Selling a house remotely can be challenging. Michelle and Leo helped make it easy from start to finish — including managing not only staging but also a number of repairs needed to get the property ready. As a result, I was able to remain in New York while the property was efficiently sold in San Francisco. I would recommend Michelle and Leo wholeheartedly.

I listed my house with another brokerage firm and had no success so I moved to the very talented and responsive team of Michelle Stephens and Leo Petroni. They coordinated a re-staging and major re-purposing of the outdoor area which changed the appeal of the house. Throughout the sale process, they promptly and efficiently resolved the hiccups. The house sold over listing. I strongly recommend this talented team.

I had the pleasure of working with Leo and Michelle when I needed help renting out my condo in SF. They are both very knowledgeable about the real estate/rental market and great to work with. They found me some great tenants in the time frame I needed and I would definitely use them again! I would highly recommend working with Leo and Michelle!

It is with pleasure that my husband and I would like to commend the team of Leo Petroni and Michelle Stephens. We recently hired them to assist us with a rental turnover on our property on Connecticut Street in San Francisco. They were very organized, helpful, and diligent throughout the process, showing our flats whenever clients were interested and holding open houses several times to engender more interest in the property. We had previously worked with Michelle and knew her to be an excellent resource for us.

After having worked with a variety of real estate agents for past purchases, hands down, Leo Petroni is my favorite. Not only is communication prompt and informative, but he does a fantastic job at making you feel like a priority. He gave as much attention to the crummy West Oakland lot I was eyeballing as to the $4 million home he was listing concurrently. I was shopping for something in the East Bay, which is a market Leo was less familiar with, but he buckled down and did the research needed to determine a fair offer on my dream home. Not only that, but he helped me avoid a few lemons along the way and spotted all the potential contractual issues with my new property. Overall I'm very pleased with the work Leo did and he would be the first person I'd contact for any future real estate needs. I recommend him all the time."

We would like to thank Leo Petroni for all his help with the entire process of buying and renting our investment property in San Francisco. Leo has a very friendly and positive attitude. We reside in Southern California and Leo was tremendously helpful with all the logistics of getting the condo ready for a new tenant and dealing with all the little builder issues post closing of the sale. He was willing to go over and above the call of duty and made numerous trips to the condo after we closed to allow contractors to access the condo post-closing. He saved us from numerous trips to San Francisco and we are very appreciative of that. We respect Leo's professionalism, positive attitude, and friendliness. We wish him all the best and would not hesitate to use him in future transactions in the city.

Michelle's knowledge of real estate is impressive. I was so comfortable with her. As an organic agent, she turned me on to eco-spec paint (low VOC). I will never use anything else in the future. She had to hold a hand gently sometimes and be a leader at other times. She directed, she listened, she advised and took advice... Michelle performed far above and beyond my expectations.

Michelle has been my real estate agent on Potrero Hill for more than 20 years. She is wise about and intimately familiar with the neighborhood. Michelle is thoroughly versed with the complexities of San Francisco real estate matters, law and paperwork. She has been invaluable and always available to answer my questions about real estate values and costs, sales and purchases, rents and rental law, dealing with landlord tenant issues, and finding workers to help with the many projects I have been confronted with as a home owner. Michelle is a sincere, kind and generous woman who has always given more time, energy and ideas to the job at hand than I have expected. In my experience, she is the very best.

Michelle was our agent when buying and selling a house in San Francisco. She is incredibly trustworthy and dependable. She was always on pace or ahead of our expectations of timing, which is important in this housing market. With a long history in the field, she knows the market conditions and neighborhoods. Her depth of knowledge is incredible. If you're thinking about using her, just do it. She's incredible.

Michelle helped me find the perfect house as well as navigate the confusing world of SF real estate. She's great at what she does, but didn't push any properties on me—she listened to what I was looking for, was honest and up front, and was totally devoid of bullshit or shadiness. I felt much more comfortable with her than I did with any of the other agents I met. Michelle is generous with her time, and is always prompt in responding to my texts, calls, and emails. Definitely give her a call if you're considering buying a home in San Francisco.

As an architect and graphic designer, I am a lover of modern architecture. In a city with mostly Victorian architecture, I had posed a difficult task for Michelle: to find a single-family Mid-Century house in San Francisco that I could cosmetically remodel and that was within my budget. The competition was stiff, but Michelle had a solid understanding of what I was looking for, and in the end I was able to find a house that I love in an area that I love. She was strategic in securing a great price for a house that has already increased in value. For me it's really important that I have the right chemistry with my real estate agent, for what I perceive as a large and stressful purchase. And I can attest to the fact that Michelle is knowledgeable, experienced, professional, patient, ethical, and is someone you can trust. I recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a house.

Michelle was recommended to us when my wife and I were preparing to sell our condo last year. We were so fortunate that she was our agent. One of the many things I liked about her was how pragmatic and honest she was throughout the whole process. Probably the most important thing is how hard she works. She was full of energy from start to finish. You can tell that she cares very much about what she does and has the best interests of her clients in mind. She was prompt with replies and with keeping us informed without being too pushy. Several times during our sale we came to decision points where she helped inform us of our options and then allowed us the time to ponder. This gesture is one of her unique attributes that is hard to find in a realtor. In all, I would go to Michelle again without hesitation next time we're considering the property market.

Your services were always beyond expectations…6 years you’ve handled the rental unit in my large home…cheerfully and quickly….every renter has been a winner.  All paid rent on time.  All vacated when lease was up.  Everything has gone smoothly with your aid and attention. Cannot recommend you enough.