Bill Charman is founder and CEO of Gimme Shelter, a boutique real estate agency serving the San Francisco Bay area since 2003. Hailing from a family of brokers who have specialized in investment, management and construction since 1938, he combines deep industry expertise with a love for the deal. Before Gimme Shelter, Bill spent over 14 years in the music business and owned Univibe, a cult guitar shop serving hundreds of underground and national...
Specialties
Buyer's AgentListing AgentInvestment PropertiesNew Construction
Sold a Single Family home in 2022 in Bushrod, Oakland, CA.
Bill is your go-to guy in the East Bay!
He helped us navigate purchasing a home as first time buyers in 2018, and again when we sold that home in 2022. Bill has strong k...
Bill is your go-to guy in the East Bay!
He helped us navigate purchasing a home as first time buyers in 2018, and again when we s...
5.0
3/31/2022
• Sarah Keizer
Bought a home in 2022 in Outer richmond, San francisco, CA.
Choose Bill! He is smart, savvy, knowledgeable, a great advocate and negotiator. You will want all these things in this crazy market along with his calm, easy going manne...
Choose Bill! He is smart, savvy, knowledgeable, a great advocate and negotiator. You will want all these things in this crazy mark...
5.0
10/30/2020
• Amanda Priest
Bought a Single Family home in 2020 in Poet's corner, Berkeley, CA.
Bill was recommended to me by two of my friends who had bought houses through him in Berkeley as well and I am SO glad that they did. He was super easy to work with, hone...
Bill was recommended to me by two of my friends who had bought houses through him in Berkeley as well and I am SO glad that they d...
5.0
11/15/2019
• paperfortress
Bought and sold a Single Family home in 2019 in Berkeley, CA.
Bill was an incredible person to work with on finding our dream house. He was incredibly helpful and patient through every single step of the process. This was my girlfri...
Bill was an incredible person to work with on finding our dream house. He was incredibly helpful and patient through every single ...
5.0
11/3/2018
• t randnash
Consulted me on buying or selling a home in Oakland, CA.
Bill is THE most knowledgable agent in the East Bay. In this highly competitive market, it is critical to have an agent who can help buyers avoid pitfalls and get a deal ...
Bill is THE most knowledgable agent in the East Bay. In this highly competitive market, it is critical to have an agent who can he...
5.0
9/14/2018
• zuser20171128094630170
Bought a Condo home in 2018 in Hayes valley, San francisco, CA.
Bill was awesome. Super low key but effective. We were first-time buyers in a super-competitive market and Bill guided us through the process and talked us off the ledge ...
Bill was awesome. Super low key but effective. We were first-time buyers in a super-competitive market and Bill guided us through ...
5.0
6/18/2018
• zuser20170628092157654
Sold a Single Family home in 2018 in Berkeley, CA.
He is a living doll. He had an unbelievable job to sell a house with an owner in Maine who was suffering from memory loss and he worked two years to help empty the house...
He is a living doll. He had an unbelievable job to sell a house with an owner in Maine who was suffering from memory loss and he ...
5.0
3/28/2018
• andimodo
Bought a Single Family home in 2018 in Millsmont, Oakland, CA.
Bill was great through the entire nerve-wracking experience of buying our first home. He went out of his way to get to know us, and really find out what we wanted in a ho...
Bill was great through the entire nerve-wracking experience of buying our first home. He went out of his way to get to know us, an...
5.0
12/5/2017
• Kyle Yecke
Bought a Single Family home in 2017 in Berkeley hills, Berkeley, CA.
My husband and I were first-time homebuyers in the East Bay on an aggressive timeline. Bill's charming and laid-back demeanor made a stressful process completely painless...
My husband and I were first-time homebuyers in the East Bay on an aggressive timeline. Bill's charming and laid-back demeanor made...
5.0
11/8/2017
• ian leatherbury
Bought a Single Family home in 2017 in Temescal, Oakland, CA.
Bill was great! Super responsive, relaxed, and knowledgable. He walked us through the entire process, and was very helpful in helping us as first time home buyers navigat...
Bill was great! Super responsive, relaxed, and knowledgable. He walked us through the entire process, and was very helpful in help...