We rented a condo from Astound Property Management for a little over 4 years and overall had a really great experience. And Julie, the property manager, was always friendly, kind, and easy to work with. That honestly made a big difference over the years. Anytime we had questions or needed something, she was approachable and helpful. We didn't need maintenance often, but when we did, it was handled quickly and without any hassle, which I definitely appreciated. Staying somewhere for 4+ years probably says the most--we were comfortable there and felt taken care of. We left the area for work, not because of any issues with the condo itself. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a place that's well-managed and responsive. read more

I have been using their services for two years. They were recommended by a friend whose family has several properties managed by this team. Before we listed our rental, the owner walked through the property with me and pointed out some minor issues that needed to be addressed to meet rental requirements. During the listing period, they did an excellent job of advertising the property and screening potential tenants. They conducted thorough background checks and found a very good tenant. Over the past two years, the team has communicated with me effectively on everything from tenant requests to financial documentation. I've found them to be very professional and helpful. I'm very happy and satisfied with their services. read more

I'm glad I found Astound and had the chance to work with David. He did a great job finding a tenant who took care of our property. There were times I wish communication had been a little better, but overall, I had a more than satisfactory experience working with them and would recommend giving them a shot. read more

Stuart and David were a pleasure to work with. These guys are professionals who truly care about doing business the right way. If you are in need of property management or any real estate needs look no further than the team ar Astound! read more

Stuart and his son David run this property management office very efficiently. Stuart introduced a lawyer to me to take care of my tenant. Very good team and highly recommend to rental owners. read more

I was assisted by Juile throughout the rental process and she was great! Very responsive and friendly. I appreciated the thoughtfulness regarding my specific situtation coordinating everything while being out of the city. The process went smooth with her guidance. I recommend her to anyone looking for your service needs. Thank you Julie and Astound! read more

They were extremely kind, welcoming, and honest when it came to moving out of my childhood house. I knew exactly what I was signing up for and how much it would cost. This should be the case when purchasing any type of housing! Which is why I am so grateful for Astound property Management! read more

Fast and efficient! Met with Stuart and two weeks later my condo was rented. The company was very thorough with vetting tenants and taking care of all the necessary documents, better yet I didn't have to deal with answering endless phone calls and showings. read more

Our experience with our property manager, Julie, is exceptional. Julie is very friendly, professional, accommodating, and efficient. So far, she is the best property manager we've had. Every time we reached out for repairs or anything that needs attention, things were taken care timely. Even when we moved out, the process was very smooth. We had a great experience and would definitely use Astound Property Management again in our next search. read more

If you're looking for a subpar experience of renting in the over-priced Bay Area, then look no further because Astound Property Management is the company for you! While renting our property previously through Perchak Properties for the last few years, our home changed hands of ownership. The transition was sloppy and communicated poorly. When we requested service for the home, sometimes it was timely, other times (like when we asked for the fireplace to be cleaned) it took over 2 months to get a handyman out. Be expected to send emails and texts that are not responded to in a timely manner; and just forget about calling their office because it's not like someone will pick up anyways. They also failed to obtain our move-in paperwork when the property management transitioned into their care. Unsupportive and impatient during our stressful move out process. Definitely lacking human empathy and common sense. Good luck with your other tenants! :) ***Editing for a response to Stuart: I'm really glad "you know" what motivated me to leave this review; that's super interesting coming from yourself. I actually do not have any issues with breaking the lease, as it was clearly outlined in our contract; but thanks for putting words into my mouth. Furthermore, there were issues with Astound regarding delay in repairs (that you also carefully evaded addressing), and lack of urgency in responding to written communication (or even just picking up the phone in your office). For someone in business like yourselves it really says a lot about how you treat your past tenants, given the other reviews I have read on this page. I do not really care how many 5 star reviews you have; including some of which have been left by your own employees (which is a major conflict of interest). Wish you the best with your future with this company; the review is moreso for future tenants benefit; not your own. Take care! read more

This is the 3rd time I have used Astound services and they've always provided me Five Star service. Julie is always detailed with me and my tenants. I would recommend their services to everyone. read more

