Dale Boutiette

Dale has been a great realtor for us, I would recommend him to anyone and Id use him again in an instant. He knows both San Francisco and his industry in and out, seems to truly love his job, and is a nice, honest guy who is great to work with. Weve worked with him on our last 2 purchases, a condo in SOMA in 2008 where he helped us get a great deal and a house in West Portal just this year (2014). Throughout both purchases, Dale was there every step of the way and answered all of our questions, no matter how many or how ridiculous.For the recent house purchase, his guidance was particularly invaluable. Since the market is so crazy, we had to bid on a lot of places (even though we offered competitive bids, wed consistently get beaten by all cash offers), and he refused to let us lose our heads (by steering us away from houses we would not be happy with in the long term) or hearts (by helping with the next prospect and being positive).Our perseverance paid off when he found us this charming place in west portal which was listed off market. We never would have found it online since it wasnt publicly listed and as a result we didnt have to bid against all the crazy all cash people.Thanks Dale! Oh, and even though the sale is over, he continues to answer our crazy questions about remodeling.

I know that I speak equally for both of us in expressing again our profound gratitude for the job that the three of you have done on our behalf. Truly, I am floored. Given the condition of the house, I would have felt lucky to surpass the million dollar point. But your professionalism, sense of strategy, experience, responsiveness, sales ability, courtesy and thoughtful kindness delivered a greater return than I would ever have imagined. What you have accomplished for us will greatly turn the tide for us for the years ahead.

We were lucky enough to work with Dale while purchasing our first San Francisco home this spring. He and his team made the experience not only painless but pleasant, especially given how daunting the current market is for buyers, both in terms of price and availability. Dale came highly recommended by a colleague of ours at the start of our process, and from our first meeting onward we felt more confident with his assistance. Dales depth of knowledge about SF real estate was invaluable in navigating listings; he pointed out subtleties of architecture and construction that would have been invisible to us, and suggested or nixed properties that we otherwise would have overlooked or wasted time on. Dale distilled our (perhaps inelegantly expressed) preferences into a precise filter, and every listing that he suggested that wed like was appealing.Its impossible to overstate the speed & efficiency with which Dale works. After an initial consultation in mid-January, we started viewing open houses in early February. The expected post-Super Bowl bump in inventory didnt materialize immediately this year, but even so Dale found us a condo that we love and we closed by the middle of March. Dale and his team were constantly available throughout the process, answering all our questions promptly and helping to corral all of the lending, escrow, &c. representatives through what we believe is a record-speed closing.We loved working with Dale and would happily recommend him to anyone looking to purchase a home in San Francisco.