Leading Properties

Unprofessional, lack of communication skills, and selective ethics. Did not consult homeowner when signing the lease without collecting the full deposit. Also did not consult homeowner when creating a two plus week delay in collecting rent by signing the lease with the move in date and first rent payment starting two plus weeks later. When competing for listing, indicated it would likely take two weeks to find tenants. If include the two week delay, homeowner did not receive rent for over eight weeks. When questioned about these and other decisions and the concerns it raised, the response was escalated including yelling and hanging up on the homeowner. Encouraged homeowner to write Unilocal review and homeowner was concerned about opening up further communications and retribution. Ultimately decided better for people to not have the same experience.

When we decided to look for another in apartment here in San Francisco, I was absolutely dreading going through the process! Patrick made the process quick and easy, which with a toddler tagging along was so helpful! We attended the open house on Tuesday, he called us Wednesday to let us know the apartment was ours, we signed the contract Thursday, and got the keys on Friday. Stress-​free and exciting! Thank you Patrick for all of your help.
A bonus, his assistant Normita, is also friendly and helpful. She provided my toddler with a pen and paper while we signed the contract and was willing to discuss my concerns on the phone! We had a great experience and would definitely recommend them to anyone!

My husband and I moved into our place in 2013. When we applied for the place I lived in Folsom. Patrick made the application process easy by letting me submit my application by email. Since moving in, we have found the service outstanding and any issues we have brought up were addressed promptly. Normita recently joined Leading Properties and she is just as respectful and responsive as Patrick. They both work hard to keep the residents of their properties and no doubt the property owners satisfied. I recommend Leading Properties without any reservations.

I had a very satisfying experience dealing with Patrick. He is very caring, honest and trustworthy individual. Thumbs up all the way!

My husband and I just moved in to our new place and it’s all thanks to patrick! We are both very grateful and thankful for him. It was a fast process, but we loved that he was very helpful, honest, and respectful. He’s a very nice caring man and he deserves all 5 stars and more if and only there were more stars up there?! :) once again thanks Patrick!!!

Never did I think looking for an apartment, in San Francisco of all places, would be this easy!
We attended the open house for our new place last Saturday and are moving in this weekend. Needless to say Leading Property didn’t waste any time.
The staff is super friendly and helpful. Patrick, who helped us with everything from showing us the property to writing up our lease, truly went above and beyond! Any questions or concerns we had he was there to answer and address all of them. I felt like more than just a sale, Patrick was very invested and helped us throughout the whole process, which I appreciated.
The process was fast and efficient, the customer service was outstanding, and if you’re looking to find your next home. Leading Properties is where you’ll find it!

I was a bit worried when I planned to move to SF for graduate school, but thankfully Patrick at Leading Properties was able to ease my worries. I kid you not when I say I emailed dozens of ads for apartments, but Patrick was by far the 1) most responsive, 2) respectful, 3) and flexible person I spoke to on my apartment hunt. He went above and beyond his basic duties, and I truly felt like he cared for our wellbeing, a rarity among property managers in the city. I highly recommend getting in touch with Leading Properties if you are having trouble finding a place in SF. Thank you for everything!

Another 5 star review for Patrick! He is exceptionally responsive, helpful and thorough. I just moved into one of his properties and he made the process as easy as can be. I look forward to working with him throughout my tenancy.

As a college student hard-​pressed for both time and money, working with Patrick was a perfect pairing. He was concise and expedient when working with my roommates and I to rent another home; that is not to say, thought, that he wasn’t considerate and professional – rather, he managed to exemplify all of the above qualities.
He worked with us even though one of our roommates was absent, and did his best to adapt to our needs as such. With his help we were able to sign a lease and acquire keys to a new and beautiful property in a matter of days. His thoughtfulness and levelheaded work were unexpected but greatly appreciated.
⁸⁄₈ would rate.

I hired Patrick Boushell of Leading Properties to help me find just the right tenants for my condo. He has been a great communicator throughout the whole process, which I really appreciate. I have found Patrick to be thorough, honest and hardworking. I am happy to give him a great recommendation!

Patrick at Leading Properties has been super helpful in getting us set up in our new place. As Canadians, renting in SF has been tricky, but Patrick worked with us to get into our dream apartment! He’s even letting us move in a few days early, which is way above and beyond what we expected. Patrick has a calm demeanor and excellent communication skills. He made sure that everything was just right in our new place for us to move in, and answered all of our questions. We are incredibly grateful to have found him, and our new apartment!

Working with Patrick to move in to our new apartment was great! He was quick, efficient, and always available for questions.
Since moving in he has been very helpful in resolving the few little details that needed attention as well. We’re glad to have such an easy going and available property manager!

I have been living in a Pac Heights condo managed by Leading Properties since relocating to SF 2 years ago. I cannot say enough good things about the professionalism and helpfulness of Patrick Boushell. He has been very fast to help with the few problems we’ve had in our home, works well to negotiate between us and the owners, and communicates in a very timely manner.
I highly recommend Patrick for property management.

Patrick has been great for me. He was very flexible in showing me my unit prior to renting, he was fast in processing the application and not making me wait countless days, he responded fast to getting items fixed in my unit when needed and set a clear and reasonable expectation when I signed the lease agreements. Overall a good experience and I would highly recommend him.