Being a part of the Astound team has been absolutely amazing! Astound is the kind of company that anyone would want to use whether it be for their real estate or property management needs. Regardless of the situation you may be facing, Stuart and David always show the utmost level of professionalism and aim to maintain a safe and equitable experience for their staff and tenants alike. Maintenance requests are answered within 24 hours, with safety and comfort for all being the top priority. I highly recommend Astound property Managment to meet any and all of your property management needs. read more

I have been a renter with Astound Realty for over a decade. I am just now moving out of the Long Term Rental. Stuart Levitas the owner is just the kind of person you want to deal with as a renter. In any sort of business transaction or agreement honestly. He is a fair, humane, kind, understanding and professional. The kind of person you know follows the rules, makes things fair, but also does it with a big heart. I even looked for a new rental from his company, due to the up-standing professional he is. If I ever need to rent out a place in the future, I know he would be the person I could trust, and his company staff I am sure he would accept no less. read more

Well I was in a piece of property I was living for 11 years never missed a payment and everything like that I didn't see them have an effort to try to get me in another place you know I think they were more worried about selling it they said they're going to sell it but I bet what's going to happen is it's going to sitting on the market for a long time and then they're going to turn around because they couldn't sell it rent it months and months and then they're going to turn around and rent it for a higher price I bet that's going to be with the case but I couldn't understand why they couldn't find me another place as much connection as they have you know so they've only took over my property for 2 years and then they told me they were going to sell it we'll see if it sells I guarantee I feel that it is not going at that price it too high however we'll see that I still am issues with the fact that they ain't trying to find me another place you know they they just like they didn't care they were I don't know they just wanted me out it seemed like and I I work my ass to try to keep the ass up as much as I can and it was a lot of work but I did it and now I'm staying hotel to hotel and that's pretty crazy I'm paying more money there and then my life is out of the suitcase and the game told me on the holiday time that I move so I didn't get to have holidays or nothing it was pretty sad read more

I would highly recommend Astound as a tenant. Any time we needed something David was very responsive. He helped when I needed to send something to build my credit and super helpful when we were moving out and leaving their property. We would definitely recommend them to anyone and would use them again if needed. We enjoyed staying at Astound! read more

We hired Astound Property Management in July 2018 to manage our family home that was converted to a rental property in Hercules. We were new to being a landlord and needed guidance to ensure we do the right thing and are within compliance of the do's and don'ts of being a landlord. My brother handled all aspects of getting our house rented while us siblings collectively made decisions on our home. We were assigned to work with Kayla for our property. She was quite helpful and quick to respond to my brother's questions or concerns. Most of the communications were through text rather than phone calls so it helped keep us all in the loop. We didn't have any problems working with her throughout the 3 years. We recently decided to sell our family home after only a few years of renting it out. Although there were some minor hiccups along the way, everything seem to have gone well up until the very end. There are some things we needed to deduct from our last tenant's security deposit. My brother provided a list of issues he identified which he worked with Kayla on determining what can and cannot be deducted. Within these back and forth communications, some miscommunications occurred which could've been prevented. Rather than taking ownership on their missteps as a property management company, they placed blame on my brother and wanted no part of the security deposit issue when the tenant became angry. Without going into too much detail, their missteps in failing to provide the right guidance and rushing the closure of our service relationship resulted in problems between the parties. David Levitas stepped in on behalf of Kayla due to the escalated issue. When speaking to my brother, he was quite delusional on the root cause of the issue. He wasn't aware of what Kayla put together on their itemized disposition of security deposit (IDSP) form. Additionally, he wasn't aware that the final IDSP form was sent to the tenants WITHOUT my brother's final review and signature. My brother only signed the estimated form, but the tenants somehow received a final IDSP form (someone doctored the estimated form my brother signed to be the final form with adjustments made). David was quick to blame my brother on a couple of issues noted in the IDSP form when it was them who failed to follow through with the service that we pay for. We expected further guidance during closure and ensuring the final IDSP form is heavily scrutinized and accurate with supporting documentations. David stated in his last call with my brother that, "we've already spent a lot of time on this issue and I don't have time for this today. We won't be able to represent you further on this matter as it is beyond what we can do at this point. I can get you in touch with the tenant and you can discuss the matter with him further..." This is quite surprising to hear from the owner's son! You would think the property management fees you pay for each month would also cover a smooth closure when the service relationship ends. Please keep this in mind when choosing this company to manage your property. read more

