Todd Montgomery – Climb Real Estate Group

My partner and I met Todd through a friend, who had worked with Todd to buy property in San Francisco and highly recommend him. It was the best referral I’ve received, as Todd made our experience seamless from contract to close of escrow!
I was prepared for a long, difficult process when buying property in San Francisco, but thanks to Todd’s data driven neighborhood /​new developments insights and vast network of resources, we were able to quickly find a new condo that fit our parameters. Todd understood our needs right away without being pushy, and helped guide us through the crucial final steps to close.
There were delays caused by the bank that would have derailed our timeline to close, and Todd was able to step in and provide advice /​escalation to ensure we received our paperwork and closed escrow on time. I’ve recommended Todd to all my friends and colleagues who are considering buying in San Francisco and will definitely partner with him again on future real estate purchases :)
Thanks, Todd!

Todd is everything you can ask for (and more) in a real estate agent. He helped my wife and I buy a condo in San Francisco, and was able to create a seamless home buying experience in this crazy market. He has expert local knowledge of San Francisco neighborhoods, and sets himself apart through the highest quality customer service. He truly cares about his clients, as he takes the time to get to know you and your objectives to find the right property for you. He also always provides an honest assessment of the positives /​negatives of every property. He boasts a great network of resources to help with anything you need (e.g., engineers, floors, painters), not to mention a strong network of other SF real estate agents to help in the home buying process. I can’t recommend Todd highly enough!

Todd (and his team) is one of the most thoughtful, hard-​working and professional real estate teams in San Francisco. He helped us inform several important decisions of picking the neighborhood, type of home, price range and a myriad of other small attributes of our home. I’ve worked with several real estate professionals and Todd truly raised the bar with his deep and informed comparative analysis of various shortlisted units. We ended up buying a new construction unit in Mission Bay — Todd helped us get in earlier in the sales proces to get our desired unit. He was involved heavily throughout the sales cycle from putting in the earnest money to the move-​in (an 18 month cycle). We will work with Todd again and have already referred Todd to our friends (three of our friends ended up buying their home in SF with Todd’s help.)

My wife and I worked with Todd recently to purchase a loft/​condo in South Beach. His experience, market knowledge, responsiveness and overall helpfulness are unmatched. He gave us great advice, helped us navigate the crazy SF real estate market, steered us away from some places for reasons we might not have recognized, and was delightful to spend time with. He is not a pushy salesman but when we were ready to move on a deal he was all over it until we were closed. Highly recommended.

I feel very fortunate to have met Todd and to have worked with him when I started looking for my first home almost four years ago. I was excited to be able to buy my first home, but along with the excitement came anxiety and lots and lots of questions. Todd was patient and educated me on what to expect and what was within my means every step of the way. He took time to show me properties and answer all of my questions until I found a condo that I loved.
Fast forward to two months ago when I was ready to sell my place and look for a new home that I would be sharing with my partner. I immediately came to Todd. My family and I have worked with Todd over the years and couldn’t think of anyone we trust more after developing this relationship over the years working together. His knowledge, advice, and insights are so invaluable, particularly around what we needed to do to get an attractive offer and the timing to put the condo on the market.
I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge and extend my appreciation and gratitude to Todd and his team for the time and effort they put in for all the planning, strategy, and preparation work to help me sell the condo. The team made every step of the process as smooth and stress-​free as possible. They were organized and very clear about what needed to be done and when. The team was friendly and quick to respond to any request or question, and some of those came late at night! In short, this is a just a spot on team. The condo closed in about a month after it was placed on the market.
During the time when we were working on selling the condo, Todd also helped me find a new home. And just as smooth as the sale of my condo went, and with a bit of luck as far as timing, we were able to find a new townhouse where my partner and I can call OUR home.
Finally, I would like to add that all the years my family and I have worked with Todd, I can honestly say that he really puts our interests at the forefront with any sort of opportunity. This isn’t something one can easily find, and I hope we have more opportunities in the future.

