Kathleen rocks ! She also has a direct connect with Saint Joseph the patron saint of Real Estate- very helpful ! read more

i see that sanfran rentals is now kathleen gilheany, broker. so im not sure how my review applies anymore. i will say this. im sure kathleen helped many people find good homes, but when i spoke with her she blew me off and told me after she checked in with the other agent about the issues she would call me back personally. nope. i dont like writing crap reviews, i really dont. but i discussed the problems with this organization and they were non responsive and unfair, and downright lame. read more

I recently viewed one of Kathleen's places. The women Gunnel who showed me that apartment was great and such a delight. She however was unable to answer a few questions for me and so she said I should reach out to Kathleen. Kathleen did not respond to my email so I called her, and what a shock when I reached her. This women immediately had an attitude with me and all I was doing was asking a question about the property. I don't know how she got into this business but customer service is not a skill she posses. By the time I got off the phone with her I can honestly say my blood pressure had risen and I was pissed. What a bitch! read more

I just recently rented from Kathleen in a Pac Heights apartment. Kathleen had completely remodeled the unit right before I moved in and did an unbelievable job. The unit was very stylish and her attention to detail was incredible - the unit really felt unique compared to every other cookie cutter renovated apartment I had viewed. I loved living there. During my tenure as a renter I was also looking to buy a condo. Kathleen was extremely helpful in this regard. She knows every neighborhood, block, street, etc. in the city intimately. When I do end up buying I will not hesitate to use her as my Realtor; she is extremely knowledgeable and great to work with. Overall, I would strongly recommend her to anyone interest in buying / selling / renovating real estate in the city! read more

Kathleen Gilheany is the most artistic and creative realtors out there in San Francisco! Let me tell you why. We purchased our Victorian home in San Francisco in 1974. Yes, that's a very long time ago! We somehow seemed to get older and retirement came to our lives. We wanted to sell and now the year is 2003. I interviewed 3 or 4 agents, but Kathleen kept popping up at our home with ideas of how she would market our property. You see, she really knows her neighborhoods and she knew exactly what homes were going for on our block and showed us exact prices. We knew our home must have gone up considerably over 30 years ......but how much should we ask? She gave us her ballpark number for a realistic sale and you know what? We got that, and a little more, AND it turned out to be a cash deal! We only had to have open house once since she had saturated the market with news tha our address was selling. Her artwork alone in the form of advertising and postcards,was incredibly well done and professional. We were moving to another country for retirement. We wanted to retain a pied a terre in San Francisco that we could continue to rent out while we were living abroad. Once again, Kathleen, came to our rescue. She already knew of a very well maintained building with a few condos that she thought would fit our needs. She brought us for a visit, and within the week after selling our home, we were the proud owners of a very chic, modern condominium! She arranged not only for the interior painting and general cleaning of the unit, but already had a renter picked out that wanted to rent it immediately. While we lived abroad for almost 5 years, Kathleen was the agent that took care of our condo and never did it sit empty. I never had to worry about the maintenance or collecting the rent. Every month, the rent check showed up in my bank account. She was a complete blessing to us with her efficiency! Fast forward now to late 2007 and we wanted to come home to live once again in SF. It was so great to know we had a place to come home to! Kathleen readied our condo for our occupancy.....again with all the painting and thorough cleaning included. Lives and situations are always fluid, and come 2009, we were ready to sell our condo and be free of mortgages. Once again, Kathleen Gilheany and SFR stepped up to the plate. This time, the market was beginning to deflate. We wondered if we could make a profit at all. Kathleen's stagers came in and transformed the place into picture perfect postcards and once again, even in a down market, she worked her magic! We sold at a profit after only being on the market a couple of months. Whenever I need to know the name of a contractor, painter, plumber.......I always call Kathleen. She has a database of San Francisco people who are the best the City can offer. She knows them personally and they jump to work for her whenever they get a call. She is honest, reliable, creative, funny and dedicated to her profession. I very highly recommend Kathleen Gilheany and SFR for your real estate needs!! read more

kathleen is our landlord and she is very prompt, thorough, and caring. She takes pride in the house, and I can tell that she is enthusiastic about real estate and providing great client service. read more

If you're in the mood for a great showing full of character and life, then you have found yourself a great realtor. After a dozen of dry viewings from other realtors in the area, Kathleen was quite a comic relief with a great personality and an end to our apartment hunting. I highly recommend her for any of your home buying/selling/rental needs! read more

We have worked with Kathleen now for about 3 years, having used her services to lease out our condos in SoMa and Hayes Valley. On all occasions, she has been wonderful, giving good advice, responsiveness and diligence. She is also charming, creative and a delight to work with. One minor thing: she cannot spell to save her life. :) So do not let the typos in her emails scare you off. It's an endearing idiosyncrasy and one that does not translate into her professional documents or other areas of import. We trust her completely. read more

I was a tenant of Kathleen's for a year and a half. I lived in the downstairs unit, and she occupied the upstairs unit. The apartment was great. Kathleen has a great eye and renovated the building beautifully. In regards to the comment about the lease below, I remember thinking the lease was long but it wasn't restrictive and didn't include anything out of the ordinary. For reference, I've lived in places in SF that specified no candles, no nails, 80% carpet, etc. I don't recall any of those things in Kathleen's lease. She's really wonderful as a landlord and has always taken care of problems in 1-2 days. In addition to being a great landlord, she was a great neighbor. I find her personality refreshing. She's full of life and always fun to talk to. It's been a week since I've moved out and I already miss her and her dog, Poke! read more

