I have worked at Red Oak for 12 years and as a clinical psychologist for 30 plus years. Before becoming a Realtor I invested in homes and multi-family units. I so much enjoyed the combination of property and the people who own it - their stories, their lives - that I decided to combine my interests and work in real estate. It has been a very rewarding choice.
I see my job as a counselor and educator. Our micro-markets in the East Bay are so unique that my first task with buyers is to educate them so that when they make decisions, they are educated ones. It gives me a lot of satisfaction to match the “right buyer” with the “right property” and take them through the process of purchasing a home.
With sellers, the preparation, pricing, marketing and disclosures are all factors I pay a lot of attention to in making sure I achieve the best return possible. My philosophy is to put my clients’ needs first, to treat everyone in the transaction with honesty, respect and empathy, and to make sure that my clients have as much education and knowledge as I can provide. In short, I treat people as I would want to be treated if I were buying or selling property.
In my free time my favorite thing to do, besides being with my kids and their kids, is to work with recycled materials and transform them into art. My philosophy is that we too easily discard the remnants of industrialized society rather than transforming them in objects which are quirky, funny, beautiful, useful. I have learned to weld, and to that end have a garage full of junk that I long to combine in new and interesting ways.
