I have been using Earnest Homes as my property manager since March, and have so far been happy them. Refiloe came and appraised our rental, helping us set a good rental price, and ended up getting us a tenant in less than 2 weeks from listing! Additionally, I have found Keren to be helpful and responsive, promptly addressing my questions and concerns. I've only been with Earnest for 2 months, but so far no complaints on my end. read more

Based on my immediate experiences, I have not had a great experience moving in with Earnest Homes. I TRULY hope that the experience improves going forward, if it does I will update my review accordingly. But for now, this is my honest experience in case its helpful for anyone else who is planning to rent with Earnest Homes. First, I'll say that working with Donna Cura has been great. She's extremely professional, and has been incredibly attentive at answering my questions around lease documentation. Thank you Donna for making the lease process go extremely smoothly. My concerns so far are with the move-in experience. Move in day is supposed to be exciting - you've just made a big commitment to sign a lease, put a deposit / pay first months rent, and have gone through the process of setting up all your paperwork and utilities. Come move-in day I thought I would be receiving SOME level of PROACTIVE communication / outreach about move-in day logistics and a walkthrough of the house. Instead, my move-in experience was the opposite. It felt like after I signed the documents my move-in process was an afterthought. I scheduled a walkthrough around 12:30 PM on a Friday, and was met by Oneda, who was really only there to conduct an inspection of the house. She didn't know how the house was set up or have any instructions for me on how to use the things in the house. I'll go into detail around what went wrong. To be fair, Oneda did a great job going through the inspection and was very thorough and objective at documenting the different issues (e.g., cracks in the tiling, stains, scratches, etc.) Now, where the experience went downhill for me. When we entered into the home, there were a HOST Of things that did not go right: 1) There were three electric outlets that had not been completed prior to move in, they had no covers on them. It looked as if the team had painted but forgotten to put the covers back on. 2) There was a lot of grime and dirt on the bathroom faucets. It didn't seem like they did a thorough cleaning prior to us moving in. 3) Oneda did not have any idea on how to navigate the things in the house, for instance, there were electric blinds that were down and she had no idea how to open them. I randomly figured it out by pressing a button on a remote nearby. Not a good look for someone who is supposed to be showing ME around the house. 4) The previous owner left their front door security camera system + a nest security system(?) I'm not even sure what it is because no one explained / has explained to me what it is for. At the moment, I'm not sure if its the previous owner using it to spy on us or not, because I have been provided literally zero information on it. 5) I have no hot water at the moment. I did my part to set up SoCal Gas, but I was again not given any information on move-in day on how to turn on the water heater. I was not even told where it was located, I went to the backyard to find it, and once I located it I had no idea on how to turn on it / determine if its even working. I followed the instructions / watched a youtube video in hopes of trying to turn it on to no avail. 6) Now, the one that really started the negative impression of the move-in experience - I was not given the front door access codes until 4:47 PM, despite my walkthrough being at 12:30 PM. And the ONLY reason I received them was BECAUSE I HAD to follow up and ask for them! I sent an email at 1:40PM, which did not get a response. I then called the number around 4:07 PM to follow up and thank god for Brian, because he followed up with my account manager, Keren Mendoza, (who I believe is supposed to be responsible for onboarding us) and I then received a response from Keren on how to unlock the front door code at 4:47 PM. That is absolutely ridiculous. She did not include ANY other information required like how to turn on the water heater, or use the electric blinds, or security system. I'm still hopeful that this experience can be turned around, but I will wait until I get a response from the team to provide an update. read more

It's been 3 years working with Earnest Home, and what a great experience! Amazing management company, truly amazing team! I want to give a huge shout out to our beyond amazing account manager Vivi Intriago . Vivi is very professional, with great work ethics. She communicate efficiently. She responds to our calls and messages in a timely manner and super fast which is pretty important for us. No matter how small is the question or concern that we have she responds pretty fast and take care of it professionally and accordingly. It has been a great experience working with Vivi. I highly recommend Earnest homes and specifically Vivi! Looking forward for more business in the future! read more

