About:
I grew up in Seattle, Washington, where my father was a professor of speech, rhetoric, and debate at the University of Washington and my mother was a register nurse at Children’s Orthopedic Hospital. So it was only fitting that I was raised as a “Husky” and then graduated from the same university, where I earned my Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with minors in English and Speech.
My wife, Linda, and I live in Santa Monica; we have two sons, Joshua and Jason. Over the years, we have been involved with the community in many ways. I have been involved in the youth sports programs coaching Little League baseball and AYSO soccer; refereeing AYSO soccer; helping with basketball, roller hockey and rowing programs. My wife has also been very active in the local PTSA, co-president of the Santa Monica Marching Band Parents Association, Santa Monica High School’s world renowned orchestra and many classroom teaching programs.
My wife has a family farm in Houlton, Maine where the kids grew up every summer. It was great for the kids and their cousins to be able to experience nature with 130 acres on a gravel road, five acre pond for fishing, canoeing and swimming, woods and open fields to play baseball, ride motorcycles, four-wheelers and skidoos in the winter. Truly a magical place for kids to spend their summers.
For 31 years, along with my partners, real estate has been my vocation and a passionate interest of mine. I have lived and worked in the Westside neighborhood of Santa Monica for 38 years. I have specialized in the sale of estate properties on Los Angeles’ coveted Westside – Brentwood, Santa Monica, North of Montana, Pacific Palisades and Malibu.
Many of my past clients have become friends. Then never hesitate to pick up the phone and call for advice on future investment opportunities, plans for remodeling, whether they should buy and sell or remodel and stay put. They trust that I will give them the best advice for their personal needs not my own. I think my clients find my love, enthusiasm and passion for living and working in Santa Monica contagious.
Having been widely recognized as a leader in the community and an expert in the field of real estate development, marketing, and negotiations, I have consistently been honored as one of the top 1% of all agents internationally. Together, we have sold over $3.2 billion in fine Westside homes, apartment buildings, new construction, and condominiums over the last three decades.
Being a teacher at heart, I love being called upon for my advice and assistance in the training and mentoring of both new and experienced associates. In fact, several years ago, I was delighted at the invitation to be a founding faculty member with i-Suceed.com, an Internet real estate training company specializing in the training of real estate professionals via the web.
The Westside offers so many enrichment opportunities from the great beaches, fine dining, bike paths from the Pacific Palisades to Manhattan Beach, hiking in the Santa Mountains to the many and varied cultural events, the Saturday and Sunday Farmer’s Markets— it’s all available, year-round! It is the only place I know of that you could surf, snow ski and play a round of golf, all in the same day. Los Angeles is truly a great place to call home.