Recently started working here in Mid June and I can't not express how professional and well organized all the employees are. They make you feel welcomed and don't make you feel bad with repetitive questions I may have. By far they're the best company I have worked for. Also I have also seen first hand how they handle tenants with respect, and answer all inquiries for properties at a timely manner. read more

It was great working with Stuart and Dave getting our rental house filled. I used them to lease the house, not to manage the house. Stuart met me at the house, we did a walk through, and he took notes and pictures. They then took care of the advertising, background check, and move-in of the tenants. I've rented my house before, but never had such a complete rental agreement. The agreement they used included bed-bug disclosure, utilities, early termination, and a move-in checklist. I will definitely use them again when my other rental comes up vacant. read more

Astound Management is great, their maintenance service man, Fredy is very professional and does a good job, than you

I have worked with Stuart and the team a little over a year and have had a great experience. I live in Miami while the house they are managing is in California. It's an older home, large swimming pool sitting on a large property which can be a lot of work. Stuart and his team go above and beyond to address my tenants needs in a quick and efficient manner. Living out of state I have 100% piece of mind. Great team! read more

Julie has been incredible and a highly valuable resource in answering questions prior to move in, as well as addressing any minor issues experienced on the rental property in timely fashion. I feel like every question or concern I have had has been responded to as if I were a family member. I would definitely rent again in an Astound managed property, and highly recommend them. Certainly more responsive than any landlord I've ever had, and I've had quite a few of those. read more

As a tenant, Astound has been very responsive and professional each time I've needed work done on my unit, and have kept good lines of communication throughout the process. David and Stuart are easy to contact, and respond quickly. Their staff has also been very helpful over the years. While I no longer live in one of their managed units, I appreciate the time that I did, and would recommend their properties to someone looking to rent, and also someone who may be seeking a company to manage their property. Brian E. read more

I could not be happier with Julie and the team at Astound Property Management. A tree fell on our apartment building during the most recent storm. Julie and her team was on it. They arranged for lodging for some of us and helped us get in touch with the Red Cross for support. The next day the tree was taken down and inspectors were dispatched. I'm grateful for their quick and timely turnaround. read more

As a tenant, I found Astound Property Management and Julie S specifically, extremely helpful and very reliable and professional. I felt I was in good hands and would be taken care of! As a tenant, this is very important! Thank you Astound and thank you Julie! read more

Property management company is a father and son duo. I've worked with them since 2018 and have had only 1 tenant turnover (during covid-19). I initially chose them based on my value criteria (expertise, service, cost efficiency). Overall, they listen to your priorities (occupancy, tenant quality, rental pricing) as long as you make it clear. It's valuable to have a PM that understands market factors, timing, and location. Even during a period of uncertainty, my PM was able to replace a tenant with no loss in rental income. We all love our properties and hope our tenants take good care of them. If that is important to you then you will see Astound as an investment to your real estate than an expense. Landlords, have realistic goals and expectations and Astound will execute. read more

The team of people that work for this company are the most honest, trustworthy and no BS family oriented team of folks I've ever had the pleasure to work with. As a former employee of Astound Real Estate, I can personally attest to the amount of heart and soul that each one of these people pour into this work. Managing properties is really quite a thankless job - people love to complain and their expectations rarely line up with what they should be. In my experience most of the time when they complain it's a reflection of their lacking effort or qualification on their own end. Stuart and his team welcomed me to the team as if I were family and it was a great pleasure working for them. I can't express enough how hard everyone works at Astound to do what's right and just as the middle person between the tenant and the owner. You are in good hands with Stuart and his team. read more

Astound managed my property in Richmond CA for over six years during which I decided to cancel my contract with them many times but unfortunately did not, which turned out to be a HUGE mistake. They were very disorganized. I had to contact them each time and every time several times to provide statements. They never inspected my property. MY tenants ruined my unit. They do not have a maintenance crew and I had to beg them for repairs. They would say they did the repairs but no repair was done. LIES. They do not have ANY knowledge of local ordinances. The funny thing that is the Owner Stuart claims he a has J.D. Degree. I have been dealing with much better and more competent property management companies on my other rentals in different cities. I would not recommend Astound Property Management to anybody not even to my enemies since they are nothing but headaches. I would cancel with them ASAP otherwise you will end up in my situation. read more

