Has vast knowledge of the surrounding area and we are so grateful we found him and you will be too!! We will miss arnold and the mountains but now its time for the beach!