Joshua Lawrence

I would highly reconsider working with Climb. Probably the most unprofessional group of poeple I have ever attempted to work with (don’t answer emails/​calls for 5 days, don’t follow housing laws, ahh and employ criminals) sounds like the perfect bunch of real estate professionals. Disclaimer: I do not know everyone there, I am sure they have some great individuals.

My husband and I worked with Jody as renters. Our experience was absolutely wonderful. Jody and Liz (behind the scenes) worked very quickly and were excellent communicators throughout the process. We relocated from the east coast, so we really appreciated Jody’s expert knowledge of the east bay. Jody was professional, very familiar with the building, and made us feel important. Thank you for the great experience!

We worked with Kyle on securing our recent lease and it was a smooth experience. Kyle moved quickly and efficiently with the paperwork issues (I believe this is also thanks to Darcy behind the scenes), and he promptly answered all of the questions we had. Our interaction was short because the whole process moved amazingly fast, but it was a pleasant experience throughout.

This review is long over due. Marcus Lee is awesome. Bought my first condo with him in 2010 and he got a great price below asking. Then sold it 2 years later at a time when it was a «buyers» market. There was even a larger comparable unit also up for sale at the same time for less and he got us more than what we listed for. Both times we celebrated by getting Korean BBQ. Marcus is really nice and really accommodating. I think both times we were able close very quickly too. I really like his style and how he handles everything and is a total advocate for whatever my needs are. I had a super awesome experience with him at Climb SF and would highly recommend him. If I am ever in the market again, he’s my first call.

Darcy and Kyle are solid and professional. We needed to get renters for our new place we just bought. The situation was fraught with challenges because we only wanted to rent the house for 6 months — since we were going to extend and renovate the house and that process would take 6 – 9 months in permit hell. So rather than leave the house empty we were faced with two options. Airbnb the place and deal with the in’s and out’s and all the crazy communication, cleaning and payment hassles or just rent the place out for a 6-​month period and get a stable flow of cash. We chose the latter, even though the chances were slim.
We were recommended Climb Group by our real estate agent, Rob Levy, from Sotheby’s International. Rob warned us that this process could take a lot of time since there won’t be a lot of takers. But lo and behold, just within 2 weeks we had 3 qualified leads all interested in our place. And within a month of engaging with Climb we had a renter with background checked, all necessary paperwork checked. All of this happened well within the very ambitious schedule we set for ourselves.
Darcy is all business, straight-​forward, with high-​integrity and sticks to her word. Kyle is the do-​er, and makes sure all the t’s are crossed and the i’s dotted — and ran all of the home showings responsibly.
If you have a place to rent out, this is a far more reliable way of going about it and well worth every penny you pay to get done. Climb is solid, reliable, professional and no-​nonsense.

I recently worked with Marcus Lee and Todd Montgomery to sell my loft in the Mission. They were absolutely great. They helped me renovate my place for sale, stage it, put it on the market, sign a contract and actually close in about 35 days. I got a very good price — all cash and 12% over asking. Marcus and Todd and their sales assistants Rodney and Sandy made the entire experience smooth and drama free. They got to know and understand me and were always clear and honest about what I should do to best position my loft for the market. I am not one to take advice easily, but I will when I know it is smart advice. I consistently took their advice and it paid off. Highly recommended.

Choosing Climb Real Estate Group was a great decision on my part. I was selling my co-​op apartment in New York City and looking to purchase a condo here in San Francisco. It was to be a 1031 Exchange, so I needed an agency that understood the requirements and parameters of such a transaction. I had known Chris Lim was the Founder, so I contacted Climb about representing me. He and other agents on staff showed me several properties in various neighborhoods. I selected a new construction in Hayes Valley, and Chris negotiated a favorable purchase price with terms that would accommodate my exchange. I had a great experience purchasing with Chris and his team. However, that’s not where it ended. 7 years after the purchase, I’m still in touch with Climb. I recently looked to them to help me navigate the ins and outs of property tax appeals. Their attention and follow ups cemented the confidence I’ve felt about Climb when I initially purchased. When I decide to sell and buy another property in the Bay Area, I’ll be calling Chris Lim and his agents at Climb Real Estate Group. 5 stars!

Very unprofessional, ignorant and arrogant real estate agent. In today;s hot market, they might do good where there are multiple offers and buyers,. Agent kept selling us only the view and had no knowledge of the real estate they were trying to sell during open house. I would stay away from them.

Professional, responsive and efficient — a seamless process. Thank you Darcy and Kyle!

Darcy and Kyle were professional, punctual and on top of things. I would highly recommend them to rent my place out again in the future.
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Danielle and Debbie provided professional advice and diligent services throughout the process of buying my property. In addition, they understand the emotional component of the process, which could be pretty significant. They also provided me referrals for related services which turned out to be excellent. It has been an overall great experience.

I found this to be a very unprofessional and rude operation. I learned of a particular realtor (Chris Lim) through a colleague who highly recommended the agency. I tried calling the number my referral gave me and after speaking briefly I made an appointment with him to visit his office (or so I thought). He said he would be «in the office» at the given time & he «hoped» to see me, even after I told him I could come in at that time.
When I got there, I was told by the receptionist that he was in a meeting & wouldn’t be ready for an hour. What??? Did a meeting mean being in the same general vicinity as him? I told her to relay to him that I wasn’t going to wait that long and we would have to reschedule. I never heard from the agency again.

