Richland Properties is a San Francisco based Real Estate brokerage firm specializing in the sale of residential properties in San Francisco and San Mateo Counties.  Richland Properties was founded in 1992.   Below is the resume for Don Schmidt, the broker/owner of Richland Properties



Donald M. Schmidt
Licensed Real Estate Broker, CPA
(415) 665-6291 Office  (415) 425-4083 Cell
dmschmid@pacbell.net
 

                PHILOSOPHY & MISSION

                · Represent my client´s real estate interests as if they were my own and

    provide real estate services with honesty, integrity, and competency

· Develop long-term client relationships

                · Provide innovative real estate and financial consulting services  

            · Work closely with clients and their advisors to maximize their real estate and

                financial goals

                EXPERTISE

                · Maximizing my seller´s selling price through aggressive marketing of their

                property and fully cooperating with the real estate agent community

            · Locating residential and investment properties in San Francisco and
                San Mateo County that satisfy a client's personal and investment objectives

            · Assisting attorneys, CPAs and other financial advisors in minimizing the 
                 tax consequences of proposed real estate transactions

            · Coordinating the sale of estate owned properties by trusts, heirs or

                 through probate

            · Identifying professional service providers and coordinating their services to
                assist in the execution of client real estate transactions.  These include:
                home inspectors, termite/pest inspectors, title/escrow companies,
                insurance services, mortgage lenders, 1031 exchange companies, etc.   

            · Assisting clients avoid pitfalls of buying/selling tenant occupied properties

            QUALIFICATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS

            Licensed Real Estate Broker, State of California

            Certified Property Manager, CPM
Licensed Certified Public Accountant, CPA, State of California

            B.S. in Accounting, Magna Cum Laude, Golden Gate University, San Francisco

            Prior Member, San Francisco´s Property Tax Appeals Board 2001-2004

            Member, San Francsco & California Association of Realtors

            Member, San Francisco & California Apartment Owner's Association
            Past President, Noriega & Lawton Street Merchant's Association

            WORK EXPERIENCE

            Real Estate Broker/Principal, Richland Properties,  1992-Present

            Real Estate Broker, Mason McDuffie Real Estate, Inc.,  1991-1992

            Principal, Novogradac, Fortenbach & Co. CPAs, SF, CA.,  1989-1992

            Senior Tax Accountant, Arthur Andersen & Co. CPAs, SF, CA., 1987-1989