WHY I SHOULD BE YOUR REALTOR!!!

My name is Paul Levine and I am a Commercial Realtor in Southern California and here is my story!!!

Every morning I get up at 6 AM to 7 AM and check and return my emails, say Good Morning to my friends on my Facebook page and write an article for my “Paul Levine, Realtor” Facebook page.

Let me fill you in on my background.  I was a practicing Certified Public Accountant for over 50 years before becoming a Realtor.  I was also an Associate Professor of Accounting at California State University – Los Angeles for 6 ½ years.  I negotiated the sale of two of my accounting clients to public companies, one of them being E I DuPont.  I had 10 no change IRS audits in a row and won about 90% of my client’s audits.  I did forensic accounting and was an expert witness many times.  I also did so much more but that will take a sit down to let you know everything I have accomplished.  No other Realtor in California has my credentials or negotiating experience or analytical skills.

I am a Commercial Realtor specializing in Multifamily Housing.  I help my clients build, buy, and sell Apartment Buildings.  I  also work with other Realtors, Residential Realtors, who either want to get into the Commercial Real Estate market or who get clients either wanting to buy or sell Apartment Buildings and I do that throughout the United States and some places in Canada,  I also give seminars on Commercial Real Estate and some taxes that pertain to Real Estate to groups all over the United States.

I write every morning, as I said, about a myriad of topics from the Los Angeles Multifamily Housing market, to Section 1031 Exchanges, to Cost Allocation Surveys, to my credentials, to bonus depreciation, to how to start your clients out in Commercial Real Estate and Multifamily Housing, to wearing masks washing your hands and practicing social distancing which I think is so important, to how you go about building an Apartment Building for a client.  And, there are so many more topics, too many to list here.

My experience is so varied in Commercial Real Estate, Accounting, Income Taxes and Income Taxes as they relate to Real Estate, Investing in Real Estate and other related topics that I find it easy to find something to write about each morning.  Remember as a Certified Public Accountant over so many years I saw thousands of different businesses and so many different management styles and I learned from each experience.

I am a Realtor so I am not allowed to talk about financing properties, mortgages and loans.  But, as an accountant I helped my clients purchase Real Estate, obtain proper financing and I even audited Mortgage Companies so I know that industry, literally, inside and out.  I know about servicing and FICO scores and what it takes to qualify for a mortgage.  I also work with a wonderful loan officer who can accomplish just about any loan situation.

I am also a great listener.  Many years ago, I took a class in “Active Listening”.  That is a style of listening to your client to find out what they really want.  One day one of my best accounting clients came into my office and wanted to redo the kitchen in her home for $100,000.  Back in that day, that was a lot of money.  But, by using Active Listening I let her speak for an hour, saying virtually nothing, until she talked her way out of doing it and she then said that I was right!  But I hardly said a word.  The point here is that the CLIENT is the main person in the transaction and you have to first find out their real needs, wants, and desires and then make a plan, with the client, to meet those needs, wants, and desires.  In that way you will have a very happy client who will come back to you and refer new business to you.  AND, THAT’S WHAT WE ALL WANT!!!  

But I want more.  I spend a day or two with a new client to review their financial situation, review their last 3 years tax returns (and no other Realtor can understand the tax returns like I can), ask them questions about their dreams and then I put a plan together that fits those needs, wants, and desires.  With my background I feel that it is my responsibility to put them into a deal that will give them the best return on their investment and never, I said NEVER, put them in a situation where they are cash poor or under stress because if their investment.  So, I project out the next three to five years of cash flow to see how much money they might need in reserves, just like a mortgage lender, so that they always have enough money to NEVER feel strapped.

So, now you see what separates me from every other Realtor in California.  I give superior personal service and I have more knowledge and experience than any other Realtor around.

My name is PAUL LEVINE and I am a Commercial Realtor.  I can be reached just about anytime at (818) 298 – 4000 or at “PLevineRealtor@gmail.com”!!!

Just as an add on, I will also sell your luxury home for you!!!