Michelle Kim – Zephyr Real Estate

I’m sooooo happy I found Michelle. I’ve had worked with other agents in the past who just seemed to want to get the deal done, but Michelle is different — She wants to do things right and carefully so that I got the best price for my house. Michelle helped me sell a house and she made a stressful transaction with difficult buyers very smooth. She was professional, available and a true advocate. She was always available. She’s great at negotiating and did a great job with all the prospective buyers. She definitely came through and surpassed my expecations. She had my best interest at heart. I would use her services again!

Michelle is a very enthusiastic and knowledgeable real estate agent. Michelle was very professional and did a fantastic job explaining to me the process for buying my first home. She is very accommodating and I would recommend her as a real estate agent to any prospective buyer.

Michelle helped achieved my dream of owning a water front property in San Francisco. Very knowledgeable, visionary, and customer first attitude gave me a comfort level that exceeded my expectation. I’ve found a true partner and look forward to working with her for future opportunities.

We recently bought our first home and found Michelle to be extremely efficient and energetic as our realtor. More than that, though, we really valued how she anticipated and strategized for things we did not even consider; we truly felt like she had our best interests at heart.
This was a completely new and potentially overwhelming process for us, especially in San Francisco, and Michelle was immensely supportive throughout the entire process, from beginning to end. She was encouraging and patient as we learned to navigate in the initial stages of looking for a house, and she was quick and adept at collecting and executing all of the incredibly detailed matters during closing.
Throughout the process, we appreciated how Michelle was consistently responsive over email, text, and phone. She is very organized, detail-​oriented, dependable, adaptable, and pro-​active. All of these attributes made the whole undertaking that much easier and made us feel taken care of amidst it all.
We will certainly be recommending Michelle to our friends.

Michelle is an amazing realtor! She is highly professional and incredibly trustworthy. We were first time home buyers and Michelle walked us through the process and made it truly painless. She gave us honest advice and helped us narrow down the characteristics of our dream home. She was never pushy and never made us feel pressured to make a decision. I have since recommended her to 3 friends and will continue to recommend her to friends and family who are looking for a home.

In my 4 months looking for a new home I found Michelle Kim to be the most professional and trustworthy real estate agent. Her goal is to get you the home of your dreams and close on it in the face of heavy competition. She specializes in SF homes but also does the East Bay where we found mine. She comes with my highest recommendation.

Michelle worked with us for a year to purchase our first home in San Francisco. She was great to work with: friendly, reliable, and always very quick to return our phone calls/​emails. She was able to help us mobilize quickly when we wanted to put in offers and made helpful recommendations to make our offers more competitive. Michelle is a savvy guide who will help you navigate the crazy San Francisco real estate market — thank you!

what can i say about michelle that hasn’t already been said? she helped me buy my first place, ever, (a condo in sf) back in may and i can honestly say without her, i am not sure if i would’ve gotten my place.
michelle knows her stuff & really understands the market. in addition she is definitely hard-​working but also aggressive in all the right ways vs. sensitive w/​your plight so knows when to guide & gently push but also when to back off & let you process & come to your own decision. so in this hyper-​competitive market, michelle was able to guide me w/​out pressuring me and providing me w/​as much info as possible to enable me to make my own decision. the whole process was so nerve-​wrecking (everything in a sense becomes surreal & conceptual b/​c you’re dealing w/​#s w/​000s that don’t seem right :-p). w/​out having a realtor who was trustworthy (not an oxymoron in this case, thank goodness!) i don’t think i would’ve been able to feel comfortable enough to have stuck it out & got the first place i ever bid on (yes it can happen)
michelle is extremely responsive & w/​so much at stake, it was reassuring that i would hear back from her on anything w/​in a couple of hours incl in the middle of the night & 6am. the other key advantage of working w/​michelle is that she is super-​friendly, likeable & sincere so she seems to have really good relationship w/​other realtors, contractors, mortgage brokers, etc. of course she wants to make a sale but she genuinely wants what’s best for u & is a good person which unfortunately is often hard to find in this field
i think this is a way in which michelle really distinguishes herself & makes her a great real estate agent. she knows her stuff, works extremely hard, & is on your side and guides w/​out pressuring you & is very likeable & a genuine person on top — i’m not sure what i could have asked for in a real estate agent! :)