This is the second time I have made an appointment with this company to see an home for rent, and even after confirming my appointment they didn't show up or respond to calls. It took me two hours to see the property yesterday for them not to show up, and 45 minutes today. I'm so disappointed! 30 minutes later I get a call he shows me the place, doesn't apologize for being late, and says I saw you calling I just didn't want to answer because your phone number is not saved in my phone. Then when I walk in the place it's so incredibly dirty and filled with bugs, and all the tiles in the kitchen are cracked. What a waste of time! read more

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You'd hope property managers actually cared about people - especially loyal tenants of over 2 years who NEVER missed rent even through COVID. I have never had to work with more incompetent people - I'm Astounded they successfully manage ANY properties. After almost a month of leaking, water and stench problems, delays from getting 2+3 quotes from different companies to find the cheapest workers, a complete lack of communication along the way, AND more than a week worth of days off of work (income) for me, they are demanding FULL rent and literally no sense of urgency over getting the issues fixed or any sense of empathy. If you are a fan of horrible service, no customer service, no returned calls or texts after DAYS, hire the family business of David and Stewart :) read more

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I have been a property owner in the Bay Area for the last 5 years and I had such a hard time finding a reliable property manager. I found Astound Property Management through a quick Yelp search and I am so glad I found them. Kayla is my property manager and she is so attentive and detail oriented, she made the whole process seamless. I would recommend Astound Property Management to anyone looking for a professional property management company. read more

Good afternoon, Thank you for Freddy's services today. He has an upbeat and positive good energy. He is prompt and communicates well his plan, return, etc. He finishes job with excellence. It doesn't get better than that when you can trust someone. If it weren't for my husband's poor health, memory problems, I would easily have him come when I am not home. Love my new sinks plugs! Sincerely, Karen C. read more

I am a renter in Berkeley. Astound is my current property management company and our manager, Julie S., has been amazing and supportive for the past four years. She is easy to communicate with and an excellent, organized manager. Astound has an easy-to-use online renter portal and their team is always quick to respond to any issues we may have read more

Astound managed my 6-unit building for 9 months. I interviewed a few firms before hiring them and gave them a chance since they were relatively new to the market. In my mind this should have motivated them to do an excellent job to grow their business. I have over 40 units in the Bay Area and was hoping to extend this relationship if they proved to be competent. I was so wrong! I listed some of the reasons below, though there were more not listed here. 1. When we signed a contract, there was a list of 2-3 items I asked them to do on the property (for example, install cameras, fix a coin insert in a washing machine, etc). I reminded them at least three times. They lied that they bought cameras and were looking into replacing a coin insert. 9 months passed and none of these things have been done. 2. I asked them to keep the common areas of the property clean and pressure wash a staircase area a few times per year. They charged my $200 for cleaning but the cleaning hasn't been done. When I pointed out that the cleaning hasn't been done they insured me that they will investigate and clean - nothing has been done. 3. One of my tenants gave them a proper 30-day notice to terminate his lease. They never informed me about it. The tenant left on the 1st of the month and Stuart texted my on the 7th letting me know that the unit was vacant for 7 days! This is totally inappropriate! They should have been advertising and showing the unit before the tenant has left to make sure there was no vacancy. They lied again saying that they will do everything possible to remediate the issue. However, their advertising was inconsistent showing a wrong location and dull/unattractive pictures. They showed the unit to only 2-3 people while I was doing my own marketing and had 5 open houses showing it to 15+ parties. At the end I was the one who found the tenant! I was trying to negotiate so that they are not charging me the monthly management fee given that I lost over $2,000 of month rent, but they were not flexible. 4. One of my units had to be inspected. They told my tenant to replace the blinds. He spent $300 replacing the blinds which was totally unnecessary for this kind of inspection. I had to pay for it. 5. Often the tenants would reach out to me asking me to contact Astound to address their maintenance requests because Astound Management was unresponsive. I was really hoping for this relationship to work and gave them multiple chances. They are disorganized, unresponsive, and with poor business etiquette and practices. I had to be involved in property management while paying them their 5% management fee on a $170K income property. After I discontinued my relationship with them a few of my tenants emailed and called me to say that they were happy for my company to take over the property management again. Please stay away! read more

