I entered real estate full time as a licensed professional and a Realtor (a member of the National Association of Realtors, Calif Assn of Realtors and Silicon Valley Assn of Realtors – these are trade groups with high standards demanded and not all licensees are members) in the first few weeks of 1993.  The market was slow and difficult.  I cut my teeth on a couple of short sales, never knowing I’d need to do a lot more of them in 2008 – 2010 and beyond.

My mother, Pat Pope, was a Realtor since before I was born and she logged 40 years in the business when she died in 1996.  I like to joke that my first words were “raised foundation“.  I learned a lot from her and am grateful that we had a few overlapping years. She was a great coach and mentor! 

In the course of my career I have worked in several offices (for several brokerages) and know a lot of the local Los Gatos – Saratoga – Almaden – San Jose area agents. This is very helpful with networking.  I also racked up a lot of classes, seminars and conferences and truly am an education junkie.  In that vein, I also worked to earn a number of certifications and designations, the most prized of which is the CRS, Certified Residential Specialist (which is held by only about 7% of all Realtors).  I love to write and in 2004 co-authored a book on selling homes in Silicon Valley.

In the last decade my business has grown and I’m now usually in the top 5 – 10% of agents in the county for sales.  I have won many awards for production and also for service.

My real estate sales have centered around the west valley communities of Silicon Valley: Los Gatos, Saratoga, Cambrian Park, Campbell, Almaden Valley, Willow Glen and nearby areas. I have sold all over Santa Clara County (Los Altos, West San Jose, Morgan Hill, Milpitas, Alum Rock, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Santa Teresa, Blossom Valley…) and occassionally have sold in neighboring counties too (at my clients’ request).

The price points and home types I work with range from modest 1 bedroom condos listed at under $200,000 to houses or duplexes to multi-million dollar estate properties. I have sold new homes as well as “resale”.  I do not sell the mountains or mobile homes, but will gladly refer them out. I have not sold raw land or commercial but again can help you to locate a great agent if need be. 

Today most of my clients come to me either through my blogs and websites or are repeat or referral based.

For more information:  To read a complete resume and list of my designations, awards, college level real estate courses and more, please visit my profile on my popehandy.com website:  http://www.popehandy.com/profile/index.cfm

And please also read testimonials from my cients here:
http://www.popehandy.com/profile/testimonials.cfm

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