Jesse has been managing my home in Los Feliz for the past 3 years. He has been dealing with my HOA nightmare which I will be forever grateful for. I highly recommend his company and his team and I am convinced that Earnest Homes is the best property management in Los Angeles! read more

I highly recommend they are very good, request for repair get done. On a mainly manner Thank you read more

Raziya has been the assurance our family needed when considering a move into a rental property. She makes herself available and accountable with any repair or challenge thst we encounte. Pleasant and professional at all times/ Raziya is a wonderful asset to the company. We are comfortable and content because of her dedication to her job. read more

I recently had a blocked plumbing pipe suddenly be a problem during a Saturday evening party. I texted Rosalyn at Earnest and she got right on calling emergency plumbers. they came out quickly during the party and did what they could. on Monday she worked hard to have them come out for the larger tree clearing job and she followed through on entire job. informing me all along. thank you, great job read more

I have worked with Earnest Homes for over three years now on several rental properties. Here are my honest review - all positive: 1. They expanded their service area for me because the rental properties are located out of their range. But Jesse is very accommodating and willing to give it a try! 2. Keren, my property manager, is always responsive - she replies emails in under 2 hours normally and always work with me with a can-do attitude and problem-solving together with me. I am very appreciative of her service and quality of work. and Always keep her updated too on my holidays, plans of travel out of the country etc. 3. I do go to Jesse and Keren for rent estimate when I am planning to invest, and they always provide market comps and analysis in a short time, very helpful! read more

Raziya was absolutely amazing in helping and assisting me with the removal of a dead animal in my vents. She worked tirelessly to get the situation handled as soon as possible. Can't thank her enough! read more

I contacted this firm and spoke to Refiloe who is the lady that sets up walk throughs and account setup. After speaking with her and reviewing the Company, she setup an appointment to see our place. Come time for the appt, Refiloe not only did not show up, but she never even called to let my wife and i know that she will not be able to make the appt. She simply blamed her assistant via email and brushed it off. I guess they have too many clients. I am glad i dodged the bullet here. Very unprofessional! I had to stay home from work for to just not show up?! I would love to speak to the owner if he has the decency to call me and apologize. read more

I've been working with Daniel Romero for a while now and he is doing a great job and communicates well. I've always had an easy experience with Earnest Homes. This is important for me as I am not a professional landlord and only have one property. They pretty much take care of everything. Thanks! read more

As for tenant maintenance requests Raziya has responded expediently with the right contractor to perform plumbing and repair needs. They never go more than 12-24 hrs before responding. read more

My building was recently taken over my earnest homes and so far so great! I asked to have our internal steps cleaned and they were very responsive, and came out the next day to clean. read more

Earnest Homes has been fantastic to work with. We're currently renting out our property and the team there have been nothing short of responsive and timely. Keren especially has been really helpful; I've been emailing my concerns/questions/etc, and she's been very professional and knowledgeable. Thank you for great service! Looking forward to continuing to work with Earnest Homes. read more

We are 1st time landlords. We've put in so much of our time and took this financial risk- so we have a lot of questions. Team Ivette, Donna and Daniel are without a doubt, very professional and responsive. They have instantly responded to our queries and offered great advise. Star star star star star to IVETTE COREA. As soon as she took over as our leasing agent, our townhouse got rented. I cannot rate Ivette enough. Because of her commitment to get us a renter, her attention to detail, willingness to solve issues and fantastic communication skills - our property was rented less than a month at the price we were comfortable with. Ivette, your hard work is greatly appreciated. Much love and support to your team! read more

