Kevin McGinnis- Marin County Real Estate CA Realtor

About Us:

I specialize in residential properties throughout Marin and Sonoma Counties: condos, single family homes, luxury properties, lots and acreage. I've made it a point to adapt to the changing real estate market and I'm happy to share that I have expertise in handling the buying and selling sides of short sales and pre-foreclosures. Last year, I developed the Marin Foreclosures List, Novato Foreclosures List and Affordable Marin County Homes List. These are daily lists that we update to give you, the public, complete, up-to-date foreclosure offerings. Available at http://activerain.com/blogs/kmcginnis

I enthusiastically embrace technology in the marketing of all homes. With 87% of home buyers beginning their search online, I understand the way today's buyers approach the buying process. Staying on top of buyer trends is critical in getting homes sold. You can read more about how I get homes sold at www.BestHomesMarin.com

I work full time as a Realtor for Frank Howard Allen, the market leader in Marin. The company is also the largest independently owned and operated brokerage in the North Bay, and ranked among the top 50 real estate companies nationally. They have a partnership with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, and I am able to market luxury homes to a global audience, both online and in publications such as the Wall Street Journal.

In both my personal and professional life, I believe I'm a natural-born problem solver. As a Realtor, that's one of the best traits to have. I have the skills to guide clients smoothly through the buying and selling process, overcoming with confidence any challenges that may arise along the way. I make it a priority to anticipate my clients' needs and provide them with the very best information at all times. If I don't have the answer off the top of my head, I know enough to know that I "don't know," and I'll go find the answer. I think that's a large part of being a professional.

Areas of Expertise

I am a fifth generation Northern Californian with roots here dating back to the late 1800s. Today, I'm proud call to Marin County my home, and the home base for my career. Before entering real estate, I owned a retail business. As President and CEO, I was deeply involved in all aspects of the business, including marketing and customer relations. Today, these skills are central to my real estate business.

My goal as a Realtor is threefold: to distinguish myself as a highly knowledgeable real estate professional; to anticipate and exceed my clients' expectations by providing a high level of service; and to develop trusted relationships.

I live in Marin with my wife Erin, who also holds a real estate license and works on my real estate team. Erin also owns a home staging business, and she offers my clients expert advice about getting their homes ready for sale. We have two young children, who like to say, "Daddy sells houses and mommy puts furniture in them." I enjoy cooking, bike riding and spending time with family and friends.

What Clients Say...

"Kevin sold one home for me, so I wanted him to sell a second - and he did! And in a timely manner! Now isn't that what it's all about! "

I needed a Realtor to sell my rental property. I received Kevin's newsletter and decided to give him a call. When I did, I found him pleasant to work with and decided to give him a try. It turned out to be a good decision, because now Kevin has sold two of our homes! I was impressed with Kevin's professional attitude. His personality is so pleasant and down to Earth, he's easy to work with, even fun to work with, and he is so genuine and sincere and truly cares about you.

His expertise in his field of real estate was very good, he followed through with what we talked about, he answered and returned phone calls quickly and worked with me in understanding my wishes regarding my rental. Kevin has done a superior job because he works well with people: with the tenants, in understanding that we are asking them to leave their "home;" with the lawyer involved in one of the sales; with my brother in one of the sales, and others. His people skills and communication skills are excellent and he makes you feel like you're "number one". Phone him and he calls you back if you miss him. Ask him to do something (for instance, you might need more information) and he gets it. I respect Kevin a great deal and feel he's a great Realtor who has also become a friend.

--Anne Kessler (of Granite Bay, with rental properties in Marin)

"We would recommend Kevin all day long. Without a doubt, he was always looking out for our best interest. And we weren't easy clients..."

We needed a Realtor because we owned a country house we wanted to sell. We hired Kevin because of his professionalism with a "no-pressure" type of attitude. We found it irresistible! Also, he kept us abreast of the comparable sales in the area with no obligation of ours to him. He did this for months prior to us signing a listing contract with him.

Kevin's expertise on the job was exceptional. He advertised every-which-way and was there practically every weekend if we wanted him to be there. (Which we did and he slogged up there with a smile no matter what.) Let me be clear, Kevin is good and knows how to sell a house, but along the way he lets you think you were the one that made it happen. He rocked! And we weren't easy clients, we changed our minds about things all the time, we were a pain in the you-know-what to be clear. All the while, he treated us like lovely people and that he would like nothing better than to change the plan, again.

Kevin, without a doubt, was always looking out for our best interest. And we consider that to be one in a million. As for other strengths? Professional. No annoying-salesman-pressure stuff. Always upbeat. Hard worker. Organized. Always on top of things. Knows his stuff when it comes to all things real-estate. Creative.

We would recommend Kevin all day long. We can't think of a single thing that we disliked about Kevin (I'm still working on it...there has to be something, you can't be darned perfect for goodness sake!)

--Jenny and Erik VonBlankenburg