Amanda F Swain – Tungsten Property

This review is very overdue. Amanda guided me through my first home purchase last summer. She was thoughtful, thorough and showed me only places that were interesting to me. Her insight through the process of making an offer was invaluable. She came as a referral from another very satisfied client and I would not hesitate to refer anyone to her.

We are so thrilled that we worked with Amanda to buy our house. She listened to everything we had to say about the house we were looking for– neighborhood, size, even down to side of the street so that we would have afternoon sun in our backyard. Navigating the SF real estate world can be impossible, given the climate of as-​is, no-​inspection, non-​contingent offers, and Amanda helped us make smart decisions to get us into our home.

Amanda is an amazing real estate agent; I would give her 10 stars if I could. I’ve recommended her to friends and colleagues who are looking to buy or sell in San Francisco for the following reasons:
She has a wealth of knowledge about all the various districts in San Francisco. Wherever you want to live, she’s connected and understands the trends in that area.
She also has strong relationships with many agents in San Francisco. This is great when you want to see a property off hours or are in the throes of negotiation.
She will not recommend a property that she feels is a bad deal for her clients. I love this about her. She is honest about pros/​cons so that you know you are putting in a strong, smart offer. She has a great knack for finding properties with value.
She is patient, and she listens.
She is active and responsive throughout the entire lifecycle of the purchase.
She has several referrals for contractors, landscapers, etc. and has helped me post-​purchase.
In addition to the limitless professional qualities she possesses, she is friendly, approachable and wonderful to work with. I highly recommend her to clients of any price point.

Amanda was great! I started off working with 2 different agents, but pretty quickly worked with just Amanda. She listened to what I was looking for, didn’t waste my time by showing me things that didn’t include my requirements and didn’t try to push me into anything I wasn’t crazy about. I’ve worked with agents in other cities in the past and they all seem to do this. But she was great! Super attentive, catered our search to my specifics and was efficient and knowledgeable. The closing ran super smooth and we closed in a mere 2.5 weeks. She helped me get a great offer on my amazing new apt and I couldn’t be happier. I’ve had such a great experience with her and spent so much time with her looking around that I now consider her a friend. I totally recommend her to anyone!

I have now worked with Amanda on multiple property evaluations resulting in two purchases. She is professional, communicates very well and provides excellent guidance. Amanda does an amazing job of managing my expectations and the relationships with other parties to see a deal through to closing. In short, Amanda is critical member of my real estate team.

I give Amanda the highest recommendation possible. We bought our place seven years ago and it was the greatest, most efficient real estate transaction I’ve ever been part of. Over the course of 13 months, she patiently helped us find an amazing place but even more importantly, kept us out of places that didn’t make sense for us — for reasons of pricing or building issues we would’ve never picked up on. In that market, it was so easy to get caught up in the frenzy but Amanda kept us focused on what we really needed. Our place has turned out to be a great investment and exactly what we needed.
She continues to be an excellent resource for us, whether it be market updates, contractor recommendations, or making sense of the condo-​conversion process. It’s easy for an agent to make a sell/​buy and just move on. Amanda has continued to give us great real estate insight and I certainly look forward to giving her more business in the future!

«Woohoo! As good as it gets!» is right. I can’t imagine having bought my place without Amanda. It was definitely 5-​star service. She really does a great job of doing the analysis on the property and insuring it’s a good investment decision. She only recommends and can get behind those that are. She helped me and my TIC partner navigate through the process of buying our property, and went above and beyond what I was expecting from a real estate agent in terms of service.
I really felt like she understood and respected what a huge, scary decision it is to buy a house and all the emotions that go with it… basically, I wouldn’t have bought without her. I feel so fortunate to have had her as my agent! I love my house, and know we got a crazy good deal on our place! I can’t recommend Amanda enough. And when and if I’m ready to sell or buy a new place, I’ll definitely be working with her again.

Amanda has helped me on two purchases (a multi-​unit since converted to TIC’s and a single family home… I am above water by the way on both) and has steered me away on probably more than a few bad ones. She’s definitely not just an agent showing you property, she works through all of the pro’s and con’s and gives you numbers to back it up. If you are considering a multi-​unit property, she absolutely knows all about that sector and she knows the ins and outs of the condo conversion process and TIC’s.
Best part about Amanda is that even when the deal is closed, she is still there to answer questions about taxes and the other oddities of SF real estate.
Working with Amanda is less like working with a typical real estate agent, and more like working with a financial adviser.

If I could give Amanda 100 stars from the sky, I would.
I’m about to close on my first place and I can’t imagine how I would have been able to navigate San Francisco’s myriad TIC and tenancy laws without her. I almost certainly would have thrown in the towel months ago.
She’s an expert in multi-​unit properties — which means she’d be black-​belt deadly on any «normal» transactions you might considering.
I can not recommend her highly enough!

I’ve worked with Amanda on several deals on both the buy side and on the sell side.
Amanda puts her client’s interests first. She always provides a well thought-​out list of pros and cons for each property. She’s an adroit negotiator — something every buyer needs for what is always an important transaction: a real estate deal in SF.
What really sets her apart from other agents is her combination of qualitative and quantitative property analysis skills. She can just as easily weed out the properties that won’t work for her client because of a funky floorplan as she can weed out the ones that won’t work because the price or terms are out of wack.

Amanda was the best possible real estate agent I could have hoped for. She was very patient as I told her specifically what I was looking for in a home, and then made sure she only showed me properties that would fit my taste. Plus, Amanda had a really good feel for the market, and I was able to win my 3-​unit TIC building without having the highest offer on the table. I have been living in my place for almost 5 years now, and if I ever decide to buy (or sell) in San Francisco again, I would definitely work with Amanda.

Amanda is simply the best real estate agent out there: smart, passionate, dynamic, dedicated and a joy to work with. She not only understands the market, but has a keen eye for great investment opportunities grounded on thorough analysis and legwork. I have recommended her to all my friends looking to buy/​sell in this market and they all have been equally impressed. She goes above and beyond. She rocks. Check her out and find out for yourself!