I would definitely recommend Todd to anyone in the city looking to purchase a home. We looked around on our own for a while and chatted with a few Real Estate agents, but once we talked to Todd we knew we were set. He is extremely detail oriented and sharp — he talks fast and works fast. He takes the entire process very seriously, but it’s not really his style to sit with you and chat for hours and go to every showing with you. This might not be everyone’s style, but as busy professionals and first-​time homebuyers, it was a perfect match. He was extremely responsive when we needed him, but did not waste any time. We definitely wouldn’t have gotten our home without Todd, for example, he persistently called the seller’s realtor for a week so we could get a showing and we later found out that the previous home owner was contemplating keeping the home but decided to show it to us since Todd was so persistent.
What we liked most about Todd is that he is very risk-​adverse. The home we purchased was a very complicated TIC property and he went to the end of the earth to make sure we wouldn’t have regrets after purchasing — this included going down to the city to cross-​reference records! There is no way we could have known all of the different potential issues with the place, and we were so thankful to have Todd there to not only point them out but to check on them. We have now been in our home 2 weeks and have been asked countless times how we were able to get such a nice place in the current market and we always point to Todd!

I had an excellent experience in working with Todd to sell my condo. From our first meeting, I had a pretty good idea this would be someone who would do their absolute best in maximizing value and our time on the market. Sure enough, by the end of the sale, I could look back and say I was absolutely correct about those assumptions. We were expertly staged within a matter of days, and sold within a little more than a week. On two occasions (during and after the sale), minor hitches arose, and Todd took care of them seamlessly. A true professional. Plus the added bonus that he is a local in the area, who really understands the pulse of the San Francisco market. Thanks, Todd & company!

Todd and his team were absolutely great in selling my loft. 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 (and I was not in a particular rush). Naturally, I got a very good price — all cash and 12% over asking. Todd and his partner Marcus and their team at Climb 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. My expectations were exceeded and my expectations were pretty high.

If you are looking for an amazing real estate agent, you’ve found your guy with Todd Montgomery. Todd was introduced to my by one of my most trusted friends and far and way exceeded my expectations of a realtor.
As a first-​time home owner, having Todd in my corner made the this stressful process much easier to manager. He is incredibly knowledgable of the SF real estate market and really tries to understand your needs before making any recommendations. He is extremely patient and only focus is making sure you get what you want. We worked together for almost a year before I was able to find something that rang true to me.
He is extremely thorough and made me feel confident that everything was being taken into account and that everything was being care of. After deciding on a condo, he walked me through the whole process, step-​by-​step, and was with me every step of the way. He was extremely responsive over email, text, and phone, and always made me feel he was there if I needed anything. His lender referral was also equally amazing and was the lender I ended up going with during close.
I highly, highly recommend Todd if you are look for a realtor in SF. I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Todd was recommended to me and my fiancé by close friends and we had a great experience working with him. Being first time home buyers, we valued Todd’s opinion on critiquing properties, he prepped us on the real estate buying process and he gave us excellent recommendations title/​lenders/​etc. This process went very smoothly for us thanks to Todd.
In this competitive market, Todd’s experience and connections really made the difference in closing the deal on our new home! Thank you Todd!

This was our first time purchasing a home and Todd skillfully advised and guided us through the process. Among real estate agents, it is hard to find someone who is knowledgeable about the market, all parts of the process, honest, and who looks out for your interests. My husband and I fell in love with a place that looked great us, and Todd actually talked us out of it, pointing out that the foundation was not ideally done and that the house would take a lot of work, throwing us beyond our budget. He never pressured us to put in offers on places but once we were ready, he skillfully handled the negotiations. After we closed on the property, Todd helped us navigate a tricky situation where the sellers were attempting to hold on the HOA funds over a dispute with the other condo owners. I would highly recommend Todd as an agent.

Todd is in another league. We sold our condo in SF with him and he delivered big time. He’s a great communicator and listener. He’s a terrific negotiator and did all the hard work for us. He is very responsive too. There is something about Todd’s style that just puts your mind at rest. I’ve worked with many agents and he’s in another league.

