these people will not be straight forwarded with you, i tried to rent one of there cheapest rents , i had over $8,000 and even told them i would pay extra months rent, they ran me around for almost 2weeks, asking for pay stubs , i got those to them reference letters , i got those to them , and i wold call and they would tell me that there application proses would take a couple of days, after waiting..as long as i did. Yeah i'm a Native American. after they ran me around they denied me, telling me that my credit score was too low, but they could of did that the first 2 days , after i payed for the application that was $25 read more

Here's the bottom line: if I am working with a Real Estate Agency, a Property Management Company, or another business, I expect "service" or "retail" businesses to be - Honest, Competent, Understand my Needs, and Excited to Serve and find Solutions that make my life better. My only experience with Chris and his team [RANKS FIVE STARTS] in each of these areas. Business values are most important to me, thanks Chris for your time and support as we work together. Call Chris today, you'll be glad you did! read more

Awesome to work with. They respect everyone who walks through their doors.

I called this company to inquire about available rentals. The woman who answered the phone was very rude, and would not give any information on available properties. I was told that I must fill out the entire rental application and that a woman named Jen would call me back with information and showing times. I filled out the application and took it to the office the same day by noon. I did not get a call back for two days. When I did get a call from Jen she left a message on my voicemail at 9am stating that she had a showing at a property and wanted to know if I would be able to see it at 1030 am. I immediately called her back, she did not answer the phone so I left a message stating I could not meet at that time but I was available shortly after - and that I was also interested in other vacancies they had. She never returned my call. I never heard another word from anyone. Fortunately I found a great house with Queen City Property Management - and this company was prompt at returning calls and their customer service was great. read more

Recently moved out and they kept my entire deposit plus say I owe hundreds more. Charging me for cleaning the place again when I spent over a week cleaning and even patched the small holes left by my picture hangings. Went over their dirty list with a head cleaner from the luxury resort Paws Up and was told they were bullshitting me. I left the place cleaner than when I moved in with dead bugs everywhere and dirt. They didn't bother to replace the fridge or dishwasher I reported was litterly hanging together with duck tape ever, yet replaced when I moved out. Mice issues they never came to fix and mold, flooded 2x from sewer, main road has pot holes every where and they never fix it. They also let my neighbors harass and intimidate my family for months, then told me "well you got what you wanted they moved". They neighbor that moved they spent 4 months renevating their place top to bottom because it was destroyed, yet mine was not and they kept everything! I am not impressed and disappointed that they would do this to a single mother during these hard times. Anyone who knows me knows I am a neat freak and they didn't even give me my pet deposit back and I had not pets for months! DO NOT RECOMMEND! They will not fix leaky roofs because they do not have insurance for it as well. Feel like they are vengeful for the neighbors moving and having to spend thousands fixing it up and me moving shortly after. Disgrace of a company! read more

I still haven't actually done business with this company but I wanted to update my review because I actually received a positive response from the business owner to my negative review. Instead of being overly defensive about my comments he actually made some changes based on my complaints. It's great to see the power of Yelp in action! read more

I am so happy with Topher, Chris has the greatest staff and when you need something it's done ASAP ... Thanks Topher for always being there for me and taking excellent care if my properties... VJ Supera read more

These people are mean. I am a responsible, educated, considerate person. I rented property from Topher Realty from 2013 - 2014. The rent was far too high for the value of the property, but I was thankful to find a place to rent in the limited time I had to find a rental (relocating to Helena from afar). Upon moving out, I had the property and carpets professionally cleaned and the lawn freshly watered and mowed. I felt it was left in better condition than I found it, particularly since I put up with garbage, toys, and a trampoline left in the yard for 3 months after I moved in - and also had to daily accommodate them RUNNING A BUSINESS from the extra garage they gave me a $100 "credit" each month (as per the lease agreement) for "storage." After I moved out, they waited over a week (in July!) to inspect the property. I received a very, very mean letter from them explaining how they needed to take over $1500 (!) from my deposit to fix the parched lawn and other minor grievances (e.g., there was some ash left in the pellet stove). All said, I would not even bother to post a review had I not felt treated with the utmost of disrespect - and had I not left the experience feeling they were very unfair and MEAN in the way they treated me. I can definitely understand frustration with messy, unresponsible tenants, but I fail to understand being so mean and disrespectful of responsibile, well-intentioned, trusting tenants. Having been a landlord myself, I felt they were totally out of line, abusive, and unfair in their treatment of tenants. Buyer (especially renter!) beware! These people will NOT treat you fairly. what a hugely disappointing experience to have in a town that is otherwise full of stand-up, honest, and very nice people. Alas! read more

