My very first yelp review ! A well deserved 5 star rating goes to (drum roll please...) Alicia Tam,…read moreour agent at Barbagelata. We've decided to invest in San Francisco after selling a rental in South Bay as a 1031 exchange, Alicia was referred to us by the selling agent in South bay, lucky us. From the first contact to the completion of the transaction followed by the after sale services, she has been pleasant, responsive, efficient and always consider our best interest as her priority. Due to the time limit with 1031, we had to move fast. We purchased a bank owned property through bidding, closed escrow in record time. Not familiar with SF at all, Alicia made sure that we were well protected. We made significant improvements at the property, Alica kept in close contact by referring contractors, monitoring the work, sending us video/pictures to report progress. She also volunteered to help us rent the property, in fact she is the one who brought potential renters to see our property and got the place rented with top dollars. I highly recommend Alicia Tam as one of the best real estate Agent in San Francisco. The above review is from over 2 years ago, we are still very happy with the property and the wonderful services provided by Alicia.

Alicia got us into the places we wanted to see that other realtors said they couldn't. She was…read morealways responsive and kept all the moving pieces in order. Without her, we would not have landed our current home. Whenever we sell or look for another place, we will be going back to Alicia. My recommendation for her work is of the highest regard.

We have so much to thank Carole for -- I strongly recommend her if you are looking for an agent in…read moreSan Francisco. Carole helped us over two years to find a home in the bay area. My wife and I were moving here from overseas for my job, and she was incredible at keeping in touch and guiding us along the way during our long move process as we waiting for a visa and to get our finances in order. Carole even found a temporary rental in San Francisco for me to use during long business trips prior to our move. Once we settled on an area and a home, Carole helped us navigate the process and get our offer accepted quickly and able to move in within a month. After moving in, she introduced us to a contractor and followed up relentlessly with him and us to make sure everything was going well.

My husband and I have been to many open houses over the past couple of years and met numerous real…read moreestate agents. We met Carole at an open house in San Francisco in 2013, had a friendly chat with her, and signed up for her email newsletter. When we decided to seriously start looking for a house in 2014, Carole immediately came to our mind as a real estate agent we were interested in working with. I contacted Carole about meeting in person, and she responded quickly and agreed to meet us that Saturday. Carole asked us to send her a list of must haves prior to our meeting which helped us focus on what we wanted and what we were willing to compromise on. When we met Carole on Saturday, she had already done a search using our parameters and generated a list of potential houses. She discussed the current state of the San Francisco market and what it would take to be competitive. Since I am a SF native and we had been to many open houses on our own, Carole felt we were already ahead of the game and expressed confidence in us. She advised us to check out open houses the next day and email her a summary of all the houses we would see. The next day, my husband and I went to several open houses and immediately emailed Carole when we saw a house we were interested in. She contacted the seller's agent right away to get the disclosure packages for us so we could consider whether to make an offer, and we received disclosure packages within an hour of asking for them. We fell in love with one of the houses we saw but learned that offers were due the next day at noon! We immediately called Carole about putting in an offer, and she advised us on how to make the most competitive offer. After our call, Carole kicked into high gear. She emailed us back right away summarizing our conversation on the decisions we had made to include in the offer. She contacted our lender about contingencies and the number of days to close of escrow. She also advised us to draft a love letter to the sellers to include in our offer. After a flurry of activity on Monday morning, Carole had all the documents in place and our offer was ready to be submitted by 11am with an hour to spare. Multiple offers were made on the house, and we stood out because the sellers loved our love letter. However, the sellers decided to counter offer to everyone. Carole advised us on how to respond to the counter offer and helped us remain calm during this anxious time. After the counter offers were received, Carole spoke to the seller's agent to assure the agent that we would meet the contingencies in our offer. After this conversation, the sellers decided to accept our offer. My husband and I were elated and shocked that our very first offer ever was accepted! Carole then guided us through the tedious process of closing escrow and communicated with our lender to ensure everything was proceeding according to our timeline. We had a very stressful closing process due to a couple of bumps in the road, but Carole was always available and very responsive during the entire process. When we finally closed escrow, Carole told us that our experience was the dream purchase and even she was amazed at how everything turned out so well for us. My husband and I were very happy that Carole represented us in the purchase of our first home, and we would highly recommend her to anyone seeking a knowledgeable and hard working real estate agent!!

I recently bought my first home, and Valerie was an amazing asset. I am not an inherently organized…read moreperson, but Valerie provided me with clear checklists and timelines for all of my supporting documents- making it all so much less overwhelming. She was always available to answer my questions and help me is my decision making. The is both kind, on task and knowledgable. thank you Valerie!