I had been looking for a place in Oakland for a couple of weeks and had been frustrated at what I’d been seeing in my price range for a nice 2BR place for my girlfrend and me. I saw a listing that caught my eye and left a VM with Patrick. He called me back promptly and set up a showing in two days. During the showing, Patrick was very courteous and answered all of my questions.
I decided that I liked the place — a wonderful 3BR place, completely renovated! — and began the application process. Patrick was very helpful with my questions and was able to have my girlfriend fill it out remotely (she lives 100 miles away) and submit it via email. Once submitted, he worked quickly to process the information and we received a positive response within 36 hours. We signed the lease and received our keys soon thereafter — Patrick has been very forthright in mentioning that if we need his help with *anything* on the property, minor or major, pick up the phone and he will handle it ASAP.
Patrick is a very professional individual, and seems very honest and caring. I’m looking forward to a wonderful lease arrangement with him as the property manager. Thanks, Patrick!
PS with respect to Luis’ comment below — there were two other interested parties looking at the property during the showing, both African American, and Patrick answered their questions very professionally and respectfully… I saw nothing to indicate that he has a racist bone in his body.

Patrick is THE BEST and has treated me and my two roommates with the utmost kindness, respect, and flexibility. We have run into a bunch of extremely rude and unreliable property managers, especially because we are in our early 20s. Patrick showed us a property that we loved on Saturday morning and we were in his office Monday night signing the lease. He fulfilled all of our cleaning requests and gave us the keys to our rental property before the start of the lease term to help us in our move transition. I HIGHLY recommend using him and his company for any of your managing/​renting needs.

Patrick is great! There really isn’t anything else that needs to be said… seriously. He’s an awesome person who you can trust, and believe in what he says. In the short time that I’ve known him, he’s always treated me w/​respect and kindness. I currently rent a property that just recently stopped using his services in order to save $, and I’m seriously thinking about leaving when my agreement is up because I won’t get to deal w/​Patrick anymore. Again, this man is someone you can TRUST.

I’ve just signed a lease to one of the properties managed by Patrick and he has been nothing but accommodating, professional and friendly and has addressed every concern I have regarding the lease. I didn’t expect finding a new place to be easy, but Patrick definitely made my experience run very smoothly. So far I have found Patrick to be promptly responsive, respectful, and honest and I feel fortunate to be renting a great property from him!

Luis M. you do not know Patrick nor do you know what you’re talking about. From reading your review, I can smell a bad apple when I read one. Patrick is the most respectful, professional, and genuine person that I’ve known. I personally know Patrick because he’s managed my properties for me. I had given him referrals to friends of mine to managed their properties. If cost wasn’t an issue for you, you should be buying a home of your own instead of trying to rent a home. Just because Patrick won’t kiss your a** doesn’t mean he’s a bad guy. He probably smell a bad fish like yourself when he sees one. You’re not qualify to rent from him. As for your 100K car, you need to return that rental car and hop on the bus instead. You wouldn’t need to feel bad for the owner of the condo because Patrick did them a huge favor by not renting to you. The owners didn’t need the headache that you’ll be giving them later. It’s completely business and no one is here to turn you on. That would be your boyfriend’s job, not Patrick. You’re just upset because Patrick is not interested in you. Again, strictly business. Goes to show you that your money is not wanted here. So go take your allowance that you’re mommy gives you, save it, and move back in with your mom. You’re being stupid and immature just because you wrote your review. I’m about to start another business venture with Patrick as I continued to grow my empire.
Last but not least: Patrick = Integrity (something that you don’t have Luis)

This guy BLOWS off a call to view a rental he had posted on Craigslist for a homeowner… claiming of course «family emergency»… Then when he finally calls 2 days later and meets me at the unit. refuses to shake my hand upon meeting claiming he had just coughed (although didnt cough or seem the least bit sick during the rest of the apartment showing.) Once inside the unit. he proceeded to stand at the window looking at the view and checking his phone. didnt say ONE word to me… wasn’t the least bit concerned about renting the property. I asked a question about the parking and he was condescending about my concern over navigating into the parking space with a larger car.
I guess when you drive a BUSTED up 10 year old Range Rover like he does and are clearly unhappy in your ill-​fitting Mens Wearhouse suit… you tend to think a bit less about things like that than people me… who work in IT and have a brand new 100k car sitting out in front of the house.
I have rarely met someone so dismissive or just plain rude in REAL ESTATE… Not sure if it was a homophobic thing… (the condo was near Castro /​Twin Peaks area and I’m a young gay guy). or a racist thing… (I am a Latin guy)… but Patrick was a completely rude and unprofessional stain.
Perhaps he was just intimidated by the fact that someone far younger and more successful than him can actually afford multiple properties to rent. Either way. I feel bad for the owners of the condo… they will have a tough time renting or god forbid selling this property with a jerk like this. I could have probably been talked into renting this place. cost wasn’t an issue. The broker completely turned me off. I’ll stick with looking at the overpriced SOMA places where at least everything is brand new and the brokers WANT your business.