ZillowVERIFIEDMy experience with Leo spans 2 properties and this review is simply an honest review the experience. I hired Leo to for the sale of my condo and the purchase of my current home in a two-step deal. I was doing a purchase pending a sale and as he was representing the developer of the new property, I thought it would benefit me to have him represent me all the way through. Leo promotes the city of Emeryville as his area (where my condo was) however when I asked him about closing costs, he kept telling me that Emeryville did not have a City Transfer Tax. He said the last time he sold a place in Emeryville there was no CTT. I made him go back and fact check himself as I had seen otherwise. I was not going to be held liable for paying 100% of the CTT and even had him fix offers he had brought to me without CTT specified. As they say, if it isnt in the contractaEUR| Upon fact checking, it turns out that Emeryville implemented a City Transfer Tax around 2014. My property was sold in 2017. For someone who claims the area, I found this be very disturbing. I would also say that his negotiating skills are not up to par. He was not able to get me the price I wanted and comparable units since have sold for more. It felt like Leo was very unorganized. At times, he would randomly send docs to sign without notice or explanation. You just get an email from the e-sign program telling you that you have something to sign and having to figure out what the doc is yourself. Getting a countersigned copy back was a whole other nightmare in itself. During another instance, Leo had to schedule an electrician for me as he was the layer of communications on the new property. This was his arrangement, not me keeping him beyond his duties. He had originally told me that the electrician would be at my home in the morning, I believe 11AM. I reached out to Leo that morning to confirm since I never got a solid confirmation. He got very agitated, calling me names and threatened to not pick up any more of my calls. He then adamantly tells me that the appointment was in the afternoon, I believe 2PM. The time was totally conflicting and now I would have to adjust my schedule without notice. What if I didnt even check? Anyhow, I got a knock on my door from the electrician at 11AM. When the electrician finished the repair, he told me he had another unit to work on at 2PM. Clearly Leo was mixing up clients, taking his anger out on me and not organized. Leo was really bad at communicating. He did not reply to things in a timely matter, if at all. It felt like he was selective at what he answered, often dodging questions. As such, I spent more time talking to the title company than I did with him. In fact, I scheduled my own signing for both properties. The night before closing on my sale, I could not get a reply from Leo all day and ultimately found out that closing would be delayed, TWICE. I also felt at times that Leo was condescending. As one of the biggest purchases for many people, the sheer lack of communications is frustrating. Even a simple, aEURoeI dont knowaEUR? would put a client at ease. Nothing seemed Timely. After discussing our listing plan and looking at the calendar, we came to a specific week to list my property. That date was pushed back multiple times and I do feel like I missed out on a more opportune time because of that. The closing date of my sale was also pushed back twice with me finding out from the title company, not Leo. I couldnt get any copies of documents that I signed until after repeated requests. I did not even get a ratified copy of my listing agreement until weeks after signing and repeated requests. Dates and facts definitely kept changing with poor communications. I wont say that Leo tells blatant lies, but maybe dishonest by omission. When I pointed out areas of concern for disclosure in regards to listing my property, he would repeatedly tell me that if I dont tell him about it, then theres no way for him to know about it. I found this very shady because in the end, I could be the one sued. I felt that that sketchiness spilled into the property I was purchasing. During walkthroughs, I noticed that Leo would fidget with things and say its nothing or hover over areas so I wouldnt look at the spot. After purchasing my property, those exact items had issues that needed to be addressed. I cant say he was hiding these things for sure, but I think there is a strong coincidence. Also any changes to the development such as unexpected HOA fee increases (which he knew about) or parking spot changes, etc were never communicated to me until after I found out through escrow or documents. Very shady. I am sure that I am missing something but will wrap this up. As we head into the summer months, my sister is getting ready to do $2MM+ in property deals and asked me how Leo was. I am usually one for referrals but told her she was better off with a random agent.
