John L Scott Inc

I have been a realtor for 15 years and have lived in Long Beach (principally 90808) since 1990 giving me a good understanding of the LB neighborhoods and those of our surrounding cities.I work both with buyers (65%) and sellers (35%). My Broker, RE/MAX College Park Realty, is located in Los Alamitos and I maintain an office in the historic Lafayette in downtown Long Beach.Prior to getting into real estate in 2003, I earned my CPA with Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC) in Boston and then headed up internal audit and consulting practices for three NYSE companies.I am a small investor and own properties in both Long Beach and outside the state. My real estate portfolio includes or has included SFRs, multi units, condos, Own Your Owns, co-op apartment and commercial. I have been involved with about every possible type of transaction. While most of them have been successful, I have made some mistakes which means you can learn from my mistakes.Following are the types of investment properties that I have been involved with:1) In addition to purchasing properties in a conventional manner, I have procured properties at auctions (both live and via internet),2) Participated in sale/lease back transactions.3)Experienced in 1031 tax deferred exchanges.4)Purchased properties through tenant in common (TIC) arrangements.5)Utilized a 401K self directed IRA to purchase a multi unit building.I have been active in the Long Beach community and am serving or have served on the boards of Operation Jump Start, Families Uniting Families, YMCA-Fairfield, Committee of 300, Kiwanis Club of Bixby-Knolls Long Beach and Friends of the Historic Lafayette.If you want a Realtor who has a good knowledge of the real estate market and combines that with good negotiation skills and business sense, please contact me and we can start the process of building your real estate portfolio.

Actively representing investors in the acquisition, development of residential, mult-family units, and commercial real estate on behalf of a select group of private investors. Experience the full spectrum financing, acquisition, and development.