Kathleen helped us sell our home in the wonderful duboce park area. She was an amazing asset from start to finish, it's cliche for sure, but we absolutely could not have done it without all of her knowledge, expertise, hard work and of course her amazing roledex. We started in the late summer of 2016 with a call to Kathleen. She was immediately on it. Given that we had bought our house from her 10 years ago in 2006, we thought she might be the best person for the job, particularly because of her expert knowledge of the area. We had no idea how amazing she would be - after that first call to Kathleen we didn't even look elsewhere - she turned out to be so much more than we expected. We knew we had to remodel some parts of our house, and quickly discussed all the details with Kathleen. In short order, she provided us with a detailed spreadsheet with a breakdown of all the costs, and given a variety of selling price points, what we might expect to net from our sale. Throughout the process, I referred to this spreadsheet constantly, updating the numbers as we had more information available. In the end, it was accurate to within $850 - amazing! As soon as everything was laid out, Kathleen was at the helm, leading the charge. At a certain point, I thought she was perhaps pushing too hard, but she knows her business, and knows how long it takes to get the contractors lined up, the work done, and the house ready for the market. Her goal was for us to be on the market before Halloween, because Fall in San Francisco is a great buying season. And had we been as ready as she was to get moving, we would have made it. For our own reasons, we stalled for a couple of weeks, which cost us in terms of better market timing, so we ended up ready and on the market a few weeks later in early November. Kathleen helped us line up all the people we needed to get our remodel done, from our contractor, interior designer, to painters, window glass and stagers. You truly cannot go wrong by choosing her, if only to get access to the best craftsmen in the city. Throughout the remodel, she pushed us to refine the details, get everything right, and once again, proved that her expertise and knowledge was invaluable to getting our house ready for sale in the competitive market of San Francisco. As we came close to the end, of course there's 100 details to wrap up. Once again, Kathleen was there, wrapping up all the loose ends. And of course she delivered on the marketing for the house, with a beautiful web site befitting our price point ($1.5M), flyers, signage and the like. We were on the market for what felt like an eternity to me, but it was only about 10 days. What a relief to get our house sold for the price we wanted, in the time we wanted. We owe it all to Kathleen (and her amazing team). read more

Kathleen is truly the best realtor in SF!!!! She is a loving, caring, and understanding person! She's not out for herself. She only wants to help others get a place to call home. She had lived here for over 25 years and knows a lot about the area. She's also very loving with dogs! Especially German Shepherds! She and I clicked immediately after she saw my big boy Leo(German Shepherd dog). She is def on my list of important people to call when looking for a place to rent or buy!!!! She's simply the best! Love you Kathleen! You rock girlfriend:-)!!!! read more

There is simply no better real estate agent in San Francisco. Kathleen and SFR helped us buy our house when we moved to San Francisco. SFR provided an unusually high level of personalized service. Kathleen Gilheany, the owner, understood what we needed and seemed to know every neighborhood and the story behind every house for sale that was of interest. When she sold our house, SFR did a fantastic job preparing the house for sale. The creative and innovative marketing material that she developed was over the top excellent (check out her website for samples). We had a great buyer within days of listing and closed without a hitch. Our experiences both buying and selling with SFR were exceptional. read more

Kathleen has been our real estate agent when we moved to San Francisco. Kathleen has been in real estate for many years, and knows the city inside out! She was always available and cooperative. Whenever there was a need to fix something in the apartment, she provided support and care right away. We had very positive experience with Kathleen, and are now working with her again on buying a place for us in SF. read more

Yeah for Kathleen! Kathleen found us the ideal couple and were living in bliss. After renting to Mr. Slob and then to the most unpleasant people I've ever met in my life (who couldn't seem to pay the full rent on time), we decided to go through an agent. Kathleen had our property rented within four days of vacancy. In those four days she had her crew come in and do a kitchen fix that turned the OK kitchen into a showplace. We love our new tenants. They pay on time and are a joy to be around. Best of all, we didn't have to lift a finger, she ran the ads, did the interviews, and provided the lease. By the way, to the guy who thinks her leases are draconian, we had a simple, reasonable lease because we thought people could be reasonable and we don't like living by rules and regulations and all we got was S#%t on. Tenants moved in friends, usurped common space, trashed the property, late rent, brought in friends laundry, brought home "Burning Man" and practically burnt the property down and were rude and unwilling to work with us. So yes, we adopted a tight lease to protect ourselves. It's not unreasonable if you respect other peoples property. Now as a landlord I would be highly suspicious of anyone who has a problem with a tight but fair lease. We will be using Kathleen for all our property needs. Thanks Kathleen! read more

My family and I just moved from NYC to SF. I am very grateful that I met Kathleen...she is a great realtor and a good soul. She was very trustworthy and was very supportive through the rental process. She had great advice about dog care, schools etc. along the way - she actively helped wherever she could. When the deal was done she took me out for a nice glass of wine. I was impressed with her professionalism and her personal touch. I would recommend her any day and look forward to hiring her to help us buy a home when we are ready to take that step. read more