Wow, San Francisco is beautiful and expensive.
Justin Fichelson
Justin is a native San Franciscan comes from a rich family and is VERY fancypants. And hot. Justin lives with a married couple with a baby. Justin seems to like roommates. He’s very social. And afraid to live alone. Justin goes to Noi Valley for a listing appointment. It’s a three thousand plus square foot craftsman home. Gorgeous views on all three levels. Outdoor space on all levels. Justin wants to list at $3.2 million. The owners want $4 million.. Justin agrees s to list at $3.5 and expects a bidding war.
Justin has several private showing rather than an open house. His buyers are picky. One chick wants to cut down a Tree in some peasant’s yard because it blocks her view. Um, it’s a tree. They are Californians. Shouldn’t they be tree huggers? Another dude actually said, “cool tree!” I like him.
The tree hugger guy won the bidding war at $3.7 million. But the seller gets greedy. He wants more. The tree hugger dropped out and the other bidder went up to $3.8. The commission of $114,000 seems low. He seemed to be both the selling agent and the buyers agent.
Andrew Greenwell
It looks like Andrew Greenwell, the Florida dude, is going to be the dick of the season. He has been selling real estate for 13 years. Andrew lives with his fiancé Paul. I love gay guys. ALMOST all gay guys but Andrew is the mean, bitchy kind of gay guy. I can tell already. He is going to be a backstabber with a shitty attitude. Andrew has a potential listing in Alamo about 25 minutes out of town. The views are stunning, the house overlooks the Diablo Valle. It’s very contemporary. It has sort of a masculine energy. The owners built the house. He lists it at $2,995,000
Andrew has an open house. All the couples think the house is super sexy. Especially the guys. People seem very interested. The sellers were there and some buyers said that the house seemed underpriced to the female seller. They didn’t know she was the seller. Because sellers are not supposed to be there, She decides to raise the price DURING THE OPEN HOUSE. The husband and son talk her down. The next day, the other agent says that the wife wants to take the house off the market and move in herself. This is the fault of the idiot who let the sellers come to the open house. Andrew and the other agent get into it in the office.
Andrew has a concierge business and he throws a paty for that. Justin and Roh are invited. Andrew is a dick to both of him. He tells Roh he bought RohHabibi.com since he didn’t have a website. Really? Is he serious? Then he tells Justin he bought JustinFichelson.com too. He is serious.
Roh Habibi
Roh Habibi, is an Afghani with quite the beard. Roh seems like he will be super fun. He has only been in real estate for less than 3 years and is already in the top 6%. Roh is orthodox Muslim. Wow. His family had to pay $50K a head to get themselves smuggled out of Afghanistan on donkey riding with a group of sherpas. His family made tremendous sacrifices to get him to the US. He is tearing up telling the story. He is driven to success as a result of where he came from. He has a wife and an adorable daughter.
I love his worry beads in the car. He goes on a listing appointment in St Francis Wood. It’s an older money, older people, family neighborhood. It’s empty and stunning. Almost 7000 square feet. There is one room with ugly red carpet. They do not want to pay for staging. The buyers want $7 million. Roh says he can’t take the listing at that price. He convinces the rep to list at $6.5 million.
Roh and his family are adorable. I just grin when they are on. WOW. Roh has a very sexy face under that beard.
Roh is going to throw a big party for the tech kids with money in the empty house to show off the fact that it is on a large lot with no neighbors nearby. Wait, it’s a half acre lot and that is a “large lot?” Seven thousand square feet on half an acre? How does that work. At the party Roh makes everyone wear booties to protect the beautiful floors, and then he break dances on the floor and scratches a HUGE CIRLCE IN THE FLOOR!
This season looks fantastic. But why does Justin yell at Roh? The clients look difficult. Justin is mean to Roh, again! I’m going to need Justin and Roh to be nice to each other. Andrew is a big enough dick for the whole cast.
Californians may be tree huggers, but they do NOT fuck around when it comes to their views! My Uncle in San Diego has gone back and forth with his neighbor for 40+ years about her tree and his view easement (the stories are actually hilarious). Anyway, views can be serious business out there!
You aren’t kidding! I live near Palos Verdes, and lawsuits concerning trees blocking ocean views are commonplace. And don’t even think about cutting down someone else’s trees – good way to either get sued or get the crap kicked out of you!
A half-acre lot is luxurious in a standard housing tract, at least here in CA – a quarter acre is pretty much the norm unless you live in a ritzy area!
The show is about to start here and I am SO excited!! LOVE SF!
On some of the coastal regions of OZ, residents poison any tree that dares to grow in the way of their view. So the local council erects large signs to block their view stating that tree removal will equal more godawful signs. Is this a thing in the US?
Funny really.