Darcy was spectacular in helping us lease a new unit in our existing Condo Complex. She was attentive, professional and a wonderful source of knowledge. I would recommend anyone looking for a new abode to speak with Darcy. A+++++

The only person that was on top of things because me was the escrow officer and I still was mostly unhappy. Selling a home with a family member is hard enough especially when they never agree with you on anything or can compromise but when you feel forced to sign with her choice of agent because he’s her friend, well, that’s a making of a bad start. Hector Orozco was not a good agent for us. I want to say he was terrible but I guess he did the job. What bothers me is the fact that he kept making mistakes, being vague or unclear on his meaning and forgetting to tell me things and now it’s three weeks since we closed escrow and he’s telling us he forgot to include one of the inspection fees and needs us to pay. Glad I paid you a commission for being a terrible agent. If you want to do a lot of the work in keeping on top of things and most I the communication then he’s your guy but it gave me nothing but stress and I had enough of it dealing with a stubborn sibling. I needed an agent who would walk me through things and be hands on and aggressive. This is not your guy and I’m not sure if I care for climb. I didn’t like their title company either. Too many assumptions all around and not enough communication. I wanted to go to Rita and Roxanna at Vanguard at New Montgomery and Howard in SF because I felt confident with them. I never felt confident with hector but I wanted to get it down and my sister wanted if her way. I’m glad this is almost over but I wanted to warn others! BTW, when I try to call the number for climb it goes straight to my agents cell as if I can’t call a supervisor or front desk, if I could I would complain. That’s not right!!!

We rented our apartment in the Rincon Hill area with Darcy. Climbsf has a really good website and you can find some pretty good apartments there and they are priced reasonably. So we found our perfect new home here.
Darcy’s style is efficient… which I understand and appreciate… Truth is, I have never met Darcy in person but she arranged her showing agent to show us the apartment on short notice, twice. The application process is a little intimidating at first, but it took minutes to complete and it basically is the same as other info you would provide to a landlord/​apartment management.
Now we have moved in and started to enjoy SF. There are a few issues with our apartment but our property manager is coming to fix them. Use climbsf website to find exactly what you want and Darcy will get you that apartment in no time! But if you are not sure what you want… it might take some time to get all the info you need…

Absolutely loved Paul & Michelle at Climb! Paul did tons of footwork in our search, visiting a few places several times to accommodate our work/​childcare schedules. We trusted Michelle’s eagle eye with our offers and her knowledge of the market was superb.
Growing up in SF and always renting, I am pretty sensitive to class differences in SF. I wanted to work with Michelle because my friend told me she helped a lot of families get homes for reasonable prices. As soon as we met her, she took our business seriously and took the time to get to know us. «Responsive» doesn’t do this team justice. They will seriously go to bat for you!

We worked with Billy Lane and his colleague Dirk Kinley at Climb Real Estate to buy our new home. They were exceptionally professional from start to finish, but more than that, were friendly, very helpful, super responsive, and listened to exactly what we wanted (and helped us find it!).
As first time homebuyers, we needed a little hand holding through the process, and they were there for us every step of the way. We were able to sign all of our paperwork up until closing electronically, which was important to us as we were living in a different city when we bought. The entire process went extremely smoothly, even when we had to expedite inspection and appraisal over the week of Thanksgiving! We are planning to recommend Billy and Dirk to any of our friends who are looking for a great team of agents to work with. Thank you Billy especially for being our guide through the process — we are thrilled with our new home!

This is my second interaction with CLIMB. When I originally bought my condo at SOMA Grand, Kristen Steucher was my agent (along with Chris). When it came time to sell it 5 years later, I asked her to be my agent again. She’s professional and totally organized, but most importantly, she’s very savvy about the SF condo market, which can be absolutely volatile. The sale went smoothly and quickly. She’s a solid agent, and if I’m ever in the market for another SF condo, I know who to call! Also, a word about CLIMB in general as a seller: they have a great understanding of what it takes to market your property. Great pictures, posting on their website, email blasts, and of course MLS listing. Great work, guys.

Darcy has a disgusting business ethic. Her 5 star review is clearly fake. We just spoke with her regarding a rental she had online, and she told us it was rented. When we informed her that it did not indicate that online, she said she’d rather not do business with us! Really? I tell you what rentals you should update online and you tell me that you’d rather not do business with me? The best part is after we told her that there was no indication that there was an application pending, she posted an update 15 min later.
Avoid Darcy at all costs, and the entire company for employing such a dumb woman like her.

I rented a condo in SOMA that was being leased through SF Climb. What a bad experience! I made very clear to the leasing agent, Darcy, that I was looking for a place that was quiet and had very solid construction. Unfortunately, she didn’t do her homework, and I ended up in a building in which I could hear every footstep, party, and barking dog from my neighbors.
I ended up moving out a few months later. Incredulously, SF Climb charged the owner of the unit another leasing fee of over $ 2500 to find a new renter (I’m not sure why he decided to go with the same company, but it wasn’t up to me — although I ended up agreeing to split the cost). They didn’t even take pictures of the unit. (On the plus side, the unit was rented again quickly, but I think that speaks to the current demand for rental units rather than the work of Climb.) Seems to me like quite a racket.