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Someone broke into my mailbox. Earnest Homes understood the sense of urgency and immediately scheduled a locksmith to come and repair and resolve the problem. Everyone was professional and friendly. Keren and Razyia are amazing Professionals that demonstrates exceptional customer service. Deligent in resolving issues. read more

horrible experience. notified management that exterior doors and interior windows would not lock and had been that way for the past 6 days. management refused to send some one out to make the necessary repairs; thusly endangering me and my family. horrible company!!! read more

Updating my review because, alas, still dealing with the same safety issue from a month ago. After my initial complaint a month ago, the lights were turned on temporarily at around 6pm, but for whatever reason they are still not turning on by 5pm. It's November, and it's dark by 5pm, so why set the timers for so late? I complained over the weekend and someone from PMI name Leslie texted me this morning (Monday) saying that the lighting issue would be fixed asap. Well, it's 7pm Monday night and it's still pitch black--not only in the lobby but in the garage. What would it take to get you guys to fix this issue? Someone to be robbed? Assaulted or worse? NO ONE wants to come home to a pitch black garage or lobby. And more than 24 hours to fix a building wide issue is unacceptable and unprofessional. I am beyond frustrated that something so serious that affects the entire building is not being taken seriously by this management company. read more

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Earnest Homes has been one of the best decisions we've made. Everyone has been easy and efficient to deal with. I couldn't be more satisfied with the services. Whenever there's been an issue or a repair to be made, they've got to it immediately and taken care of any problem quickly and efficiently. I've been especially impressed with Keren Mendoza, our property manager, who, in addition to being knowledgeable and a complete professional, is easy and pleasant to work with. And also, Danielle Franenberg has been very helpful. Both have been very knowledgeable and I greatly appreciate them. In short, I am happy to recommend Earnest Homes to others. read more

Earnest Homes has been managing the rental of our single-family residence in Burbank, CA, for about the last ten months, and we have been pleased with their service! Instrumental to this has been Daniel Romero, their office manager. Daniel has been the point person we have come to rely upon. He's always been highly punctual in responding and a huge help in resolving tenant issues! I highly recommend working with Earnest Homes for your property management needs! read more

My service manager Reziya always goes far and beyond to help me when I ever need any repairs. Usually the same day I request a repair. a service man is at my door. Reziya is friendly, professional and super efficient. If I ever have a problem, I text her and within seconds, she is helping me resolve my issue. I love working with Earnest homes and their team. read more

Daniel Romero has been great as a property manager for my condo. He's always very responsive and is very easy to work with. I would definitely recommend Earnest Homes and Daniel in particular. A+ read more

My wife and I have been working with Daniel for over a year now and he's fantastic. We had a lot more work and prep required due to damage caused by the prior tenant and Daniel was excellent at being attentive, responsive, and was great at managing the communication between us and our tenant. He's truly been the best property manager we could ask for. read more

Great management company. Their maintenance coordinator, Raziya is fantastic--alway responds to requests quickly and follows-up to make sure everything was done correctly. read more

This company is a sham. I worked with them for several months and got no return on my investment, just headaches, bad advice, and poor, poor service. Signed October 2022 after discussing property management with them since January 2022; was excited to work with a PMI franchise....TOTAL DISASTER, RUN AWAY!!!!!! When they first saw the unit, they were shocked I was leasing my unit at $2850 and offered to do much better managing the leasing of a new tenant (the property manager was also late for an appointment I scheduled with the tenant due to "traffic"...she lives in LA County). We got the unit listed November 2022; PMI managed the move-out and deposit for my exiting tenant. On their advice, I retained a large portion of the deposit for repairs. I ended up settling with my tenant and paying for an attorney, and also refunding more of her deposit, and needing PMI to assist in negotiations rather than going to court. They also failed to conduct repairs (faucet, sink, broken handles, shower head) until they were reminded to do so. We then conducted over $6K in repairs, for which they got 10% upcharge. The service was so-so to poor; the "new" paint job did not look like they had done everything (and they got paint on appliances). I was given comps in the $3500-$3300 range for the unit. By the time February 1 rolled along, we had 0 applicants even though we had lowered the price 5 times to $2650, $1000 less than their comps. I was given excuse after excuse for why the unit had not been getting applications after two months on the market, all of which were BS. Markets change, sure, but three independent realtors I spoke to were appalled at this. Even PMI Golden State acknowledged that this was "not normal" for them. I am not so sure. After terminating the agreement it took asking THREE TIMES to get my keys and access devices returned, not to mention my money that is still sitting in their account. I also understand they have separated from PMI (a franchise does not easily let go of a franchisee, I suspect a falling out over poor service). Ironically they call themselves "Earnest Homes." Do not work with this company, no matter what they call themselves. read more