I recently bought my first home. A daunting process that went extraordinarily well with the help of…read morean excellent team but hugely from Valerie. Not only did she push through a very fast close but she did so while abroad navigating a family emergency. She was organized, meticulous and happy to answer all questions including those rather mundane, tedious, first-time-homebuyer-types. Escrow was seamless and at no point did I feel as though I was unsupported or going through the process alone. Valerie is an exceptional broker, a great communicator and very understanding of the emotional nature of first time home buying. I'm grateful to have her in my corner, she is wonderful to work with and I would absolutely hire her again for any future purchases.

Cindy and Kristen were a dream to work with. We met both through an open house and after…read moreinterviewing a few realtors, Cindy was our favorite. In particular, on the day we first met with her, before we were even signed as clients, Cindy took us to see a house we were interested in around the corner. She walked us through the house and pointed out things we should pay attention to as we tour places on our own. Taking the time to give us this insight was a sound investment, we ended up moving forward with her! Cindy would schedule tours on weekends and drive us to each spot, noting along the way the pros/cons of each place we just saw. We really appreciated this hands-on approach and we felt increasingly confident with each new spot. Even after Cindy helped us negotiate closing on our gem of a home, she connected us with contractors and a list of trusted recommendations to help us renovate. We couldn't be happier with the Stuecher Manning Group, highly recommend!

We first met Cindy and Kristen through one of their open houses, and we're so glad we did. They are…read moreboth extremely knowledgeable, not only about Mission Bay but about SF real estate as a whole. They complement each other really well, each bringing different strengths that together create a balanced and highly effective team. Kristen and Cindy bring clear, honest guidance without pressuring you into anything. Both of them were always available, responsive, and quick to answer any questions, making us feel supported and confident throughout the process. Kristen and Cindy made the buying process smooth and stress free. We highly recommend them to anyone looking for dedicated and knowledgeable realtors.

Rita is an agent who does her homework, goes above and beyond to help you see the places you want…read moreto see, and has an amazing depth of knowledge about the San Francisco housing market. She worked with me and my partner for several months in a tight market where not much was coming up from week to week and she was always available to talk more about our limited options, to show us historical data of the area, and every single time we had an appointment she was always there on time and ready to keep trying to find us a great place. She never acted like we needed to move fast on a property just because of how the market was moving at the time. She's incredibly patient and places a lot of importance on finding the right fit for her clients. Needless to say, we did find a place, a beautiful Victorian condo in the Mission and we couldn't have done it without Rita. We circled this place 6 ways from Sunday and it was too high for a long time. Rita was in it to win with us and kept us in the loop about any new information she could glean about the property. With her and her recommended mortgage broker we felt very safe about going into this purchase - she's not one to gloss over the 'bad' parts of an inspection or a location. She never pressured us, never seemed interested in just making a sale. I loved working with her and have already recommended her to two other folks in the market and I recommend her to you too, yelp review-reading stranger :)

Rita was a great agent to work with. We were first-time homebuyers with an embarrassingly small…read morebudget so we asked a friend in the real estate business to recommend an agent. She suggested Rita for her candor and depth of knowledge, and Rita turned out to be a perfect fit--extremely honest and patient, despite us not having deep pockets. Rita came with stellar recommendations from her recent clients, most of whom had worked with her to purchase single-family homes in the more southern SF neighborhoods (Ingleside, Portola). That wasn't what we were looking for (we bought an apartment in the Noe/Bernal area), but Rita is equally knowledgable about all types of homes and neighborhoods. She is, in fact, an encyclopedia of SF real estate knowledge. She knows the history of every block, building and development project, and can tell you all sorts of useful secrets that agents keep out of the listings. She's also really helpful with real estate and mortgage regulations, which came in handy when we bought a TIC. We worked with Rita for nearly a year before finally purchasing our first home. For the first several months she spent hours with us every week taking us to listings we found interesting and showing us properties and neighborhoods we never would have found on our own. Before long we were familiar with every single part of the city and had a really good idea of what properties were worth, which made us confident about our purchase because we knew exactly what we wanted and how much to pay for it. When we finally got into contract, Rita did a fabulous job of keeping the process on track and looking out for our interests, often having to make up for the selling agent's lack of attention to deadlines and required documentation. Even after the close she kept in touch and gave us great recommendations for everything from insulators to lamp stores to good restaurants in our new neighborhood. If you want an agent who is brutally honest, knows everything there is to know about the business, never pushes you in a specific direction, and has a great sense of humor, Rita is your gal. We are loving our new home and couldn't have done it without her!

