What I Wanted to be As I Grew Up

1960’s INDENTURED SERVITUDE

• Work Ethic learned from Dean & Veda (aka Best Parents Ever) on a sugar beet farm doing field work, milking cows, and riding horses.  Pre-Silicon Valley days of cutting cots, driving forklift, and shooting hoops after school.

1974 to 1978 RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION

• Remodel work for Ibex Ltd Construction
  • Remodeling family housing units on military bases from Fairfield, CA to Fairbanks, AK.
  • Lesson learned: “Measure twice & cut once“

1978 to present

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE AGENT

• Santa Clara County, Specializing in West Valley Residential Properties
• Affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
  • A career full of experience, serving a wide variety of clients in age, income, & culture;  With properties ranging from dream homes to tear downs, in both booming or bust markets, I’ve seen them all.

Reading, riting, & rithmetic

1974 to 1978 Bachelor Degree from Brigham Young University

• Studies in construction, advertising, real estate appraisal, interior design, economics, and journalism. 
  • A General Studies curriculum designed for expertise in “real” skills used in real estate.

Trophy Shelf

• Awards for top 2% & 10% of agents with Coldwell Banker, Fox & Carskadon, and Grubb & Ellis.
• Top ranked Listing and/or Selling agent for Coldwell Banker at different times over 20 years.
• National Association of Realtors, & California Association of Realtors.

Bookmarked on my computer

Alaska fishing cabins, Davesgarden.com, Barnes & Noble, Cub scouting, West coast swing & Ballroom dancing,  49r Fit, Netflix documentaries, Dodge Challenger, AirStream trailers, Warriors & 49r's schedules, Shazam, Family Tree, ITunes, LDS.org, SantaMariasj.org, REI, Nordstrom

I’m OCD About

My two lovely competent daughters, their families, my wild & crazy grandsons and the weiner dogs,  Food banks for the needy,  Hiking & skiing, Landscaping & plants, and my real estate work.

Philosophy 101

“Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance” supposedly came from a slightly longer 7P’s in the British army, and practicing those P’s has served me and my clients very well.  Not only have goals been achieved in getting top dollar for homes, but the 5 P’s create an effective game plan for staging homes, an advantage in negotiating, and less stress in transactions.

Absolutely Nothing… serves the client better that one to one, hands on, face to face service!  In a time of teams, assistants, and delegating, this commitment of time and personal service to your home selling needs is rare and not common among seasoned professionals in the real estate industry.

Heard it Through the Grapevine

“most professional and experienced”  “professional and strategic”  “always responsive to phone calls, emails, texts”  “great sense of humor, well respected and established in the valley”   “thorough, intelligent and patient advisor”  “not pushy”  “enthusiasm and professionalism”  “very genuine care for his clients”  “knowledge, insight and strategy”  “patient skilled and professional”  “had our best interest in mind”  “honest, responsive, and communicated well with us”  “his support network had every skill necessary”  “doesn’t use an assistant which makes it easy to work with him”  “years of experience in the market is very evident”  “direct and honest, years of real estate experience”  “straight to the point”  “consummate professional”