This is an updated review since I'm now currently going through my first turnover with the PM company. This process has been significantly more complicated than I would have imagined and I just want to outline the facts (you can make your own conclusions). 1) On 5/12/23 the tenants moved out 2) On 5/30/23 I was given a painting, patching, and cleaning budget of $4,400 3) On 5/30/23 It was also suggested that I return $1,065 of the security deposit back to the tenants 4) It is 6/10/23 today and the property JUST got listed and has been completely vacant for about a month now. Now for my take on some items... So to get the math correct I was to spend $3,335 of my own money to "restore" the property to the same state it was before the tenants moved in ALL while also giving them back $1,065 of their security fund. When I asked why we would be returning the security deposit (if it was literally going to cost me well over the entire deposit to restore the property) the PM stated that the security deposit might be contested by the tenants (which I found very confusing). If the tenants want to contest the refund that is completely fine by me since we literally have estimates well above that entire deposit to show it'll cost more than double the deposit to "restore" the property (unless the PM was completely over-estimating the costs to "restore" the property and was scared the tenants would see right through this?) After some back and forth trying to get the budget for restoring the property and refund to line up (as it should, I mean isn't that what the deposit is for) I learned basically 2 things. 1) The estimated costs of the paint, patch, and cleaning was RIDICULOUSLY high because that was the easiest to do. 2) Same with returning the deposit, it was the easiest thing for the PM to do. In MY mind a good PM is a PM that is willing to work with the whole purpose of trying to SAVE me money. Not take the easiest road and just throw my money at a problem and task. I will update this review once the property is rented again and hopefully moving forward there is less "wasted time" and less waste of my hard earned money but only time will tell. I will note that communication has been beyond stellar. Their response time is lightning fast and it seems like they do want to move quickly WHEN things are getting worked on. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, it's taken almost a month to turnover my property and that's 1 month's rent lost. read more

Great communication and service, took care of issue during the busy holidays, thank you!

Daniel Romero from Earnest Homes is such an awesome guy ! He has helped me get through my whole moving process super reliable and responsive he's the reason I stayed with earnest homes for my next place ! Thank you again for all your help ! read more

Update: Earnest Homes is still the best management company I have worked with as a renter. I recently moved this February for more space and of course, I had to find another unit with Earnest homes. The transition was amazing and there were no problems at all. Special shoutout to our account manager Daniel. He responds almost within minutes most of the time and is always very helpful. Also special shoutout to their maintenance team, Raziya. She has always been 100% on top of any repairs of issues we have had, which are resolved within the matter of days. If you're a renter looking for an honest management company, I highly recommend this company read more

I'm a home owner and I've been with Earnest Homes for 10+ years and they been very helpful dealing with our tenants needs as well as ours. Keren is an awesome person to deal with all our concerns. She's very professional and attentive all the time. I can always count on her to help us. read more

I'm a first time renter and have so far been pleased with the service I've received at Earnest Homes! The portal is easy to navigate, and everyone has been super communicative and friendly. Daniel has been great answering all my questions and is always helpful and responsive. Raziya has been 10/10 fantastic when helping us facilitate conversations with the HOA on some issues we're experiencing. She is responsive and proactive which is something I'm very appreciative of. Thanks again! read more