I’ve heard of neighbors poisoning tress. I’ve heard of homeowners returning home from vacation to find their trees mysteriously, severely trimmed. I’ve never heard of signs being erected to block a view. We’re pretty litigious people, though 😉 The city council would just be sued!
Yes. My in-laws were involved in huge negotiations with their neighbor whose tree grew and blocked their view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Eventually everyone agreed to some heavy pruning.
Justin and Roh are adorable.
I hope the tree woman saw herself on tv and realized she was being a giant asshat, and not adorable like she seemed to think she was.
I agree with you on who is the asshole in the crowd. Did you catch Roh saying that he put on his first real estate business card “future cast member of Million Dollar Listing San Francisco”?
First impressions:
Roh: LOVE him. He really seems to have his shit together.
Andrew: He’s a dick. What else is there to say when he plans in advance to buy up other people’s potential websites, using their names. He thinks he’s smart and planning ahead. I think karma is going to come around and bite him in the ass. At least, I hope so.
Justin: I’m on the fence about him. He seemed to think it was funny when he thought it was only Roh that was getting screwed over with the website names, but when he was informed he shared the same fate, his smile and laughter disappeared rather quickly. Mmmmm hummmm.
San Francisco is a cold, ugly, horrible place to live so don’t anybody be fooled into thinking this would be a nice place to live. It isn’t. Don’t be fooled by the beautiful sunsets or breathtaking views. Stay where you are. Don’t even think of moving here. There’s no room for any more people here and we don’t have any water.
Mee theenks Sequoia is protesting too much 😉
Sequoia is protesting to much, I live in the SF Bay Area, grew up in South San Francisco and I’d give almost anything to live in SF, am so excited for this show. BTW its Noe Valley, not Noir Valley. So happy to know that!
“There’s no room for any more people here and we don’t have any water.” I’m not sure why, but that statement cracked me up. I think we should all load up and visit sequoia 🙂 <3
Road trip! Actually, we really don’t have water 🙁 BYOW
That’s not a good idea. We can’t bath without water so we smell too. We smell really really bad. It’s not worth the pretty cable cars and they don’t even go a quarter of the way to the stars and don’t even get me started on the 68 degree summer days…. brrrr.
Sequoia is right in all her comment. There isn’t any water and the available properties in a mid price range doesn’t exist.
Great place to vacation.
funny sure, but true…the average googler making $152,000 can’t afford to live in SF these days. Please don’t get me started on teh water…since the drought, cities with good water now tastes old and dirty…blame it on the warm winter, but today it’s raining!!!!
Heat of the day measured by the height of the salt line on my wife beater. Even with gravity still can’t pass the pencil nest. Can’t imagine toting around the Norton twins in this heat. A brassiere would be my undoing.
I plan on staying with you. I can’t afford a pup tent in San Fran.
On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 12:00 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Well OK, you can come. Banjo too but that’s it. everybody else stay home.
I liked the show and think Andrew will be a gay we love to hate. Every show needs a foil. I also like that they are breaking the third wall by including the producers in the Q&A both on this show and on Flipping out. With this show, Flipping out, RHONY and Odd Mom Out, summer looks good on Bravo.
Ha! We used to say that about Seattle and it didn’t work.
Love love Seattle!
Say hello to the troll please.
I live in Shelton and we love being a secret. The Olympic Mountains and Hood Canal along with over 900 miles of salt water front property in our county make for a lovely place to live. We have plenty of water, no matter what the Governor says. Tamra you should really check out the beauty of Lake Cushman area, and we love big dogs here.
Change coasts. Fish the incoming and surf the low tide. Village just a hop, skip, and a “Jump and Go Naked” away. (70’s anyone?)
Really funny!! At first glance I thought something horrible had happened in SF. Thanslks for the laugh
Really funny!! At first glance I thought something horrible had happened in SF. Thank for the laugh.
LMAO……
Im in agreement that Roh is the best member. He is so different from the Shahs of Sunset who is very pretentious. His story reminds me of Steve McCurrys Nat Geo pic of Afghan Girl and the article. Plus Roh shows that all Islams arent terrorists but good people.
It’s Muslims, not Islams…no hate, just trying to educate
Thank you for correcting me 🙂
Justin is great EXCEPT for that laugh
I thought his laugh was very adorable and disarming.
I love Justin’s silly, little laugh. And I think he’s adorable. I’m getting a gay vibe. Is it just me?
Houses in SF practically touch each other. I remember driving through St. Francis Woods and I was shocked at how spread out the houses are. Anything over a few feet from the next house would be a large lot in SF.
Advice to Roh and Justin – trade mark your name immediately. Then apply to have the domain names that the homo registered to be deregistered from him, to you. Easy.
The amount of people who go on these shows without any IP protections in place for their name and business is kind of shocking.
