David Clarke, Vanguard Properties

David was the selling agent representing some pretty sketchy contractors trying to flip a building in SF. This is a pretty common occurrence in San Francisco, they buy a building cheap, clean it up and sell it off.
Note: David wasn’t our agent, he represented the seller in this transaction.
David was difficult to deal with and generally slowed down the process with tedious requests. In other words, he didn’t really add a lot of value to the sale or purchase of this property …
Buying or selling, I wouldn’t recommend using David — unless he’s improved his people skills and professionalism.

David is Awesome! We were very luckily referred to him through friends of ours and have never looked back. David helped us through our search for a new home in SF. He was always extremely responsive, knowledgeable and sensitive to our personal preferences. We ended up finding our dream home with his guidance, but it didn’t stop there…
Through discussions with David, we found that he had done several home renovations and remodels in San Francisco and Sonoma county. Since he has such a great network of people he can reach out to for all things real estate related, we asked him to be project manager over our own home’s remodel. We tore the place to the studs, got all of our permits expedited through the city, strengthened the house seismically, worked with independent architects, cabinet makers, engineers, contractors, … you name it! Everything was done to perfection as well as on time and budget thanks to David’s tireless ability to keep on top of everybody’s schedule and personality quirks.
We get so many compliments on our house now. If we ever sell this place or look into another project, David will definitely be the first person we reach out to. We recommend him highly.

David has helped me both buy and sell in competitive and challenging markets. He’s knowledgable, driven, responsive and detail oriented. He also doesn’t shy away from complex transactions or hard work.
He maintained our professional relationship over several years, making him a «go-​to» person to get things done. I’d recommend talking to David if you’re looking for a realtor.

David is great! Not only is he very knowledgeable on San Francisco properties and neighborhoods, but he is also extremely responsive. He always answered my calls day or night, and quickly responded to e-​mails. In addition, he came up with very creative ideas on ways to get a deal done. My family and I have worked with countless realtors over the years and David truly set himself apart from the rest.