Charlie Mader

Charlie has a very simple business philosophy: he works very hard; he is honest, and he puts the interests of his clients above his own.

Charlie’s hometown is Palo Alto where he graduated from Gunn High School in 1982. He holds a B.A. from UC Santa Barbara in Political Science (’86). He studied for his Real Estate licenses (Broker & Salesman) at Anthony Real Estate school.

Before becoming a realtor in 2001, Charlie’s career was in corporate accounting; starting at Wachovia after college in 1987 and working his way up to his last position in that field in 2002 as Controller for Mayan Art, a multi-national jewelry manufacturer based in Miami with three maquiladoras (factories) in Mexico.

Charlie became a realtor because he was burned out on accounting while at the same time tired of paying commissions to agents when buying and selling his own properties. He got his license, he decided to make a mid-life career change out of accounting and into real estate and he has never looked back.

Charlie lives and work in San Francisco; specializing in the sale of mid-Century Condominium Homes in the Diamond Heights neighborhood. He is considered by his peers to be the Diamond Heights Expert, and he is proud of that.

Charlie also works part-time in the Palm Springs and Puerto Vallarta markets, as my clients retire and move down from S.F.

Other recent projects Charlie has worked on are helping the Puerto Vallarta AMPI Chapter modernize its MLS and professional practices and he is currently opening up a branch office for Park North Real Estate, where he is a Sales Manager.

Charlie enjoys mentoring new agents; teaching essential real estate skills, including, how to “farm”; hold an open house, contract negotiations, staging and client management. He has a broad range of accounting, managerial and real estate (both commercial and residential) experience. He enjoys what he does, and he does it well.