Brian began his real estate career in 2001. Brian’s business is referral based, building relationships is most important. Keeping in touch with and being a resource to his clients is essential and has earned him referrals of family and friends of past clients, which Brian is very proud of.
Brian’s decision to join First Team Real Estate was an easy one. After learning of the many tools First Team offers, their relationship with Leading Real Estate Companies of The World, Luxury Portfolio International, Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate (LuxuryRealEstate.com) and their access into the Chinese market via Juwai.com and other benefits for his clients made the choice easy.
First Team Real Estate, established over 48 years ago, has been voted Best Real Estate Company in Orange County 6 years in a row. We are the #1 Independent Brokerage for closed transactions in Southern California. There are 38 offices, approximately 2,200 sales associates with a sales volume of $58,692,021 and 80,376 homes sold over the past 15 years, 7,166 closed transactions in 2022 alone, longevity! First Team Real Estate is #1 in market share for closed transactions in Orange County and is ranked the 34th real estate firm in the United States.
First Team Real Estate is a founding member in the largest real estate brokers network in the world, called Leading Real Estate Companies of the World. This is an exclusive invitation only network of the world's market-leading independent residential brokerages in over 70 countries, with 550 firms and 138,000 sales associates producing 1.3 million global transactions. First Team leads the industry in reputation and a long list of metrics related to sales, market coverage, and more. LeadingRE has more #1 market share companies in top markets than any network and the largest luxury network, marketing over 50,000 $1M homes annually. It’s about the company you keep.
For many, real estate transactions are often their largest, most consequential financial dealings of a lifetime. As your real estate professional, Brian will guide and advise you to reduce risks and maximize your returns. Just as you wouldn’t navigate a $250,000 income tax problem without a trusted, certified, and professional accountant, it would be unwise and risky to engage in real estate transactions without the protective guidance from a licensed, professional REALTOR.
As your listing agent, Brian will put your house in alignment to sell in the current market. He uses every tool at his disposal including First Team’s patented pricing software to take the guessing out of pricing your home and to get the maximum price for your home. Brian uses professional photography partners that take professional day and night photos and videos but also Brian invests in MATTERPORT technology for your home to be viewed online in 3D — tailoring to out-of-area buyers. He is available to sit with you to show you how to put your house into alignment to get you the highest and best price.
One of Brian’s biggest strengths when working with a buyer is his ability to listen to what his clients want and need. He then, searches for what you want, and if what you want isn’t on the market, Brian and his team will do their best to locate it. Brian will mail to targeted homes and knock on doors in the area you want to live to find you the house you want. His knowledge of the purchase contract, associated forms and his negotiation skills will get you the house that you want against all competition.
As you can see it matters who you work with, and that is true with Realtors too. Brian has developed many Realtor connections locally, throughout California and in other states. He works hard to build and keep good business-related relationships. He has also made many good contacts for the different trades related to owning a home, so if you need a referral out of state or for a good painter or handyman, just ask.
Brian strives to continue learning his craft, he regularly attends training to improve his skillset and is a current member of real estate associations that regulate Realtor behavior and ethics. These are: National Association of Realtors (NAR), California Association of Realtors (CAR), and Orange County Association of Realtors (OCAR). Brian also has earned certificates as an Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR), Pricing Strategies (PSA) and the Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource (SFR).
Brian’s passion is to help others reach their goal of home ownership. He is honored to be of service to his clients and their family and friends. Reach out to Brian if you have any real estate questions or if you or someone you know are considering buying or selling real estate.
In Real Estate:
Each buyer and seller are different, Brian finds great pleasure in all the sales and purchase aspects and consider many moments in each situation special. The first time buyer, the veteran buyer who was able to use the VA loan. The relocation client from out of state. The sellers that received multiple offers, sellers who were able to get the larger home. The challenges of a difficult escrow for whatever reason and still able to closed on time.
These are the highlights I like to remember.
Brian came from an IT background, worked for Northrop Grumman on many different programs like the B2 Bomber. As a Network Engineer, his focus was on Wide Area Networking. Brian has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Telecommunications Management.
After Northrop Brian joined a consulting firm that was affected by the 'dot bomb' crash in the late 1990's causing the company to fold. Brian worked in application profiling/performance needs (basically what would happen when merging different networks).
Brian has been part of a top producing team that received many Broker awards for production, number of units sold and recognition of reaching specific milestone goals. Individually Brian has received his broker's Hall of Fame award.
The true reward/award for Brian is assisting buyers move into their new home to begin the next chapter in their lives or to assist a seller reach some other life goal, relocate for a new position, downsize their home...
