PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
12+ years - Buying, Remodeling, and Selling Residential Real Estate (see ROI stats below)
7 years - Corporate Sales Executive Firms: Network Appliance, Portal Software, Riverbed
10 years - Corporate Finance Executive Firms: The Santa Cruz Operation, Silicon Graphics
LOCATION SPECIALIST
Ed has been a Los Gatos resident since 1973 when he and his family moved here from Chicago.
REAL ESTATE INVESTOR STATISTICS
Investing since ’96 – No Capital Gains Tax paid to date
Property | Months | ROI |
1st | 18 | 476% |
2nd | 30 | 170% |
3rd | 12 | 253% |
4th | 20 | 182% |
REALTOR® STATISTICS
On average, Buyers represented have enjoyed purchase contracts at 4% below list price.
On average, Sellers represented have enjoyed sales at 5% greater than list price.
Rookie of the Year at Coldwell Banker (previous employer) with 17 sides (Sales) in year one.
SELECTED REAL ESTATE COURSEWORK
- Professional Negotiation
- The Negotiation Edge
- Upside Down / Underwater Home Sales
- HELP Housing, Education, & Loan Programs – First Time Homebuyer’s
- Commercial Real Estate – What do all the Numbers Mean?
- The Consultative Approach
- Solution Selling
- Coldwell Banker University
SPECIAL INTERESTS
· Real Estate Investing / Development
· Philanthropy
· Mountain Biking
· Mountain Bike Advocacy
· Snowboarding
· Wakeboarding / Waterskiing
· Human Spirituality
· Continuous Self Improvement
· Landscaping
· Remodeling
· Navigation / GPS
· Photography
· Hiking
· Fishing
· Scuba Diving
· Golf
· Tennis
· Travel
· Making a profound difference in people’s lives
EDUCATION
San Jose State University Bachelor of Science - Business Administration/Accounting
West Valley Junior College Associate of Arts - Business Administration
Honors: Dean’s List
Los Gatos High School Class of 1984