Raziya, the maintenance coordinator, was great. Took care of my request quickly and efficiently. Earnest Homes has a lot of issues but Raziya is not one of them. read more

I just had a service request and it was taken care of fast and professional. the company came in to fix my refrigerator, they were fast and so helpful. thank you so much! read more

I sure hope the president, who seems to be responding to reviews on here, gets to see this and provide his/her contact info for follow-up. I am a landlord, owning quite a few different income properties between CA and Washington state. Moving into and out of an apartment is a very stressful experience on its own for most people. And when you are thrust into the hands of a poor property management service company like PMI it makes the experience even worse. I have had the unpleasant experience of assisting a family member move into a property managed by this company. Every step of the way the process has been slow and with little regard for the tenant. Messages don't get returned for days. I saw another response where the president talks about communication being a Cornerstone of their business and I have to say that sounds nice but is worthless if you don't practice it. 24-hour turnaround? Sure, until they get a tenant signature and money, then they sit on a vacant apartment for weeks on end and suddenly their lack of preparation has become your emergency with many messages sent and many, many days between responses (or none). Managing these kinds of things properly is litterally the core service you're supposed to provide! Talking to the "property manager" prior to paying, everything seemed on the up and up even after waiting an inordinate amount of time to be approved. But as soon as they got the money equivalent to the value of a 5-year-old Honda Civic as a move-in cost, things went south. They drag their feet with everything. They had MANY weeks prior to move in to clean and paint a simple apartment. Ended up moving into it with very used up old carpet after requesting it be changed, blinds that were dirty and broken, caked on dirt on the 30 year old ceiling fans, a garbage disposal that was stuck and would not drain, dirt in the window sills, no advice to say "welcome to the property, don't forget to get a parking permit temporarily so you don't get ticketed as you're moving in". No assigned parking spot, had to guess on that. And after all this the apartment wasn't painted. We moved in and over 2 days the apartment was painted in such an amateur way it was almost like they were to say "I'm not paid enough to care if this is done right or not". Then another vendor was to come for another task that, again, they had many weeks to take care of before move in... well they didn't even respect the worker or tenant enough to give the vendor the door code to the building or the PHONE number of the tenant they were coming to help. Just a failure all around. What kind of operation is this? If you are a landlord and you don't care about your Tenant's quality of life, the way your property is maintained or your vacancy rates, by all means; go with the "Wal-Mart" of property management that is PMI golden state. And if you renew your contracts make sure you do a quality survey with your tenants every 6 months to a year to see how PMI is doing. Make sure your rental contract is reviewed by a competent legal representative and includes a mailing or email address so your tenants can contact you if the management starts to fail in their duties so they can tell you about the breach of contract. I have personally spoken with some of the tenants in this one building about their experience and they all agree: they hate PMI golden state and the old management company at some point was wonderful. I would never allow PMI anywhere near my units and find it offensive and embarrasing that PMI is comfortable leaving tenants to fend for themselves and with the worst communication. I wouldn't let the "god-knows-who" that they want to call painters and handymen into my home, they probably hire anyone willing to do it for bottom dollar. You want to move to a digital assistant model as a management company to save on paying labor locally? Fine. But in its current form it ISN'T WORKING and it will be the death of you if you don't treat tenants like people and not some digital product. TENANTS pay your fees with their rents, not landlords. They are your customer and you are failing them entirely if all of your properties are managed even partly in the poor fashion this one is property is. read more

