After graduating from the University of California at Berkeley, Dan worked 15 years in corporate sales as a top-performing sales executive of technology products and services to Fortune 500 companies. Dan entered real estate after a great experience selling and buying a home and realizing that his consultative sales approach could help others successfully meet their own real estate needs.
First, in the Oakland Hills and now in Lafayette, Dan has made the East Bay his home since 1989. He admires the classic architecture found in Berkeley and Oakland homes and enjoys the sunny, outdoor living that LaMorinda offers. Dan actively tours in LaMorinda and Piedmont/Oakland Hills/Berkeley to stay on top of available houses and market trends on both sides of the tunnel.
Outside of work, Dan enjoys playing tennis, coaching his children’s soccer teams, traveling to interesting places near and far with his family, cooking and entertaining, enjoying fine wine, making artisanal pizza, grilling the perfect tri-tip, and trying to teach his Goldendoodle not to jump on visitors.
We worked with Dan for about 6 months before closing on a house in Moraga. While the process of buying a house, especially in the current rising market, is always a challenge, working with Dan has been a great experience. Dan is very knowledgeable with the Lamorinda neighborhood, and was always available to answer our questions (and we had a lot of questions). He gave valuable advice on several occasions so we didn't get too crazy trying to win bidding wars; in the end, Dan did great a great job in helping us getting the house we wanted while staying within our budget. He was also tremendously helpful after close of escrow, he made himself available...
— Moraga Buyer
Working with Dan has been a fantastic experience. In the face of a housing market tilted heavily against the buyer, Dan provided patience, sharp judgment, timely (but never pushy!) tips, an endless supply of flexibility, and keen insights over 1.5 years to help guide us into a great home in Walnut Creek. He is the exact type of realtor you'd want at your side in navigating the white hot Bay Area market.
— Walnut Creek Buyer
As a first home buyer in 2020 with both Covid-19 and an even hotter East Bay market, Dan has been nothing but patient with us as we navigated through all the ups and downs. He worked with us to understand and honed in on what we wanted in a home and the surrounding community, answered all of our questions multiple times, and shared valuable insights on any work that a certain listing might need to suit our move-in needs if we were considering putting in an offer. Like Dan initially told us when we met, house buying requires lots of patience and he was totally right. While we were disheartening after a few outbid offers, Dan, the gem that he is, surp...