I’m shocked to see the word “homo” being used. I haven’t heard that word since the 70’s and it had a negative connotation then. I’m quite certain it still does today.
Oh look. Someone is offended on behalf of homos. I guess they will have to rename the Homo Depot now.
On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 10:39 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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First I was a fag, then a homo, then I was queer then I became gay then I could sodomize legally and now… Now, like it or not, we can get married . Why could’t we stop while we were ahead?
I personally and fixated in the Freudian sense at the fag stage. Back when you were a fag and I was a fag hag it seemed like such a kinder, gentler time. 🙂
On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 1:39 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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There was certainly less to prove. That’s for sure.
I’m apart of the generation that has reclaimed those words. I forget how they can still ‘irk’ some people.
Most gay slurs were originally used by gay men as code where to find gay men. Words don’t bother me so much as the person saying it and the context. Tamara calling us ‘her gays’ is endearing and doesn’t bother me in the least, nene and kyle doing it does because they make us seem like possessions rather then people. When a gay man calls other gay men girls, it’s funny. When Patty Stanger does it on Millionaire Matchmaker, it’s rude, condescending and more then a little too familiar for my taste.
My generation was yelling “We’re here, We’re queer” 35 years ago. It’s no big deal.
I’m like Michael; all those words are a positive for me.
My mother (who passed in 1973, bless her heart) referred to Liberace as “light in the loafers” and when I asked what that meant she would not elaborate, she just gave me a look…. When I got older, I mentioned that he was “gay” she looked at me puzzled an said “does that mean he is really happy?” We have come a very long way……
I think you can register a trademark for cheap in California… A lot less than Federal.
I love San Francisco which is why I’ll watch yet another reality show. I visit this wonderful city twice a year and wish I could live here.
I love San Francisco too! Embarcadero, The Wharf, Union Square, Nob Hill, Telegraph Hill, etc. I just wander the city and enjoy all it has to offer! I love the BAY!
I’m headed to SF mid August. Any advice on best location to book the hotel? Was told avoid Union Square. Things are booking up fast. Already missed the night tour for Alcatraz. I will BMOW
I used to live in SF. I know it’s touristy, but I like to stay down by the wharf when we visit now. Union Square is crowded and not much to do there except shop. If you stay by the wharf, you have access to many things. The views are great. You can wander around. You can take the cable car to Union Square (jump off at the Cable Car museum for a few minutes — it’s pretty interesting).
Definitely get out of the city too. If you rent a car, drive over the bridge and through the Marin headlands. Gorgeous. Our favorite restaurant is Guayma’s in Tiburon (Marin). Sit outside and have a gorgeous view of the city.
Definitely do Alcatraz. Buy a kite and fly it on the Marina Green. Visit Chinatown. Hike up to Coit Tower (we used to live at the base of the tower and never got tired of the views up there). Have fun!
Is Sam’s still there in Tiburon? The Marina is a great suggestion!
Actually, I like staying around Union Square. My go-to hotel in that area is the Westin St. Francis. (I avoid the original portion of the hotel and opt for a room in one of the towers – no cable car noise that way. And the views from high in the tower is amazing!) My in-laws usually stay at the Ritz-Carlton or the Omni, which are pretty fabulous, but above my budget! They’re both downtown, too.
I’m not a huge fan of the wharf/embarcadero area. It’s very busy, touristy, and often pretty dirty. It also has a large number of homeless, which is a problem all over the city, but it’s especially bad near the wharf. Awfully sad and depressing.
Pacific Heights and the Nob Hill areas are really nice. If you like smaller and more unique hotels, maybe a B&B or a boutique hotel in one of those areas? Make sure they have adequate parking though!
Too bad you couldn’t book the night time tour of Alcatraz! We did it years ago when our daughter wasn’t accompanying us. She was too scared to do it! The daytime tour is great, too.
If you go to Golden State Park, make sure you look for the buffalo. Not kidding! Grace Cathedral in Nob Hill is gorgeous. And sooo many wonderful Italian restaurants. Make sure you pick up some sourdough bread. It’s amazing!
I’m jealous – I haven’t been able to get up there in several years. Have fun!
San Francisco is so small you are not far from anyplace if you stay in Union Square. I like the boutique hotels but the best deals are on Hotwire. You can pick the section of the city and 4 stars will be a very good hotel. My husband and I take mini vacations all the time in the city. Love Tiburon and yes Sams is still there and Guaymas is still great!
All wonderful suggestions. It’s our first visit. Thank you everyone for all the tips.
Golden Gate Park, not Golden State Park. And IMO, the Union Square area has more homeless than the Embarcadero or the Wharf.
Sam’s is still there. Just had brunch there last weekend.
