Domicile Properties

I could not asked for a better team. These guys took care of me from day one. They helped me sold my condo and bought a single family home all in 6 weeks. They went above and beyond what they had to do. They listened to what I asked for and found it for me. They never pushed on the price. They were there to advice me on what is right. I’m always informed on what was happening. They were punctual and responsive to every single text and email. They were still checking in on me after I got my place. They even helped with finding the right people to fix/​upgrade a few things. After 6 months in my new place, I’m finally settled and still happy. I couldn’t have done it without these guys. Thanks again guys.

After looking into many options for agents in the Bay area, we eventually went with Domicile. I’m glad we did. They were pros from our first meeting until the day we got our keys. Shannon, Julie and Shane know the unique challenges of the SF real estate market better than anyone.
This was our first home, and they brought us up to speed with the technicalities quickly. They took time to understand exactly what we wanted, and shared options that fit our needs. Our timing was tricky as the market seemed to get more crazy with every viewing, but their determination helped us get there in the end.

We are so glad that we chose Domicile as our agents to sell our property in 2015. Shane, together with Julie, Nick and Shannon are a wonderful team of professionals of high caliber. Starting from pricing strategy, staging plan, timing of open house schedules, all the way to the final closing, They demonstrated their expansive knowledges and experiencees, as well as their thoroughness and attention to the details. And they made the whole process stress free for us. We will definitely consider them again for any future business in San Francisco.

We had a great experience with Shane and Shannon and we can’t do anything but recommend Domicile Properties to everyone. They are very professional, they have a great understanding of the client needs and taste. It is almost impossible to be able to find a way in the San Francisco house market by oneself, there are many different aspects to pay attention to that one doesn’t even realize. They have years of experience in this market and a great eye, and are able to quickly give you pros and cons of every house you see and whether and why it is or it’s not a good fit for you. They will start giving you a list of homes to look at and then based on your feedback they will adjust the following suggestions. The auction phase is also a very delicate time and we wouldn’t have known how to move during that time but we managed to win the auction at the very first try thanks to their precious suggestions!
We are really grateful to both Shane and Shannon for all their friendly help in buying our first home!

There is an indefinable something about Domicile. A synergy this group has. It’s as inspiring as any great team of artists! Yes, I said artists because they are exactly that! A group of creatives and savvy business people who make magic and get results. I am impressed and in love with everyone at Domicile!!! I contacted Patty first when it was time to list my home in the city because I was making a move down south. I soon met Julie, Shane, and Bobby and I am still inspired by the way they work together brilliantly and so pleasantly. You’d forget they are handling multi-​million dollar transactions with some potentially stressful situations including the challenges of deadlines in a very fast market, and the inevitable vagaries of emotional buyers and sellers in a market of one of a kind residences.
These folks are top notch and know exactly what they are doing! They know the market historically and minute by minute. They are on every detail. I can say that not one thing slipped through the cracks like other realtors I’ve worked with over the twenty years I’ve been buying and selling residential and commercial real estate. They believe in win-​wins for everyone and that is probably why I recommend them so highly. It’s the only way I like doing business, especially when something as wonderful as a home is involved. The proof is this — When I get back to the bay area, I will be excited to call them again. This time to buy! I have every confidence that everyone they work with will have the same experience and I recommend them wholeheartedly!

Everyone at Domicile Properties including Shane, Julie, Shannon and Bobby are fantastic and work seamlessly together to help you. They acted as buyers agent for both me and a friend to buy condos in San Francisco. They will work with you through every step of the process from getting pre-​approval, arranging property inspections, putting together offers, and beyond.
They kept an eye our for properties matching what I wanted and sent reports with open house schedules, etc. I’d give feedback every week and we’d narrow in on what I was looking for. Watching what they estimated as selling prices and what houses actually went for they were quite good at estimating a competitive bid without over bidding.
In the end we found the right place, I made one offer, and got the condo. They encouraged me to write up the offer I wanted and was comfortable with, at the same time advising what they though would be most competitive. It all happened in the course of about 24 hours from chatting with them, to viewing and turning in an offer. A far less painful process than most I hear about in San Francisco. When you need them, the folks at Domicile Properties will make it happen on short notice.
Post buying they are still around happy to answer any questions I have as a new first-​time home owner, and help me get recommendations for contractors, etc. I can’t recommend them enough. Should I ever need to buy or sell another home in San Francisco, I will be using Domicile.