I Use to to be a tenant and they are TERRIBLE!!! They take forever to respond to your texts or phone calls... If you need something fixed, then good Luck!! They will do anything in their hands to not fix ANYTHING!!! read more

Thank you, Julie and Stuart for finding us the nice tenants within a two-week period. Thanks to David to take quick action on transferring 1st fund to my correct bank account after I notice that I made a mistake on my bank account number. You are all so professional. I really appreciate your diligently work. John Shen read more

I have been under the care of Astound Property Management for over 8 years. They are overseeing my home that I am renting while I live in Los Angeles. Stewart was very helpful,professional and patient when I was looking for someone to do this....Julie Scrabis is an amazing person. She is my property manager. Because of her care and quick attention I sleep very well! She has always been someone I can count on.. When problems arise, she gets things going right again. I would recommend Astound Property Management to anyone! read more

ETA: This is the first I'm seeing Stuart's reply. I have renter's insurance and it does not cover the damage due to the faulty garage door operator. I've explained this to Stuart on several occasions but he incorrectly tells me that I should have had renter's insurance. I do. I tried to make a claim on it, but renters cannot claim based on damage from the property (which Stuart should know). Stuart also says the garage door was repaired 3 years ago. That may be the case but it was the operator that was faulty and the technician said it was 12+ years old. The garage door issue was resolved on 4/9/20. Stuart privately messaged me on or around 4/6/20, passive aggressively thanking me for my one star review. This morning (4/9/20) he private messaged me asking me to remove this review telling me that he is just a middle man and attempting to make me understand how property management works. I am aware, as I am also an owner who works with a property manager. I had plans to remove this review. I once again told Stuart that I didn't see him as an unbiased "broker" as he calls himself but someone who seemed unconcerned with the health and safety of me and my children. I was literally on my way to the computer to delete the review and post a non-commented 3 star review when Stuart messaged me one final time and, well, let's just say this review is not going anywhere. Don't work with Astound Property Management. If I could move out today I would. Stuart has privately messaged me to "take my anger issues out elsewhere." That is his way of "working really hard with Laura to resolve the issue". I think it's really important that anyone who has read this far recognizes that I have always said that for the most part our experience with Astound Property Management has been pleasant and they do a great job of handling this when there is no issue. The 1 star review is specifically connected to how they handle things when issues arise. OP (modified after correction of one issue): For the most part, our experience with Astound Property Management has been pleasant. I would say they do a great job of handling things as long as there is no issue. Two significant issues have arisen on the property I am renting one of which has not been resolved by the owner. Stuart will tell you this is because of the owner, not his company. I would figure his company is responsible for the safety of my family in the property they manage. The heating system uses 300% more gas than the surrounding properties and the owner refuses to correct the issue. A faulty garage door operator caused hundreds of dollars of damage (thank goodness it only closed unexpectedly on my brand new car and not on my child). This issue was ultimately resolved but it took nearly 2 months and countless hours of work on my part to have the expense covered. It is abundantly clear that my and my children's safety and well-being mean nothing to this company. Sure... this company is fantastic if you don't have an issue. But are you willing to take the same risk I did if that's not the case? read more

Astound Property Management has provided an excellent standard of care and services for our property. Stuart met with me on an extremely hot Saturday August morning to review our property for property management. We were out of area owners and needed someone we could depend on that would be able to: send reports, accounting and communicate in real time as needed. Exceptional tenants were in our home in a very short amount of time. Anytime services were needed Astound provided one of their vendors for the project. We worked together for over two years and I have been very pleased. read more

We have been so lucky to have someone like Julie taking care of us as renters. We love the service whenever we have had any issues. We received quick responses from Julie and Astound when we have needed it. We had appliances replaced when something minor broke and a water leak fixed on a holiday weekend quickly. Totally recommend Julie and the astound team if you are lucky to rent with them. Thank you Julie!! read more

Astound Property Management continues to deliver excellent service to it's clients. Being accomodating and ensuring a mutual win for all parties involved. read more