Greg Novak, Realtor And Real Estate Investor Email & Phone Number

Oakland, Ca, Us

Real Estate Agent working in the top performing office in the East Bay.Licensed since 2005. I am also a real estate investor having purchased and rehabilitated numerous homes around the San Francisco Bay Area, turning each into vibrant, profitable investment properties. After spending more than a decade managing condominiums, I have become a condo expert.I believe that choosing the right Realtor is the most important decision a potential home buyer or seller will make. As a Realtor, I know the diligence, patience and creativity required to be successful in the extremely competitive bay area real estate market. I love guiding my clients through what can at times seem to be a daunting process, requiring an objective financial analysis measured against the sacred concept of “home.” My goal is to compassionately assist clients through the buying and selling process, and to help make it rewarding and fun with my steady, seasoned leadership.I grew up in Walnut Creek, and after graduating from college, have lived most of my adult life in the east bay. A longtime Oakland resident, I have been very involved as a volunteer for various organizations such as being the Board President of the Sheffield Village Homeowner’s Association, and as a member of the Community Policing Advisory Board for the City of Oakland. I volunteer my time at many local community organizations such as The Oakland Heritage Alliance, Habitat for Humanity and Children’s Fairyland to list a few. I also volunteer time every summer as a camp counselor for Camp del Corazon , a non-profit camp for children with heart disease. I have a passion for historic renovation, I'm a musician and theater buff. When not holding open houses, you will likely find me playing Pickleball!Member of:National Association of Realtor'sCalifornia Association of Realtor'sOakland/Berkeley Association of Realtor's

Residential PropertiesI buy older, distressed properties, rehabilitate them to bring them back to their former beauty and charm, then find excellent tenants. My goal is to be the landlord I always wanted when renting.

For one week every AugustA medically supervised, free of charge, residential summer camp for children living with heart disease.Camp del Corazon (Camp from the Heart) was inspired by a patient of Dr. Kevin Shannon. Dr. Shannon is a leading Pediatric Cardiologist who works at the UCLA Medical Center. Even though the young boy had undergone an operation that dramatically improved the function of his heart, he was still suffering from emotional pain. He was back in school, back in little league baseball, even trying in-line skating for the first time, but he was so embarrassed by his scars that he wouldn't remove his shirt to be examined by the doctor.Dr. Shannon felt that if his patient could spend time with other kids who’d had heart surgery, he’d be less self-conscious. He located a camp in Louisiana for kids with heart disease, but the young man’s mother just couldn’t bear to send him so far away. When Dr. Shannon discussed the situation with Lisa Knight, R.N., her solution was simple: “We can do that.”…and so they did.

Hercules, Ca, Us

• Provide site management for the overall operations of two residential condominium communities totaling 712 units over 35 acres. • Effectively develop and manage annual budgets totaling $3.7M. • Motivate and work hands-on with staff of six reports to ensure that they are fully supported, trained and productive in their duties. This leads to tremendous cost savings keeping many projects in-house.• Deliver direct training and support to a rotating five-member Board of Directors team at each community. This includes daily communication regarding all Association matters and the facilitation of monthly board meetings, with agenda development and report preparation.• Manage repair and maintenance work orders including Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for vendors. • Responsible for direct interface with residents in regards to all community matters which includes an open-door policy for residents and the public. This has facilitated exceptional resident relations.The Company: Collins Management is a family owned and operated regional Common Interest Development Property Management firm based in the East Bay Area California. We have been a proud member of the Bay Area business community for over two decades. As responsible corporate citizens, we feel it is our duty to give back to the community that has been so good to us and our employees.

Appointed by Vice Mayor and President of the Oakland City Council, Larry Reid.Mission Statement:To guide and advocate for the community/residents regarding Community Policing.To advise the City of Oakland on Community Policing.To report the state of Community Policing.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Selected by senior management of redevelopment group to carry over from previous position at same property with Archstone-Smith. This allowed for a smooth transition of the community that was converted from leasing to a community of private homeowners. • Provided site management for the overall operations of a residential community totaling 468 units over 25 acres. Effectively managed community as it converted from apartments to condominiums. • Developed and managed annual budget of $1.9M. Always met budgetary targets.• Utilized strong problem-solving and negotiating skills while coordinating property inspections and while fielding resident concerns resulting in satisfied community members. • Motivated and directed three to six direct reports. • Operated front office of the community to see all clients are satisfied and provide direct training and support to a five-member Board of Directors. The Company: The John Stewart Company is an award winning, privately owned Real Estate Management and Development company headquartered in San Francisco. An example of their success being that they were recognized by the State of California with the award for Excellence in the Workplace for the promotion of ethnic and cultural diversity. The company manages many affordable, hospice, governmental and common interest housing communities throughout the state of California. When I left they had the third largest management portfolio of multi-family housing in the state.

