George Goodwin Realty - San Francisco, California

Anthony A.

Ive lived in 2 different Goodwin Realty managed properties for the last ~4years and only have good things to say. They are very quick to handle any issues and have made my expereince renting from them very enjoyable. I would rent from them again in the future.

Alicia R. W.

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS COMPANY! Unprofessional and disorganized. Zillow listing was inaccurate, and the person who showed up to show me the apartment (late btw) said that sometimes the "system just doesn't put accurate information about the listings" and offered no apology for wasting my time during a workday.

I called the office to report the incident, and whoever answers the phone brushed me off and also offered no apology for their poor service.

My goal in writing this is to let the owners of the company know how they are being represented and to warn people that you will be met with nothing but disregard and apathy from the people who "work" there.

Roger G.

We rented with George Goodwin Realty for two years and had a great experience. The start was rough with Washer/Dryer, hot water heater broken and some drain issues but they fixed them immediately.
The move out was quick and easy with a very fair refund more than 90% of our deposit.
We would certainly reach out to them in the future for renting in San Francisco.

Pravin P.

I moved out of an apartment managed by George Goodwin, about a month and a half back. This is one on Lawton street, super close to their office.

In all of my interactions with the folks at George Goodwin, they've been very professional and generally very responsive. We had some issues with the toilet, which they replaced promptly, and issues with locks and lights and the stove, all of which were fixed within a few days.

After we moved out, the move out assessment of the unit was easy, and we actually ended up receiving more money back than what we had put down as the deposit (because they were giving a decent interest rate on the deposit too).

Today I had called up about a piece of mail that might have been delivered to my old address - George Wiley, who works there, was such an nice human and went over to the apartment to check, and called me back.

Overall, very satisfied with the company. Would definitely recommend.

Paul G.

My wife and I have enlisted George Goodwin Realty for managing our income property, as well as, buying and selling multiple properties. George Goodwin Realty employees are professional, knowledgeable, and committed to our investments. Their knowledge of the City and County of San Francisco's complicated rent control and building safety regulations has been extremely helpful to us. We appreciate that this is a locally owned business and continue to recommend their services to our friends.

TBB P.

Our experience with George Goodwin Realty was at the very least, negligent and in all likelihood, just flat out dishonest. My partner and I saw one of their rental properties over the thanksgiving holiday and while the building and the unit itself did not seem very well-maintained (should have been our first tip about the kind of property management company they are), we loved the view so much we were willing to try and make it work as the property owner had at least agreed to replace the run-down flooring. Shortly after we submitted our application. My partner is an independent contractor (which they welcome to apply as stated on their website) who is well within the income parameters for the unit we applied to. We sent them our financial documents, they reviewed and asked to see more documentation, we sent those as well, all seemed fine. Then another week went by. That’s when they, seemingly arbitrarily, asked to see another employment document, but assured us this was the last thing they needed. At this point I started to think something strange was going on, but it had already been almost a month of back and forth with them and we wanted to see it through. The following week I, again, had to call them as they had almost no follow through during this entire process. What I got was a bumbling answer about how we were now being denied essentially because we make our income as contractors and not W2 employees. Keep in mind they knew this from the beginning and strung us along for the better part of 6 weeks. They knew this unit was our first choice, they knew we were passing on other units we really liked for this place. Six weeks is a lot of time to waste when you’re prospective tenants. It seems to me that what happened was our leasing was contingent on a couple of necessary upgrades that we requested and because they had no other applicants, they strung us along until someone else finally did and dropped us with a bogus excuse in an effort to save themselves money on the upgrades. Keep in mind I had to call them to finally get them to tell us they were denying us and was told we were sent an email earlier that day. The email was a template response of 2 sentences with no explanation. I was astonished by the lack of decency after a month and a half and at least a dozen phone calls with them. I felt compelled to write this and give my account of working with them mostly because they knowingly wasted an inexcusable amount of our time. Whether you’re a prospective property looking to list with them or prospective tenants, I would think twice (maybe even three times) before working with George Goodwin Realty.

james D.

Their poor property upkeep, and willingness to lie, are why we are looking for another place.

And, what is the likelihood all of your occupants are on the lease. 0%

Matthew L.

Stay away, trust