If you’re looking for a real estate agent, look no further! Todd is reliable, fast, and responsive! I texted him ON HIS BIRTHDAY when I found a place I liked. Of course he was on his way to his b-​day dinner, but he still responded immediately. My situation was unique because I had to fly out to SoCal for work the next day, but I was ready to make an offer. I called him the next day at 9:00AM to fill him in on what I saw. By NOON, he had an offer drafted and went over it with me. I signed the offer remotely via docusign, and by the end of the day, I got my offer accepted!
Todd was always responsive to the questions I had and was patient in reviewing the disclosures and contracts with me. He was also quick with all the paperwork and getting the offer drafted and signed. It was obvious that he is knowledgeable with the real estate market and offered great insight. It was a pleasure working with him!
From a customer satisfaction perspective, I give him 5 stars. From a logistics and real estate details perspective, I also give him 5 stars. Besides, what other real estate agent would leave you 2 TV’s as a gift?

Todd far and away exceeded my expectations of a realtor. He was knowledgable, helpful, and clearly great at what he does. As a first-​time home buyer, every step of the process was new to me, but Todd walked me through everything with care and I was confident the whole time that I was in good hands and making the right decisions. Looking back I was amazed at how little stress I felt throughout the whole process.
Todd took the time to get to know me, and that really showed as we went to open houses and looked through a lot of listings together. He never pushed or pressured me, and was very accommodating to me and my schedule. I always felt like he was available and responsive to my questions.
With how crazy the market in San Francisco is today, working with Todd was also clearly an advantage through his knowledge of the different areas, personal connections with realtors and builders, and access to off market listings. It seemed like at most places we went he knew someone there and had very detailed information about it. I felt like if a place was coming up that was close to what I was looking for, Todd would make sure I knew about it.
After deciding to make an offer on a condo, Todd took the time to walk me through each of the next steps, including reviewing all of the paperwork, researching comparable properties in the area, and constructing the best offer. After the offer was accepted (!), Todd and his team continued to make sure that the process was as smooth as before. The lender (whom Todd also had connected me with) was great at every step, the escrow company was easy to work with, and before I knew it we were closed.
I highly recommend Todd as a realtor, and I’m confident that you would have a great experience with him as I did.

To facilitate the purchase of my first home, I could not have asked for a better real estate agent than Todd Montgomery.
Although I live in the Los Angeles area, my dream has always been to return to and own a home in San Francisco, specifically Hayes Valley. With how crazy the SF housing market has been I never thought I would realize my dream. Then my good friend introduced me to Todd. He raved about how Todd’s connections in SF real estate got him the condo he wanted in a high demand new development building that had a waiting list.
From day one Todd was friendly, professional and knowledgeable about SF’s neighborhoods and housing market. During our conversations he really honed in on my housing priorities — location, low maintenance, good resale value — and was honest with me about what I could afford and where I should invest more of my budget. He gave me advice about my wish list items that I realize now as a homeowner was spot on.
The following month while I was in SF for a long weekend, Todd took me on a tour of condos he had selected for me. I was immediately impressed at his attention to detail during our tours and not only how we’ll he knew the building developers and other agents, but also how much they enjoyed working with him. Throughout the course of the day it became clear to me that Todd really understood my priorities as home after home hit all the major points on my wish list. A few weeks later I was working with Todd on an offer for one of the units we saw.
Since then Todd’s work has exceeded my expectations. At first the whole home buying process was incredibly frustrating particularly since I live down in LA and work long hours including nights and weekends. Todd stepped in and communicated with the development office, mortgage lender and escrow company on my behalf. He fought for me when things were not progressing on schedule and made himself available at all times to answer my questions or field them to people who could. He even met with me to read through and explain to me all the developer’s terms and conditions (almost 30 documents!). And now that we’ve closed escrow he’s helping me pick out fixtures and appliances.
All in all, Todd is definitely someone you need in your corner when you’re buying a home: knowledgeable, well connected and respected in the industry, honest, responsive and willing to go above and beyond for his clients. Todd is the best, and I would wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone doing anything real estate-​related in the Bay Area.