I highly, highly recommend the team at Domicile, and particularly Shane and Shannon who we worked with most closely. We found an absolutely amazing condo in only two months, which is just incredible in this market.
From the start they helped us navigate the confusing world of SF property, and we really trusted their judgment when came to evaluating properties. We were worried about being pressured to look at places, but Shane and Shannon listened to our feedback and knew exactly what we were looking for and what style we had in mind. They both have extensive experience in interior design and remodeling, and could really explain a place’s potential (and how much that would cost).
We were intense in our search, looking every single weekend, and the team always kept up, responding quickly and answering all of our questions. It also was clear from talking to selling agents that Domicile is very well-​respected and this worked to our advantage because the seller reached out to Shane before putting the house on the market.
When it came to making the offer, Shane and the team were efficient and strategic, and he negotiated an excellent price in this seller’s market.
Overall, we cannot recommend them highly enough!

We were introduced to Domicile through friends who are recently closed on a great place in the Inner Sunset who had given them rave reviews, and quickly found out why. We had heard our fair share of horror stories of all cash purchases, prices bid up 40% over asking price, etc and weren’t very optimistic about our chances. From the moment we met with Shane, Patty, and Julie, we felt a sense of genuine interest and passion for what they do that we had not encountered in other real estate agents. They listened carefully to what we wanted and provided great advice on the kinds of places we would have a good shot at closing on. They sent us thoughtful lists each week on places of interest that evolved week by week as they learned who we were as a couple and what our priorities were. They were quick to respond to our every question (always on the same day, usually within an hour or two of our email). When we finally encountered our dream house, Shane was absolutely instrumental in the last minute back and forth between us and the other bid the seller was considering to edge us out so our bid was accepted. From the time we first sat down with Domicile to the time we closed on the house it was 2 months and now we live in a house that well exceeded what we thought we could get in San Francisco for what we could afford.
Even more amazing, Shane checks in with us every few months to see how things are going and whether we need any help. He even sent us a reminder about paying property taxes this December (something we might have missed the deadline on since we never received a mail notification that it was due!). What they said to us from the first meeting has born out to absolutely be true – once we are their clients, and even after the house is closed on, they will continue to be there for us for any question or assistance big or small. I can’t recommend them highly enough!

Our work finding a house with Shane, Patty, Julie, and Bobby was terrific – we worked primarily with Shane, who was great in every way, but the whole team was attentive, efficient, and hugely knowledgeable. The SF housing market is pretty much The Hunger Games, and we added a degree of suspense to our particular situation in that we were house-​hunting while I was grossly pregnant. Despite all this, as well as the facts that our first offer was rejected and our second, ultimately successful offer was somewhat interrupted by my giving birth 3 weeks early, Domicile’s team rolled with the punches and helped us chart our course as smoothly as circumstances allowed. We love the house we ended up in and would never have found it without Shane. Highly recommended!

This team is amazing. People talking about how it takes 6 months to a year to find a home in SF. With Domicile, you’ll be packing boxes within a month.
We were just getting started looking for our first home when we were introduced to Julie, Shane, and team. They were incredibly helpful guiding us through the process and educating us on the market. They spent a lot of time getting to know our tastes and needs, and then hand selected properties for us to see. They didn’t waste our time sending us to a ton of places, but rather made sure that every property we looked at checked all of our boxes. It was great.
Then, once you find a place you love, they have an uncanny ability to predict the sale price, even in this insane SF market. Julie is the appraisal whisperer. She sees passed the comps and tells you the number you’ll need to bid to win and not leave anything on the table. We put in 2 offers, and in both cases the number she predicted was spot on (the first offer was matched by an all cash, hence us losing).
Bottom line, they get it done. Fast. We started working with them in July and were moved into our new home at the end of August. And the house is perfect. I would never work with anyone else and cannot recommend them enough.

