Bill Swift

Phone:(310) 666-5638
Email:HarborPacific@aol.com

Bill has a strong real estate appraisal, construction, and brokerage background. Upon graduating from the University of Connecticut in 1973, Bill entered the real estate field. During his 49 years in the real estate business, Bill has designed and built single and multifamily homes, developed land, and acted as a multifamily & commercial property appraiser for several banks and other lenders. His valuation experience includes expert witness testimony in County and Federal courts, valuation of problem properties, partial interests, and complex appraisals including IRS Section 42 subsidized housing projects financed with tax exempt California bond issues, mixed use properties, commercial property, industrial facilities, and large project feasibility studies. As a licensed Certified General appraiser, licensed real estate broker, and licensed General Contractor, Bill has been a featured speaker at investor clubs in regard to real estate cycles, projections, and asset performance. Bill has been interviewed by and quoted in Realty Trac’s national newsletter as well as Bigger Pockets and others. His background in valuation, construction, analysis, and investments makes him a valuable team asset to our clients.

CA DRE: 01770743

Testimonials

More than just real estate brokers. If you’re looking for exceptional service and a wide range of services, Wiest Realty is the place. Bill Swift & Pam Wiest have handled about 6 or 7 transactions for us now. In addition to the usual brokerage functions (with exceptional responsiveness, knowledge, and attention to detail), there’s much more to their service. Having a licensed general contractor on staff along with a certified general appraiser makes them a one-stop shop for us. We count on them for everything from initial drawings & plans, site meetings with engineers & subcontractors, pulling permits, Meeting with appraisers & home inspectors, project supervision, getting fix & flips complete & sold, asset disposition, and even chasing down discontinued materials supervising our projects and chasing down discontinued materials to property management of stabilized assets. Their communication skills are great, they are very ‘tech literate,’ which anyone in real estate knows is less common in the real estate world than in other markets. Constant market analysis and competition updates and regular written progress reports keep us abreast of our project status and market conditions. And, unlike so many brokers in the business; they answer the phone on weekends and after normal business hours! I can’t say enough about their responsiveness, professionalism, knowledge, and focus on customer needs.

Mike A

February 21, 2024

Will went above and beyond! Will (Bill Swift) gave me everything I needed whenever I needed. He was always available for a phone call and would always answer any of my questions. Will made my first home buying experience as stress free as possible and I would recommend him to anyone. He definitely is everything you would need in an agent.

Zacj B

September 16, 2020

Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value: This company is awesome, so friendly and helpful. William Swift is so dedicated to helping people.. If you need a real estate agent this is the company you should look up.

Stacey F

June 24, 2021

Top notch. If I were to enter the real estate profession, I would choose to mentor under Bill Swift. Ever the consummate professional, he is extremely knowledgeable, hard working, ethical, and organized. The greatest thing I appreciate in any business relationship is that the professional follows thru and does what they say they are going to do. We sold several properties in the high desert and he was the complete package, dealing with rehabilitation of the houses, pricing and marketing, nudging along the buying agents, estimators, title companies, etc to get their job done, and done correctly. He did the legwork and made our job easier, all while getting the best price possible. I wouldn’t dream of using anyone else in the high desert.

John P

September 15, 2021

Great people they really care about their customers. You got to meet Pam very beautiful sweet lady really cares about the people she does business with. Got to meet Bill he’s a hoot great sense of humor. I’m Elston Electric and I’m proud to do electric work for them. They have taken care of me and my business for years and I can’t thank them enough. If you need a rental you need to buy or sell you really should give them a try. You won’t be disappointed. Also I live in Lucerne Valley and the staff out here is outstanding also I can’t thank them enough.

Tim E

June 16, 2022

Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value: Have worked with Bill and Pam of Wiest Realty. As a team, they are terrific and individually too. We sold 2 of our rentals recently and Bill & Pam went beyond the standard level of service. Bill oversaw a crew doing some upgrades and made sure all work was done on both properties. He also went out regularly to check on the properties since they were vacant. He resolved some challenges that came up during escrow. I have been an investor for many years and an agent many years ago. I would recommend Bill without reservation. Would definitely work with him again.

Alexis K

June 15, 2022