Denny check my comment further down about Beach Blanket Babylon, it’s a San Francisco must do.
Beach Blanket Babylon is awesome! Good call, Calipatti.
I heard of a place called Hotel Sequoia…
As featured on Hotel Hell.
Thank you Swizzle & your too funny Loriflack!!
Thanks all
I would recommend Beach Blanket Babylon. It’s a hoot and you will experience a true part if the city culture.
We go to the early show, just drinks and sometimes chocolate dessert.
It’s out early so we can safely walk back to our hotel or next spot.
I wasn’t going to watch SFMDL I love my other two MDL but just didn’t think they could do another. However, I had come home late and had 1/2 before the news and decided to check it out. LOVE LOVE LOVE Roh and that adorable little baby girl. OMW. He seems pretty cool and funny. When he was talking about how he said the future MDLSF, I thought there it is. LOL. Justin hmmmm? I will see. Andrew not so much right now, but I used to not be able to stand Frederick but now I love his crazy little personality. Time will tell…but yes, I am in!
This looks like it will be an interesting cast. Roh is my favorite because he has a beautiful family, is very driven and has a good head on his shoulders. And I love, love, LOVE the beard! 🙂
Justin has a great smile, great personality and beautiful curly hair. He is a sharp fellow.
Andrew has great skin. His personality…not so much. Maybe he will grown on me.
Is MDLLA on hiatus? I’d like to see them again. Wonder how Josh Flagg is holding up since his grandmother passed away?
I think they were actually Islamic prayer beads. He seems like a nice guy, but I have a feeling he could be a bit obnoxious if he wanted to be. The mean guy is already annoying me. He’s a little ‘season 1 Ryan Serhant’.
LOL.
On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 7:31 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Not sure what is behind Andrew Greenwell buying RohHabibi.com and JustinFichelson.com. When you enter either one in your browser, you do end up at a page that has a link to Andrew’s website, but I don’t think that will drive much business his way. Maybe all he wanted to do is piss off the other two guys … hmmm, AndrewGreenwell.net is up for grabs 😉
Can’t read yet, clash of shirt/ tie having a strange Kryptonite effect. Has this chile no friends? Colorblind? Weaking….ahh
I was trying to like this, because San Francisco. Justin is a bit odd and that laugh I don’t find endearing. Rho and Andrew I don’t know yet. I watched about half and got distracted. I did love the houses and those views!
What’s with the objectification of gays?
So far I like this franchise of MDL. I’ve never been to SF but the houses are very close together there from what was shown. Also, the prices seemed much lower than real estate in LA and NYC. Really love looking at these beautifully opulent homes!
Roh’s backstory was interesting. At least I thought so at the time I saw the show and can’t remember it now. He began doing something, then turned to real estate and seems to be doing very well at it. Admirable. He was quite a hunk without the beard. I’m good with mustaches and some scruff but the beard was too big and thick for my taste.
I think Justin is a cutie. His personality won me over. For being only 29, he also seems to be doing well. His laugh reminded me and my daughter of Anderson Cooper’s nervous giggle. Very endearing.
Andrew is obviously the villain in this series, at least for now, and he fits the part perfectly. He’s pompous and obnoxious.
I’ll be watching since it follows Flipping Out.
I LOVED the scene where that adorable baby laughed for the first time and Mom “broke the rules” by announcing it was her first – and I love the producer who said something back…. you could could practically hear the crew falling in love with that little laugh on the spot. At least I did. Very cute family.
On the fence about the other two. Absolutely fascinated by San Francisco. I have family living there – they just got married! – and I wonder how they’ll be able to stay in the city when they start having kids.
I lived in San Francisco (the City) for 10 years after college so I think of it as my town (sorry, Sequoia). I’m a little torn about the show. The real estate is stunning. I really enjoy Roh & Justin. I thought Andrew’s f-you with the domain names was pretty funny & I look forward to hating him. But a lot of my friends are getting priced out of the area by tech millionaires so it’s a little hard to watch. Grrr. And yet I can’t wait for the next episode so I guess my morals aren’t as strong as I thought they were. Bravo wins again.
The Golden Gate was looking soo pretty. Something about the light.
Real estate in the entire Bay Area is just nuts. A house down the hill from me, small lot, no garage, no yard, no view just sold (on the market for 3 days), for $3.5 million – $500K over asking. All cash buyer. Rents are almost as bad.
I have sold real estate in San Francisco for over 20 years and have no clue who these people are. No self respecting City agent would allow their property to be profiled for this show. Also, we take take the business seriously and run it like a business…not a frat party. These guys are an embarrassment to the profession. Who are these losers and poseurs? I think that they are all new to the business…shows you that Bravo cares more about casting to add drama. Believe me, the day to day business has plenty of drama without needing to fake it.