Shane, Patty, and Julie are amazing. I have no doubt that they are the best realtors in the city.
We first met with Patty, who listened to our ideas, needs, and budgets in order to come up with a list of initial homes for us to see. Each weekend she’d send us a new list of homes to see. As we learned what was available and what we liked she’d listen to our thoughts in order to better tailor the next set of homes. She once even setup and joined us on a tour of a home before it was put on the market.
They continued to go above and beyond. We were planning on putting an offer on an older home that needed a bit of work. The day before the offer was due it started to rain. Shane saw this as an opportunity to see how the house faired in poor weather; he ran over to inspect for leaks and pooling!
We found our dream home 2 days before a vacation to Italy. We thought there would be no chance for us to buy it and enjoy our vacation at the same time but Shane made the impossible possible. They came up with the idea of putting an offer on the house early; before the sellers were planning on accepting offers. We put an offer on the home, hopped on a plane, and negotiated the rest of the process via text messages. The time zone difference meant Shane was up at 2am dealing with our questions but he took care of everything without a single complaint. It worked and we couldn’t be happier in our home!
They are always available via phone, text, or email. We assumed we were their only clients; that’s how good they are at communication. You aren’t working with just one realtor. You are working with an entire team. You might start by asking Patty a question only to get a follow up from Shane.
They are all full of great advice and have very useful contacts. We ended up getting our mortgage from someone they recommended; he was great too, and we would never have found him if it weren’t for Patty’s recommendation.
6 months later I still keep in touch with Domicile. For example, Shane recently sent me a reminder email about upcoming taxes.
On top of all of this they are just very nice, friendly people. I couldn’t recommend them more highly.

Patty, Julie, Shane and Bobby were an amazing team to work with while selling our home in San Francisco.
Domicile was recommended to us by my sister-​in-​law who has worked with them on multiple home purchases and sales throughout the years. My husband and I were selling our first home and weren’t really sure where to start. We spoke with a few other realtors before meeting with Domicile, but once we met with Julie, we knew they were our best option.
Julie took her time with us to make sure our house was prepped to show at its best. We remodeled our kitchen and bathroom and in order to showcase our improvements she had many suggestions to get us top dollar for our sale. From paint, to changing out light fixtures, Julie and Shane guided us with their expert opinions. We had hesitations about staging the home at first, but trusting them when they said it would help us in the long run was absolutely the right decision. Once the staging was set, we were ready to move back in. We had no idea our place could look so modern and beautiful.
They went above and beyond to make sure our house stood out. On top of a personalized website with amazing photos and brochures that looked like they were for a million dollar home, they drew up a visual for expansion on our lower level to help potential buyers see possible additions.
Every time I had a question (which I had many), someone was there with a quick response either by email or phone. They all covered for each other to make sure we received the information we needed immediately. They are extremely knowledgeable of San Francisco real estate in general, and made sure we felt comfortable through every step of the selling process.
In the end, we received multiple offers over asking price and we couldn’t be happier with the outcome. If we are to ever buy or sell in San Francisco again, they will be the only team we contact. I’d recommend them to anyone with confidence knowing they will be just as happy as we are.
This is how every real estate team should operate. Pros for sure!

When we decided to buy a home in San Francisco, we were bombarded with nightmare stories. You’ll pay 40% over asking! You’ll be in a bidding war with 65 other buyers! Expect to write at least 25 offers before you get one accepted! Geez, you’re pregnant? Get ready for an emotional roller coaster!
…And this was from another realtor.
Even being hardened ex-​New Yorkers, we were pretty freaked out. Enter Domicile Properties. From the very first phone call to the bottle of champagne that they gave us to congratulate us on our new home — we couldn’t have picked a better team to work with in this scary new endeavor. Shane, Patty, Julie and Bobby patiently and expertly guided us through every step of the process. And I’m happy to say that the first offer we wrote got accepted and the deal successfully closed, even beating an all-​cash offer!
In my opinion, these are the biggest benefits in working with Domicile:
1. Relationships: There are a lot of parties involved in a real estate transaction other than you and your agent… Seller/seller’s agent, mortgage broker/​bank, title/​escrow officer, inspector, etc, etc. Domicile has great longstanding relationships throughout the city — people that know and trust them, which really, really helps when you’re trying to move your deal along and Domicile knows exactly who to call and how to get the job done (pleasantly). Relationships mean everything here and this team is extremely well-​respected in the market.
2. Service /​Responsiveness. I don’t think we ever had to wait more than a few hours to get a response from Domicile on any question that we had, big or small. Since they work in a team-​based environment, someone is always available to come to open houses with you, accompany you to inspections, answer your frantic and dramatic text messages, etc, etc.
3. San Francisco-​Specific Expertise: With everything from disclosure packets to how to write an offer that will get accepted SPECIFICALLY in this city — they are experts. Domicile specializes in local transactions and they are the experts in how to navigate the unique market from end to end — everything from which contingencies you can be comfortable with waiving to making your offer stronger, to weird things like what to really be concerned about with earthquake zones in a disclosure packet.
4. Post-​sale followup. Domicile really cares about you and your home after a deal has closed. We are doing renovations to our condo before moving in, and Domicile has been so helpful in their recommendations from everyone from General Contractors and Architects to more specialized sub-​contractors. These are folks that have personally worked on their homes, and having strong references have really helped us a great deal in making the right connections.
I really could go on and on — besides being extremely professional, they are fun, their offices are cute and their office dogs are sweet :)
Strongly recommend them to anyone looking to buy or sell a home in SF. You won’t be disappointed.

