When it comes to San Diego's top real estate brokers, it’s difficult to pinpoint the most valuable characteristic. It helps to know the market. It helps to be visionary and positive. It helps to be likeable, a keen listener, and a masterful negotiator. With Richard Combs, it all comes down to instinct. For nearly ten years, the rising talent has sharpened his instincts by gaining a surprisingly vast breadth of experience. His repertoire includes large scale new development condominiums, sprawling downtown lofts, luxury condominiums, single family homes…even raw land. It’s made it easy for him to see the intrinsic value of property—and know, instinctively, how to do his job. Richard grew up around real estate (his father is a broker and investor, his mother is a new construction expert and his grandfather was a regional shopping center developer and commercial realtor). Richard's background and experience also comes from years of consulting with developers and real estate investment firms like Bosa Development and Nexus Development Group to name a few .Passion is what drives the top producers in our industry and Richard has found his true passion selling real estate. "I've always loved architecture," he says, "and I'm a natural people-person. This job is a perfect fit." He particularly enjoys finding a buyer who's a good fit for a particular building or property. "A personality match is unbelievably important, especially in small buildings or communities." Equally impressive is his dedication to the selling process when he puts her clients' homes on the market. His marketing materials and attention to details have earned considerable respect from sellers. Both his marketing and negotiation skills have enabled him to attain the highest possible prices for the condo's and homes he has represented.Richard has a solid understanding of the intricacies of the San Diego real estate market. His properties have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Robb Report, LA Times, SFGATE, Seattle Times, The Sun, The New York Times, The Observer & Mansion GlobalSpecialties: Multi-Family Residential, Relocation Specialist, Multi-Family Market Research