Todd is absolutely fantastic. After working with another real estate agent and being told «You will never buy a home» and with the crazy market, I was quite unsure if I ever would. I was putting in a lot of time and getting nowhere.
I started working with Todd 4 – 5 months ago. I was immediately pleased with his professionalism and precision. He knew the market very well, had some great stories and great advice. Todd spent a good amount of time understanding my needs and crafting a strategy. He showed me some amazing places and gave great advice on the offers I made. We came very close a couple of times.
As we worked together, I realized he was quite well known — other agents knew him and respected him.
He eventually found me two fantastic units and then gave me some excellent tip on the offer to make. With his great advice, I was able to put together an offer that got me the place I truly wanted. Todd had excellent advice on comps, on pricing the offer (to perfection) and clearly knows the market extremely well.
Todd works super hard — I recall a day he was sick and we had to discuss the terms — he called me while sick, could barely speak but still spent time on advising me. I was amazed by his dedication. Thanks to Todd I got a place in a very short time and a place that I absolutely am delighted to own.
Here’s two reasons why I strongly endorse Todd — he is super professional, super hard working, always prompt, knows the market better than agents out there (I know, I tried others) and the most important — he has a lot of information and knowledge that is invaluable. (Ok, that’s 5 reasons, not 2 :)).

If you’re like me, you are a first time home buyer. You’re willing to research and learn as much as possible about buying a place in San Francisco. Now the question is who can you trust to represent your best interest and close the deal within your budget?
Todd Montgomery was referred to me by another agent that I found on Unilocal.I only had $ 650K to spend and I was looking for a loft or apartment with parking in the SOMA district. I interviewed several agents, but none had the follow-​up and work ethic that Todd demonstrated to me.
I was persistent on my requirements and had a lot of questions. It took me 11 months and few declined offers to accept the rapid changes in the San Francisco real estate market. Todd was patient with me and consistent advocate and partner.
I was somewhat suspicious of Todd in the beginning of this process as I’ve worked in sales before. But now that I’ve purchased the place I wanted (and within my budget!). I can attest to the fact that Todd is a great agent and negotiator.

Searching for San Francisco real estate can be a daunting task, so having the best real estate agent to provide you with the right real estate services is crucial. It took me 15 months and plenty of frustration to find the place that I now call home. Buyers that are currently in the market can begin to understand this. Now that I have found my first owned home, I have no regrets. And more importantly, I am glad that Todd Montgomery from Climb Real Estate Group was the agent that helped me find my piece of San Francisco real estate.
Todd demonstrated his veteran knowledge of the SF real estate market throughout our house hunt. He sent me weekly listings to check out. When his schedule allowed, he personally joins me to tour listings. Todd was very keen to ask for my feedback and read into my feelings about each listing and the overall hunt. As we went along, he would help me adjust my search criteria to prioritize the most important features of a home, as well as offer his experience and advice to help me think realistically of homes within my price range.
Todd made himself available for my numerous texts, emails and calls with questions related to the purchase and homeowning process. In general, I left my interactions with him feeling better because he either answers my questions, or takes the next step to get me the answers. Todd also has extensive connections with sellers’ agents, and would sometimes let me know about off-​market listings that he thinks fit my search criteria.
My final offer was the third one that I had submitted. For each offer, Todd would take time out of his evening to review all the docs with me in person. As a first time homebuyer, I really appreciated his extreme patience and knowledge. Never once did I feel that I was being pressured into a hurried decision. 15 months is a long time to be looking!
I experienced a particularly tumultuous closing process because of actions on the lender side that led to delays in both closing and my moving plans. Todd stepped in and did his best to quarterback the situation, handling discussions with the lenders and developers. While the situation itself still left me extremely frustrated at the time, Todd’s involvement helped to alleviate much stress.
So if you are serious about finding a home in San Francisco, I highly recommend that you talk to Todd. It will be a decision you will not regret.