My wife and I are convinced that the only reason we were successfully able to navigate the crazy SF housing market was because we had such amazing help from Shane, Julie, Patty and Bobby. The entire process of purchasing a home can be extremely stressful, but the team at Domicile guided us through every step of the way. This review is a bit belated, but until now work, new homeownership, and preparing for a 2^nd child have preoccupied my time.
A little background: My wife and I had the daunting task of trying to relocate from New York to San Francisco last spring. We had a very slim time frame that we could view available houses prior to when we needed close on a house (approximately 7 weeks from mid March to early May). We knew San Francisco well, having lived here before, but without the intimate knowledge of the housing market that Domicile provided, we never would have been able to successfully find a place. To make things more challenging we had an 18 month old, so we were already tired and weary to begin with.
The reason we ended up working with Domicile was complete luck (fate?). Years ago, during a prior intra-​city move, I was browsing real estate agency websites in hopes of finding rental listings. Somehow I ended up on Domicile’s old website (circa ²⁰⁰⁸⁄₀₉) and the team’s biographies and company history just seemed to mesh with me. Fast forward to 2013, and when I found out my company was transferring me with a pretty quick turnaround I emailed Domicile on a whim. Thanks heavens I did.
From managing our expectations of a crazy competitive SF housing market, including knowing how much over list most of the houses we looked at would sell for, to putting me in touch with a mortgage broker that got me financing in under 10 days (Tracy Andreini at Opes Advisors), Domicile was unbelievable.
If I knew anyone looking for a realtor I would strongly urge them to use Domicile. And while my wife and I plan to stay in our new home for quite some time, we would never even think of using another realtor to sell (if we ever do). The team’s attention to detail is impeccable.
I could go on and on with examples regarding how helpful and instrumental Domicile was in our successful home purchase. To sum it up, my wife and I are so deeply thankful that we were able meet them and work with them.
–Jason

Thank you Patty, Julie, Shane, and Bobby for buying our first home in SF!
Finding a house in this competitive market was already stressful enough, let alone knowing the right bids to place and getting the most value out of a property. But Team Domicile was there every step of the way. I love the fact that they work as a team. Any of the team members know exactly where each other has left off. They are responsive, supportive, and just easy to work with.
I highly recommend this team to any anxious future home owner. Thanks Unilocal for getting me this awesome team!

Patty, Julie, Shane and Bobby were really helpful for us in our home search. They have the deep knowledge and experience that made buying a house in this crazy San Francisco market a lot easier than it would have been otherwise.
The team really knows the San Francisco real estate market, and have a keen sense of the value of a property, often hitting the sale price of a house on the nose. They were really good at setting our expectations for each house we showed interest in, and got to know us well enough to also direct us to properties they thought we would like.
They are very communicative, quick to respond to email. They’re very good at explaining the market and the ins and outs of home ownership, dealing with tenants, and renovations.
On top of all this, they’re just very nice people and treated us like friends, much more than just clients.