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UPDATE + REPLY TO PMI: I've also been contacted by someone else who has had a shady experience with PMI, so I know I'm not an outlier. And Jesse, don't try to twist the narrative by taking jabs at me - I made all the phone appointments with PMI and have the call and email history to prove it. PMI on multiple occasions missed my calls and appointments. 1. I'd gladly abide by that system if I were given enough evidence afterwards - invoice, photos, videos - that my property was actually worked on, and for a fair price. Unfortunately, that was not given to me. I asked for photos of my walls, when PMI refused to budge on repainting my entire condo, multiple times through call and email to everyone who was managing my account - to no avail. 2. I wouldn't have had to contact outside vendors if PMI was able to conduct the repairs in a timely manner. A month into onboarding and PMI failed to do its work with its own vendors, other than slapping a $1300+ invoice on the job, and stubbornly insisted that I pay to repaint an entire condo that was recently painted. And that they can't and won't do any work before I pay that absurd and unnecessary amount of money. How much is PMI earning with the amount of up charge on these work orders? And Jesse, you've conveniently disregarded my having to pay for PMI's negligence in illegally installing a lockbox on my property because NONE OF YOU contacted my HOA. Not of sound reason that I have to pay hundreds of dollars for PMI's mistakes but I was made to anyway. If I continued to let PMI completely drag its feet, I don't know how long it would have taken for my property to get hit with fees left and right before I'd even get a tenant. Also, if we're getting facts straight, there has only been 1 TaskRabbit and he was there for at most 30 minutes. And there is no way the 3D tour was done either, as PMI refused to without repainting my entire condo. Don't skew the facts when you know I can prove otherwise. read more

Raziya the Maintenance Coordinator has been the most greatest, working around the clock to facilitate all of the repairs needed in my new rental. With attentiveness and great communication, professionalism and most importantly care for my new space. This has made my experience with Raziya wonderful and filled with confidence that mine and my new homes needs are being well taken care of. read more

Notice that the one-star reviews are from people who either have no other reviews or only one other review. You draw your own conclusion on the authenticity of those reviews. But I do suggest you search by "lowest ratings" to get the real. I had the displeasure of learning of Earnest Homes through a beautiful charming condo they manage. Cesar and Rebecca were all polite until I requested minor lease modifications on the addendum for maintenance repairs and the cleaning fees. The way it was written, I would've been responsible for basic maintenance and a cleaning fee, even if I cleaned upon vacating. I simply wanted language to protect myself. Oddly, they wanted to keep talking on the phone to "ease my concerns" but didn't want to put it in writing. Huge red flag! First, Karen called, then Danielle, and finally Rebecca. An alarm sounded in my head when Rebecca said, "You're stressing yourself out over things you won't have to worry about. We're not going to charge you." Great, so why not add the minor language tweak to the lease? "Jesse," the President of the company, refused. "We have told you multiple times we will not alter the lease." He was so rude and curt w/me that I decided to do a little more digging. Sure enough, the bad reviews detailed exactly what my concerns were. Earnest Homes charging tenants $1,000 for cleaning fees, charging tenants for maintenance repairs on places they do not own, and overall shady business practices. Homeowners haven't been too happy w/their services either. My intuition knew! Any time someone won't put something in writing or in a legally binding document, they have intentions of doing something foul. Everyone's demeanor and politeness changed when they realized I was no dummy that was going to just sign a lease with no modifications. Ultimately, this entire ordeal could've been avoided had "Jesse" profusely apologized for Danielle's rudeness. Asked what they can do to make it right. Modified the lease and/or modified the language in an email. And overall just had they been decent people. I'm so glad I did not allow them to gaslight me into signing an agreement. Hopefully "Jesse" sees this and commits to doing better, and trains his staff appropriately. I certainly wouldn't have any dealings with them on a business level, and I'd advise you not to either. read more

I reach out to them whenever we have a plumbing problem , electrical , gardening , whatever needs to be fixed !! Raziya always answers and texts back which is always welcome !!!! You all rock !!! THANK YOU read more

I had a great experience so far with for over a year and half with Earnest Homes who are taking care of my property in Chatsworth. I like to personally thank Daniel Romero who is always responsive to our questions and requests. Great communications and transactions always on time. I highly recommend Daniel Romero. read more

Karen from Earnest Homes has been extremely helpful when it comes to issues with my rental property. She is responsive, professional, and quick to relieve any stressors that may rise from my property. read more