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Meet Lauren

She has been a successful agent for nearly two decades. She has expertly handled the purchase and sale of many different types of property including single-family homes, condominiums, co-operatives, and residential investment properties. She maintains a sophisticated network of like-minded professionals to focus on her client's needs.
 
She always operates in the best interest of her clients; using her midwestern practicality and work ethic, she successfully attends to her client’s personal and financial goals. Lauren's cooperative manner, steely determination, and professional approach provide her clients with a successful conclusion to their real estate goals with a minimum amount of stress, time, and effort on their part.
 
She majored in Marketing and Psychology at DePaul University. She is an active member of the National Association of REALTORS®, California Association of REALTORS®, and the San Francisco Association of REALTORS®. Lauren and her husband Eric have lived in San Francisco’s Marina district for many years. Their interests include continually exploring their adopted hometown’s many culinary delights, engaging in philanthropic activities, and enjoying long hikes with their rescue dog Sophie.

Lauren O'Brien

REALTOR®
LICENSE NUMBER
01775998
ADDRESS
891 Beach St, San Francisco, CA 94109

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Sushma and Indrajit

We wanted to buy a condo for our daughter who had just moved into San Francisco. While we had lived in the South Bay for 20 years, navigating the real estate market in the City was a whole different ball game. We knew very litt...
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Dan

In 2009, our company (McKinley Partners) got into the distressed housing business. We raised two distressed housing funds: one for the purchase, rehab, and rental of the home; the second for purchase, rehab and sale (flip) of t...
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Ellen

We are glad that we selected the team of Lauren O’Brien and Stu Gerry to sell our home in San Francisco. The two functioned in a ring-yang manner that handled every unexpected problem in a calm, professional manner that left ou...
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Clair

Lauren is super knowledgable about the San Francisco market and a delight to work with.
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Shani

I trust Lauren. In a real estate agent, I can't imagine anything more important. She was honest with me when she saw things differently than I did, but she paid attention to and honored my wishes. I had to make two major change...
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Carol

Lauren O'Brien was a pleasure to work with. She was very business like and attentive to information needs. Lauren is extremely reliable and trustworthy. I would be pleased to work with Lauren again.
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Laura

Lauren is helpful, knowledgeable, and thorough. I really appreciate Lauren's guidance and I look forward to working with her again.
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Aaron

I decided to work with Lauren because I can trust she has my best interest at heart and understands the nature of our transactions and what we are trying to accomplish. Her in depth knowledge of the San Francisco market and the...
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Leo

I wanted to buy a condo when I retired from the SFFD. I consulted Lauren O'Brien to help me with the onerous process of finding a home in this market. I knew Lauren and felt comfortable asking her to guide me through the proces...
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Cara

I was very pleased to be able to work with Lauren. I knew very little about the market in San Francisco and was happy to have someone who was able to talk me through things, give me good advice and was transparent and honest. I...
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Sara

I'll start out by saying you're in good hands. No, you're actually in great hands! You can't get better hands than this!! Lauren O'Brien was the rock I leaned on, the teacher and friend I needed doing it all with the grace, kno...
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Justin & Kristen

Justin & Kristen

We are first-time home buyers and Lauren helped us throughout the entire process until we found our dream home. Lauren was great at providing her honest opinion and competitively-smart bids on listing we saw and liked (either o...
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Natalya O.

Natalya O.

Lauren started looking for that perfect place for me a while back. She stuck with me and kept on the lookout for my perfect place for quite a while. Buying a home is not a small step in life and I took it seriously – I did not ...
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Shane H.

Shane H.

We just finished selling our SF apartment with Lauren's help. My expectations were for a standard listing and showing with some generic advice and a push toward getting stagers. Our actual experience was transcendental. Lauren ...
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Michael S.

Michael S.

Although we were hesitant at first from cautious Asian American upbringings, over time, my mom was especially satisfied and happy to work with Lauren: We worked with Lauren last year, and we are happy to recommend her to anyone...
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Troy P.

Troy P.

When my partner and I decided to move to Denver, I immediately called Lauren and asked her to list my condo. Lauren had helped me with the purchase three years earlier and always kept my best interest at heart. Since we wanted ...
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Lael & Shumit

Lael & Shumit

Working with Lauren was a dream! She helped us navigate the first-time home-buying process – answering all our questions and really walking us through the process. Her expertise really set us up for success in a challenging hom...
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Eric & Rossi

Eric & Rossi

Lauren was there every step of the way. She always gave her honest opinion when it came to the homes my wife and I looked at. Whenever we asked her to look at a home with us, she never gave an excuse why she could not be there....
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Kelsey W.

Kelsey W.

I recently worked with Lauren and had a great experience! I am probably a smaller-budget client for San Francisco and didn't feel like I got any less of her time. Lauren was also very calm when I had a stressful situation with ...
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Chris G.

Chris G.

I don't usually write reviews but Lauren was exceptional in helping me buy my home. Her knowledge of how to look for and buy was proven over and over as I went through the process. I'd recommend her to my family and friends any...
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Lauren O’Brien has been a successful agent for nearly two decades. Lauren has expertly handled the purchase and sale of many different types of property including single-family homes, condominiums, co-operatives, and residential investment properties. Lauren maintains a sophisticated network of like-minded professionals to focus on her client's needs. Contact her now!

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