Topher Realty is not a good company to rent from. My girlfriend and I had been living in a duplex for over a year when the property was sold and Topher Reality took over management of said property. They wanted to convert the duplex into a single family unit, which makes sense from a management perspective (I guess), but to do so they essentially found a way to evict us without actually evicting us. To get us out they raised our rent by a whopping 30% and stripped away all amenities included in our previous agreement, with only a 15 days notice. It was extremely difficult and stressful to find a new place to live and move all within this 15 day period. Then they even tried to claim our deposit wasn't on file and we'd have to pay it again before we could move. I really felt bad for the other residents in the upper section of the duplex (a 50 some year old taking care of her 70 some year old mother in ill health) as they pulled this same scam on them. read more

if i could give a zero, i would. this company is a disgraceful joke! they are going out of their way to remove negative comments about them, cause they know it shows their true colors! and don't worry, i am not the only one! absolutely don't rent from topher realty/leasepads.com! they are incredibly unprofessional and treat their tenants disgustingly! they lie and do things completely half a$$ to save themselves money but when you leave and collect for what is rightfully yours, they nickle and dime you for every little thing! even proof that everything on their 'move out list' is done, they hire the company they own to "inspect" your place and can easily just charge you to "clean" and make more money. avoid at all costs this "rental company". they are not remotely professional and will lie through their teeth to screw you over and make more money. it is an absolute nightmare dealing with them! please don't be as naive as us and think 'wow thankfully we're on their good side and have been on time paying tenants and it's always been professional.' no cause at the end, they were anything but professional. if you are currently renting from them, don't let them get away with anything! jen is a lying b!**h! if she has one client that was bad or had one bad thing happen, she is an absolute b!**h to deal with all day! josh has no people skills what so ever and any maintenance you need and has to go through him, good luck getting it done! he will sit on it for weeks until you call back asking handful of times what is going on with the order! unless you're at risk for a fire, good luck getting it done! tanya, 'the professional building manager' there is incredibly disrespectful. she will give you the most sassy b!**h attitude ever and be unimaginably rude to you! chris, there are no words to describe this child in a mans body who claims to run a professional, and legitimate business! the second you step foot off your rental, they will do everything in their power to take every penny from you! we didn't leave our place trashed, and damaged insanely! they ever so few things that were wrong, i admitted to them directly, but then claims to tell us we did a piss poor job at cleaning! even though hours were spent cleaning, and money spent to buy all the supplies, nope it wasn't clean to "their standards." he uses his own company to go through to 'inspect' and determine if it is clean enough! (this isn't to forget that the people cleaning are complete ocd cleaning fanatics!) the apartment is absolutely run down when we got it and expect it to be returned like it was worth millions! once you're moved out, they screw you over and completely treat you like trash! in the end, they have you're deposit and can decide how much they think you should get back. this company is a complete scam and fraud! if you're looking to rent, avoid this place at all cost! the price is alluring and they will be completely doubled faced to you to get you to rent but once you are in, they will screw you over! if you're renting from them now, make sure they don't rob you left and right! please pass this along to anyone in helena and surrounding areas who are looking to rent and tell them to avoid topher realty! leasepads.com is the same company! do not do business with them! read more

I rented for Topher for 2 years when i moved in there were some issues that they said would be fixed IT NEVER HAPPENED a week after I moved in my dryer broke the repair man found a 12" long bird nest in the pipe Topher said its not there problem even though they charge the last tenet for cleaning services. the 1 time I had the out they back charged me . then the month we where moving we found BLACK MOLD in 2 rooms from lack of roof maintenance not our fault as per Cindy from Topher. so we clean the house spotless Cindy approves but we are billed $140 cleaning fee and Billed for the time their workers took to repair the mold . SHAME FULL . when I asked why we were billed for that time Tawnya said because the law allows us to not because we owe them but because the law allows them to . I would not have been able to live in that house with my family and no prospective renter could either . BEWARE OF THIS COMPANY read more