Don Diltz’s Weblog www.MidPenRE.com

I wish I could share this with you in person – I’m really excited about my real estate career move.

You may know I was planning a trip to India in early July. Just as I was getting ready to head off to India for a terrific 3 week vacation (wow – long time to be away from real estate! – only possible thanks to my great business partner Brigid Van Randall), I got a call from the president of Coldwell Banker for the Bay Area asking me if I would consider an opportunity to manage the largest Coldwell Banker office in San Francisco.  You may recall, I’ve been involved in management in a corporate setting before, and I had long ago decided that I prefer the independence of the real estate business to the politics of corporations.  However, management of a major successful real estate office is a horse of a different color.

As discussions on the position progressed, I made a radical decision to cancel my trip in order to complete the assessment of this interesting opportunity.  It turned out to be fairly intense and time consuming.  Happily, the result is that the president of Coldwell Banker Bay Area and I agreed that I would take on the new responsibilities.  I stepped into the role late last week and have been enjoying a whirlwind of learning (my favorite pastime) and meeting people (my second favorite pastime) since then.  

My new office is located at 2633 Ocean Ave. in San Francisco.  We are ½ block east of 19^th Avenue just one block south of Sigmund Stern Grove (Sloat Blvd).  Happily Brigid, my stalwart business partner, has picked up all the slack in our business.  Brigid says she “hasn’t lost a partner, she’s gained a manager” since we continue to talk every day.

So, I rented a flat 5 minutes from the office and am excited to be a newly minted San Franciscan.  I’ve worked in SF before (at Catholic Charities for 5 years in the early 1990’s), but this is my first time living here. 

Managing a Coldwell Banker office, I won’t be selling real estate directly, but I do have the ability to work with agents, especially Brigid, on the Peninsula and I can definitely help synch you or your friends or family up with one of the 80 outstanding agents in my San Francisco office for San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo County. Beyond that, I’ve got great real estate colleagues I’ve known for years throughout the U.S. If you or anyone you know is thinking of moving, lets talk; I’m sure I can help you find a great agent.

I look forward to talking with you soon.

Best regards,