Kirk Realty

Lived in Long Beach for 8 years — Kirk Realty is BY FAR the best! Little old lady used to come to my house right away every time I would lock myself out! Maintenance was done quickly and without question… Just overall, a really great family owned business! AND they don’t steal from you (like Centennial Properties)!

By far the best landlords I have had this far. My husband and I rented from them for years and had to leave Long Beach to move to Berlin. When we decided to move back they were the first place we went to. Unfortunately they didn’t have property available this time around but we would be very happy to rent from them again if the opportunity comes up. My husband and I are heavily tattooed and they never batted a lash at our physical appearance like so many others. They always worked with us and were just cool. They all talked and interacted with us like normal people and never had some overly formal fake corporate vibe. I appreciate the honesty and respect they showed. They also were quick on the draw to take care of any problems with appliances.

I’ve rented from Kirk Realty for roughly 15 years in some form and I have to say they’ve been great to me. Allways fair. On top of any requests that I may have.
Most of the negative reviews are when the Co owners had passed away (mother then son) and there was transition during that time. But even then, they were easy to work with and stayed on top of things, despite so much going on.

My review is for management, specifically James.
I’ve had interactions with them for several years now and the post about not returning calls are not true, at least in my experience.
I haven’t been active on Unilocal for a long time and i’m starting this up because I feel a sense of injustice based on the the poster below saying incredulous things about them.
James has been nothing but a true professional in this field and from my interactions with him, I’ve seen him grow and his heart is in it for the best. Renters come in all shades and James does his very best to accommodate with sincerity and warmth.
Granted, he cannot please everybody (below Unilocaler) and the golden rule of business is, you will always have a disgruntled customer/​tenant lash out because they cannot get his/​her way.
And no, my posting is not a paid endorsement. If you check my history of Unilocaling, it will show my consistency in posting reviews for business around the So. Cal region.
Even though I don’t have contact with Kirk Realty, I wish James and his team the very best.
On a personal note, Long Beach Grand Prix 2014 was «off the hook!»
Best,
D

My husband and I are actually VERY sad that we move to a place not under Kirk Realty. We could not have had a better renting experience with anyone, Kirk Realty is definitely as good as it gets. We’ve rented from high end places and by far Kirk Realty surpasses all others by light years. Every maintenance request was fulfilled with expertise, completeness and in a very timely matter. What’s more, we got a hand written Holiday Greetings card AND gift card for Trader Joe’s EACH holiday season, even after we had submitted the 30 day notice. Paying is easy and no hassle, service is wonderful and friendly… if we move again, it will be to another place owned by Kirk Realty! (For reference we moved because we got back on our feet financially and could afford a bigger place, Kirk’s didn’t have anything our size when we were ready, but we will wait for an opening this next time!!)

I’ve been renting from Kirk for a year and a half and have had a wonderful experience. they respond to maintenance concerns quickly and effectively. the office staff is kind and helpful.

I really like Kirk Reality. James is excellent and very responsive. In response to the posting on 12/​10/​2012, that was my former roommate and, I don’t think her review is accurate at all. James has always responded right away when I needed something. Even calls to let me know when they are going to be pressure washing outside my place. I’m looking for a new place soon and, I’m hopping to find another property managed by them.

We have had nothing but positive experiences with Kirk Realty. The staff has been exceptionally responsive and highly professional. The property we are renting is beautifully maintained. Jim, Ryan and Katie have been great to work with!!! I highly recommend Kirk Realty!

Completely incompetent. The most disorganized group of individuals that I have ever known.

I currently live in an apartment building managed by Kirk Realty and I cannot say enough about how happy my boyfriend and I are. I have only had an outstanding experience with the company, especially Jim. Any business has been taken care of quickly and professionally. Having dealt with less than stellar property management in the Long Beach area in the past it is a relief and blessing to have found this company.

I live in a three bedroom house managed by Kirk Realty. Most of the little things that need fixing are taken care of fairly quickly… ONCE I actually pay a visit to their office! Jim, the main guy there, is horrible about returning phone calls and emails… I mostly think that he doesn’t have his you-​know-​what together. More frustrating, though, is my current moving out process. I gave them a THREE MONTH heads up that I would be moving out after my lease is up. It took James two months to finally tell me what the paint color of the house is. He also kept pushing back the lease signing date for the new tenant replacing me. The WORST part… he doesn’t want to pay me the deposit back… Jim wants me to have the new girl pay me, which seems messy and frankly not my responsibility. I’m not renting through HER… I have no case against HER if she never pays out. All in all, I would recommend going to another company. Kirk Realty is just stress and hassle.

I lived with my bf in a 1 bedroom apt off Appleton owned by Kirk Realty for nearly 4 years; the first 2 years were great, but ever since then it had slowly been going downward. It’s an old building built in 1922, and maintenance on the building was always at a delay. Usually myself and many of the tenants had to call management to get things resolved. Even simple stuff like changing a light bulb in the hallways. 2 months before moving out they supposedly fixed the water pipes in the building, the water pressure was so bad we were washing our face and brushing our teeth in the bathtub until the day we left. and we weren’t the only ones. Another negative is you could hear EVERYTHING that went on in the building– we were luckier than others in the building, we lived in an upstairs unit with no side neighbors, but still– we could hear fights and parties 3 apartments below us.
Trying to move out was a nightmare too: After giving them 30 days notice, they sent an e-​mail reply within the first week and insisted on showing our apartment with our things still in it! So the entire last month we lived there, they were showing our apt. with our stuff in it to strangers. One of the days while moving out they came to show it without even having notified me in advance. The icing on the cake with management was it took multiple e-​mails (on my part) and 44-​days for them to refund our deposit. New tenants had already moved in our old apartment when we were still waiting for our security deposit. Truthfully, I think managment is more interested in a high turnaround and making money off retained deposits than keeping tenants.
If it was sooo bad why did we stay you might ask? The area we lived it was awesome, also working full-​time and being a full-​time student we were never home anyway– we just needed a place to keep our stuff. I guess the pro’s of the place was cheap rent in a friendly neighborhood, but you get what you pay for, and maybe even less. I would never recommend a property owned by this company to anyone.