As president of my condo building’s owners association, I had watched closely as various realtors in the city had represented properties in our building over many years. None were as sharp and as effective as Todd Montgomery. On many occasions he proved just how incredibly attentive he was to not only the needs of his clients, but also the sensitivities and concerns of the neighbors (and the HOA) during the sales process. He established a great reputation for effectively marketing the properties that he sold in our building, and managed to shepherd through several deals even during a period when our building was in litigation with the builder over some roof repairs.
He also represented a few buyers coming into the building and he seemed every bit as committed to ensuring a smooth entry into our tightly-​knit community for these new members of our building «family.»
So when my ex-​husband and I were ready to put our condo on the market, we knew exactly who we wanted to call. He was prompt, respectful of our time, and made a clear and informative presentation that was rich with details of nearby «comps.» He exhibited an intimate knowledge of everything that was, had been, or was going to be on the market for 10 blocks in every direction, including all their pros and cons. He also had a detailed marketing plan and roadmap that helped us calibrate our expectations, including a time frame for all the pre-​sale preparations (cleaning, staging, photos, etc.), costs (commissions, fees, other expenses), and more.
He was very honest in his assessments of the pluses and minuses of our condo, things that we should consider (repairs, painting, staging), and was armed with a range of approaches and solutions, always with an eye towards helping us understand why he was recommending a particular approach and how each element would address potential objections or concerns of prospective buyers. He presented us a couple of approaches to staging and helped walk us through the difficult decision to go with a higher-​end (and costlier) staging approach, including showing us a lot of before/​after images and demonstrating how they correlated to the kind of sale price we were looking to achieve.
Once we engaged him, he became a whirlwind of activity with a constant flow of information from himself and dedicated members of his team coordinating everything. The process of assembling paperwork and disclosures was a breeze thanks to his escrow expert, and his amazing assistant organized every detail of the move-​out, the move-​in of the staging, minor repairs, deep cleaning, etc. Either Todd or his assistant, and sometimes both of them, were on site every time something was being done, ensuring, a) that we didn’t have to lift a finger, and b) everything was being done to the highest standards and Todd’s exacting specifications.
In the end, the condo looked amazing, his marketing brought in SEVERAL DOZEN groups on the first open house weekend, and even at a time when the market was getting a little soft, he managed to whip agents and prospective buyers into a frenzy. He quickly identified qualified buyers and their agents, cultivated connections with them to learn what they were looking for and tailored an approach that guaranteed we’d have multiple offers by our deadline.
In just barely over one month from the day we engaged him, we were looking at four «clean,» highly competitive and very well qualified offers. We took the one that was more than 15% over asking price.
Todd made this process as effortless as possible, and his recommendations proved to be spot-​on in every way. He is a consummate professional in everything he does. He crafts a plan and doesn’t force it on you, but rather brings you into it, factors in your concerns, gently guides you through his recommendations, and has built a team that executes his plans efficiently and with great consideration for your time and feelings. He was highly communicative and incredibly flexible. Most importantly he exuded the measured, restrained competence and confidence of an expert at the top of his field, and then proceeded to deliver on everything he promised.
There are any number of great realtors in this city. There are only a few that are exceptional. And even fewer that inspire such calm confidence throughout what can be one of the most scary, trying and stressful times of your life — and then delivers on a winning sales strategy that ends up exceeding your expectations. That’s Todd.

The Best Realtor in San Francisco!
In the past 2 years Todd has facilitated the purchase of our first condo and then most recently our second one as we needed a bigger place. I really believe he is the best realtor in town — he is very professional and always buttoned up, responsive, and is a well networked real estate expert in the San Francisco market.
Both my partner, Taeho and I, highly recommend him.
Especially if you are looking for newer condo developments in the city, Todd has a really good pulse of what’s going on as evidenced by his blogs
— He has an extensive network of agents, buyers, developers and stagers that has proven to be extremely helpful in the current competitive buyer environment.
On top of that Todd has always been very good at walking us through the entire process of buying and selling property. As anyone knows, this can be an especially stressful and lengthy process so its always good to know that he will respond quickly to any questions as well as proactively guiding you the process, laying out the scenarios and potential outcomes. This helped us when we had to sell our unit as well as understanding how to bid on a competitive property.
In the end, we ended up in a place that we are really happy to call our home in a location that we want to establish our roots in. To Todd — thank you!