Shane, Patty, and Julie are awesome! Hands-​down, awesome. We can’t recommend them highly enough.
They’re professional, über capable, smart, savvy, and honest. They work together as a team so very well. The level of bullshit — which the industry is fraught with — is extremely low with this team, and they’re just plain hard-​working and helpful. We really valued the communication they have internally. We didn’t have to tell two partners the same thing; once we told one of them something, they all knew it. They understood what we wanted, both in terms of the house we were looking for and the level of advice and involvement we wanted from them, and they nailed it at every turn. They really listened to us. It was important to them that they «got» us. And I think they did.
We first met Julie when she was showing an open house we thought we might be interested in. We chatted with her, and showed her our current home, and ultimately we decided not to bid on that property or sell our place, but we also decided to keep in touch with Julie and crew.
For years (!!) they respected our request to put our search on hold while we dealt with some family matters. They were never pushy, ever. They allowed us to use their site to get regular updates, and let us browse houses at our own pace. (BTW, cleanoffer gets its data earlier than others, which is why it was valuable to us.)
Then, when we found a place we were interested in, we called Julie out of the blue. After months of silence from us, she was responsive, made us feel like we’re important clients, and the team activated on our behalf. They were able to put together an offer for us in no time. That house wasn’t ours, but it turned out Shane’s estimate of what it was worth was right on. We were confident going into our next offer with them, which was successful.
They were helpful all the way through closing, and beyond. They offered all sorts of help and referrals with the post-​sale work we plan to do. If we ever want to buy or sell a property again, we won’t hesitate to call them. We’re thrilled to sing their praises.

My wife and I were recommended to Domicile Properties by a coworker who had recently purchased a loft through Patty, Julie, and Shane. Being first time home buyers, we relied on the team’s intimate knowledge of the San Francisco market to figure out what we wanted and where we wanted to live. They were extremely helpful, encouraging, and always responsive. On top of their high level of professionalism, they are nice, pleasant, genuine people. I always felt like they had my interest at heart.
When it came time to make an offer, the Domicile team did all the heavy lifting (minus the checkbook). They answered every question we had and made us feel totally confident about our offer. Most importantly, they were able to accurately predict what the right offer was. The result was us getting the property we wanted.
We are extremely grateful for all the hard work that Patty, Julie, Shane, and staff put into helping us buy our house. I recommend Domicile property to anyone serious about buying a home in San Francisco.

I loved buying my first home with Domicile Properties, and I would recommend them to anyone looking to buy or sell a home.
They’re super nice. They love sharing tons of information with you.
Very importantly for me, they are ALWAYS quick to respond to emails and calls. Partly this is because they are always picking up where each other left off. For example, you might be working with Shane on an issue, and he might have to talk to another client, but Julie and Patty will almost certainly know everything he was planning to tell you.
Most importantly, I really trust them on picking a good offer price. I went through 2 offers with them: the first, they managed to figure out the best other offer to within $ 25k, and the second time they helped me bid an EXACT tie with the next bidder, and I won because I waived my appraisal contingency.
Well, I also won because they had guided me to a great mortgage guy. The first mortgage people I talked to told me that because I didn’t have 3 lines of credit, getting me a mortgage would be difficult. The guy that Domicile connected me to ended up not only not caring about that, but also was willing to loan me more money, and also had the best rates on a 30 year fixed mortgage! Super happy with that.
Even though they were my buying agents, I also saw 2 houses where they were the selling agents —
and
. Both were not just well-​staged, but they had come in and painted and replaced light fixtures, etc… in short, both places looked fabulous.
Also, they have friendly dogs.

We were first-​time home buyers and had zero clue how to even began. Some good friends recommended Domicile, so we set up a quick meet-​n-​greet with them. We met with Shane and Julie during this first meeting and were instantly in like with them. They were both very personable, listened well and took lots of notes about what we were looking for in a home. They seemed to really understand us from the get go.
In the beginning, our home search was non-​urgent. Then we suddenly found ourselves getting evicted from the house we rent WHILE expecting our first baby. It was time to kick things into high gear. It was more than terrifying, because the SF housing market was just starting to get crazy and we had a very strict timeline.
We unbelievably found a house that we loved that we could most likely close on before our eviction date – IF our offer was accepted. We mostly worked with Shane on putting the offer together (Patty and Julie were out of town for a few days). This is where the Domicile folks really know their stuff. We knew there would be multiple offers, and that we’d need to come in over asking. They ran comps and Shane suggested an offer price that would be our best bet on getting accepted. And GUESS WHAT?! It *was* accepted! Holy crap, our first offer on our first house was accepted! Everyone had told us your first offer on a house is never accepted and that it’s just practice. But Shane and Domicile knew, within a few thousand dollars, what it would take to get it. That is amazing to me – especially for a house that received eight offers.
So here we sit, in our first home that I’m fairly sure we wouldn’t have gotten if it weren’t for the Domicile team. Not only did they get it done, but there were totally awesome to work with. So nice and pleasant and responsive throughout the entire process. I forgot to mention: we were out of state on vacation when our offer was accepted and Shane was so amazing with communication over the 3-​hour time difference.
We can’t recommend them enough!