Angela is by far one of the most hard-working professionals that I have ever encountered. She is…read morealways kind, transparent, firm and most importantly, available. Whether it's Monday morning, Friday afternoon or the weekend, she will find the time to answer your question or give you an update that she is still working on it. I could not be more grateful to end up with such an amazing realtor.

I can't be more thankful to Angela for all her help and support. She was so carrying all the way…read morethru the whole process, accurate, crative, hard working. There was times, when it just felt, I have a guarding angel on my shoulder, which gave me a great confindence, to go thru those though times without worrying a bit. I am very thankful to Angela, and so proud of her. What a great personality and great sence of humor. Thank you so much my dear. God Bless.

My family and I worked with Linda on our SF house search spanning November 2024 through March 2025,…read morewhen we found the home that was just right for us, and we could not have picked a better agent to work with. First off, Linda is a delight to be around, which made what can be a very stressful process, as easy going and calm as it can be. Additionally, she has tremendous local market knowledge, many years of experience, and expertise navigating the nuanced San Francisco real estate scene, giving us peace of mind in a very competitive environment. She's well connected with other SF agents, and we saw first-hand how her relationships and reputation enabled us to view homes when seller agents weren't available, and how other agents respected and seemed to enjoy working with her. Linda worked to understand our needs and adjusted her search over time, as we gave feedback on homes we toured, and learned more about what we liked and didn't like. She patiently toured multiple homes with us, quickly scheduling appointments when we expressed interest in a property, to ensure we never missed out on a potential opportunity. Linda was available night and day, weekdays and weekends, answering texts usually within minutes, if not immediately, and making herself available for calls to thoroughly discuss disclosures, or any other pertinent information. The one time she wasn't able to join us for a tour, she coordinated with the seller's agent to schedule the appointment and arranged for a team member to meet us at the property. She assured us that someone from her team would always be available for situations like that, if needed. When we found the home that we knew we wanted to put an offer on, Linda expressed our interest to the seller's agent and learned that there was a competing offer in place that expired within an hour. She successfully negotiated an extension to that deadline, giving us a few additional hours to act. She then worked with us to draft a strong offer and coordinate with our lender to ensure the loan documents were ready--all within a few hours on a Sunday afternoon. She called us around 10pm that evening to let us know our offer had been accepted! Linda's customer service is unparalleled, her expertise and professionalism impressive, and we highly recommend working with her!

Linda is the absolute best. During my transaction, Linda constantly communicated clearly and…read moreeffectively. Linda adapted the information that needed to be communicated to my style, informing me the details when needed and handling issues to spare me time. She always had another resource and another strong way to make something happen. She brings calm and composure to what could be a stressful situation. Linda always has a smile - you want to work with her. She is shrewd and effective. Would highly recommend and will refer her to all of my friends and people in my network.

My meeting with Jen was completely accidental, but I'm very glad it happened. 3 weeks prior my…read morehusband and I was working with 2 other different agents, both we're absentee agents, they'd took hours or 1-2 days to answer our quesions, and never offer any leads for the type of property we were looking for. So we decided to try and look for a more reliable agent, and that's when we met Jen. This is not our first property purchased in SF so we thought all real estate agents are the same, that's not true. Jen made us feels like a friend's helping us through the buying process, she's personable, open minded, super friendly, and of course very professional, she informed us of the pros/cons of the property we looked that and offer her expert advise whenever needed. We closed a week earlier then originally scheduled date, after closed of escrow because I mentioned to Jen in the begining that once we closed we'd like to take her out for a beer, and because we're still under Covid restrictions Jen decided to meet us at our new property and brough 2 mini keg of beers, beer mugs, and we toasted to our new home, we felt like we were having a cheer with a friend, she also gave us $75 coupon for the front door rekey. We are super happy with our purchase, and would use Jen's help again with our next buying/selling venture. Needless to say we highly recommend Jen. Thanks Jen!

When we started our journey of buying our first home we were excited but also nervous. Being new to…read morethe home buying process was intimidating but once we met Jen she quickly eased all of our worries and made it a truly enjoyable and special experience. She was always there to answer our endless questions and gave great guidance throughout the process. Jen took the time to explain to us what was good, what was bad, and what to look out for. She works quickly without compromising quality. We cannot thank Jen enough for all of the time and effort every step of the way!