• Responsible for managing the daily operations of two Archstone-Smith multi-family residential properties totaling 668 leasing units.• Directed of all aspects of marketing, lease renewal, unit turnover, and residential support. By exceeding renewal rate by 15%, was awarded with the company’s 2004 Northern California annual “Renewal Award.” • Achieved outstanding working relationships with tenants, using problem-solving and negotiating skills, while fielding any tenant concerns. This strengthened tenant/landlord relationships allowing for higher than expected lease retentions and therefore greater lease rates.• Coordinated all maintenance/repair projects, while working closely with vendors to manage costs, quality, and project timelines. Resulted in properties exceeding budgetary goals by over 20% my first full year.• Built and managed a team of nine administrative and ten maintenance personnel. As a result of my quick and innovative leadership and team building success, was awarded the 2003 Northern California annual “Star Achiever Award.”• Recognized for consistently exceeding quarterly leasing, maintenance and budgetary goals. The Company: Archstone is the dominant national brand in the apartment industry; the recognized leader in apartment operations with a portfolio concentrated in many of the most desirable neighborhoods across the nation.

• Responsible for managing multiple projects in the construction, restoration and maintenance of water design features on both commercial and residential properties throughout the Bay Area. • Daily responsibilities included implementing the strategic plan for the property, identifying project scope, ensuring that all site operations were in compliance with established policies and procedures, communicating with on-site property managers regarding project time-lines and budgets, directing in-house and third-party contractors, controlling the procurement and expenditure processing for all equipment and supplies necessary to successfully complete project, troubleshooting project issues, calculating tasks and scheduling their completion, supporting and providing leadership and monitoring project budgets and project goals to ensure client satisfaction.The Company: California Waterworks, Inc. was a San Francisco Bay Area based water-feature, design, construction and management company. CWI water features ranged from multi-acre lakes, to custom designed swimming pools to 250 gallon fountains. They were purchased by another a company after I left.

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• Responsible for developing, maintaining and improving customer service interface for high-technology company. • Initiated, designed, and wrote all company Customer Service and Operations Department Polices and Procedures leading to reductions in customer service response time from over 48 hours to less than 1 hour. • Increased customer service efficiency, initiated revised Return Material Authorization (RMA) process; diligently supported customer service complaints received; developed and maintained strong working interdepartmental relationships between technical support, engineering, sales, operations and customer service departments, resulting in significantly faster response times to customers. • Drastically expedited project timelines for customer orders by development of streamlined project scopes of work and diligently monitored project tasks and milestones. • Managed and directed the daily activities of a staff of four direct reports, as well as, in-house and third party repair vendors. • Improved overall customer service efficiency by 200 percent within the first 12-month period.The Company: Tut engages in the development of digital communications processing systems that enable telephony, cable or wireless-based service providers to deliver broadcast quality digital signals over their networks. After I left, they were acquired by Motorola.

• Responsible for monitoring collections and implemented new international wire fund transfer strategies for international packaging company. • Managed cost and quality of transactions, saving this small company the equivalent of my salary annually. • Initiated and managed project of reorganization of collections process and implementation of extensive tracking mechanisms which resulted in accurate historical records for all ‘in use’ and ‘for sale’ used machinery inventory sold throughout North America, spanning a 35-year period. Supported and provided leadership in a commitment to achieve company’s and client’s expectations for service and business objectives. These projects directly contributed to an increase in overall sales by more than 15% annually each year. • Instrumental in leading Business Development team through design, coordination and leveraging of all national Trade Show events.The Company: Packaging Dynamics Inc. existed from 1967 to 1999 and was the North American leader in the manufacturing and distribution of bottling and packaging machinery. Clients ranged from pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries to those in the confectionery and printing business. Packaging Dynamics Inc. also had exclusive North American distribution rights to European machine manufacturing giants such as Marden-Edwards Ltd. in the U.K., Bosch in Germany and IMAR in Spain.

• Set up company’s first computerized shipping system, resulting in reduction of error rates from 2-3% to less than 0.5%; and the reduction of the number of workers handling outbound freight from 3 to 1.• As a result of my managing of quarterly inventories, the amount of time the Distribution Center was closed to all inbound and outbound shipping was reduced from 5-days to less than 36-hours.• Hired, managed and trained Distribution team and process of 50+ reports.The Company: Joe Boxer is one of the most recognized brands in fashion. Starting off in the 1980’s by putting men back into boxer shorts and evolving into a global fashion design powerhouse developing fresh and creative ideas, both in product offerings as well as marketing events.