We had the pleasure of working with Michelle in April-​June 2014 as our buyer’s Agent while searching for our first home in Oakland, CA. We were introduced to her by my parents who were also selling their house in San Leandro, CA with her as their listing Agent. Michelle is a «Top Producer» Agent in the Bay Area and it was obvious why with her experience, people skills, network, work ethic, and dependability being critical in both my and my parents real estate needs. We are now the happy owners of our own little slice of Oakland and my parents ended up selling their place for way more then they were expecting as a direct result of Michelle’s hard work.
— A few things I would like to highlight:
As someone with a strong minded Korean mother it was super helpful that Michelle is fluent in Korean and could handle my mother’s outspoken opinions and requests in Korean while selling their home.
— Since my wife and I were moving from Brooklyn, NY to Oakland, CA we had limited time in the Bay Area to find a place. Michelle was very flexible in working with us through our limited physical availability. All the document signing until closing was all done online and very easy with the technology Michelle and Zephyr Realestate had set up. When it came time to physically sign documents at closing she set up a mobile notary to come to our current apartment in Brooklyn, NY, no problem.
— While weighing our financing options, Michelle recommended a super helpful mortgage broker that was able to offer us the financing options we were looking for when our own sources could not. Michelle has a great network, we received painter and flooring specialist references from her too.
— When there were delays in the closing of our condo purchase from the seller’s side she was there applying as much pressure as needed to the seller’s agent to keep the process moving and avoid further delays.

Michelle was amazing. We were first time home buyers looking for a house in the insane San Francisco housing market. She really listened to exactly what we were looking for and was very proactive in helping us find a home. As we looked for houses she would often have already reached out to the selling agent of homes in our criteria before we had even asked her about them. She did a great job of really selling our story of buying a home to live in and start a family. Her excellent people skills were critical is us finding exactly the house we wanted in our price range.

Michelle is a smart and hard working agent with a lot of energy. She had great insights during the property tour. In a crazy sellers market right now, as a buyer you need an agent that’s going to work for you to get all the relevant information to help you make an informed offer. She helped me put a strong offer on a hotly contested property. I’d highly recommend her and she’s one of the best agents I’ve worked with.

If you need a realtor to sell your current house or buy your next one, Michelle Kim is your go to person. I love her work ethnic, she is by far one of the most hard working realtors in SF. Her savvy self is quick, informative, and detail oriented personality made our life soooooooooooo easy. It’s like working with a friend instead of an agent, I really don’t like those pseudo-​pretend-​to-​be-​your-​friend type of agents and she is not one of those. Michelle is a genuine person and she became a friend after our transaction. She helped us close the deal just like that and guided us through every steps. It can be scary as a first time home buyer as you know, the whole process –from looking to purchasing was a breeze. I trusted her taste and professionalism. I will definitely hire Michelle again to buy our next house or sell our current house.
Thank you Michelle!

Michelle, carries herself professionally and provides very accurate information. Her involvement to the process was remarkable and a reason why we highly recommend her to our family and friends. I really appreciate the time and effort she provided for us.

As a first time home buyer I was very nervous and had tons of questions. Michelle Kim made buying a house a breeze. She worked with my price range and my needs to find me the cutest house ever! I can’t believe how knowledgeable and attentive she was. She was on top of all my e-​mail and phone call questions and made sure any concerns and questions i had with the other party were answered promptly. I would 100% do business with her again and would feel comfortable and confident to refer my friends and family to her. Can’t speak enough good things about her!

Michelle Kim sold my house the first day it was on the market! I was really impressed by her experience, knowledge and tenacious attitude. She is also very responsive. She gets the ball rolling and knows the industry in and out! To start, she did ALL the work preparing for our open house including hiring a great photographer (good photos are important!), marketing, and signage.
From my experience I learned you want a real estate agent that can negotiate hard and push for YOUR interests. Michelle is someone that will do that for you. But beyond that she is trustworthy. I trusted her to do the job, stay committed, and coach me through the entire process, and she went above and beyond. When all the deals came in, we sat down together, and she went through them like a ninja. She even talked to buyer agents on the phone sitting right next to me and she pushed them hard for better deals. Michelle Kim is on your team and will fight for you. Without a doubt, I would refer her to any close friend or family. That woman works HARD.

While searching high and low for a specific property we met Michelle Kim of Zephyr Realty at an open house she was showing. After just a brief conversation of what we were looking for, she contacted us shortly thereafter. She found exactly what we were looking for in a perfect location.
However, what should have been a straightforward process suddenly became problematic and complex due to a myriad of issues with lenders, and the property itself. Each time the property seemed to move further from our reach or when we felt like giving up, Michelle was tenacious, professional and always managed to come up with a solution. She kept in constant communication with us and always proceeded with our best interests in mind.
We finally closed escrow and are now enjoying our newly acquired property, thanks to the experience, dedication and commitment of Michelle Kim.