About Cheryl

Cheryl Bower

Realtor, GRI, ABR

   cheryl bower z pic natural.jpg (xl, l, m, s)As a third generation San Franciscan, Cheryl appreciates having been raised in such a diverse, exciting city as San Francisco. Her fascination with real estate started at a young age. By her early twenties she had purchased her first home and learned firsthand the rewards of sweat equity.

 

A subsequent purchase was a five unit property in the Sunnyside where she quickly became engrossed with San Francisco's complicated and ever changing rent control laws from a property owner perspective.

 

This experience has proven invaluable not only for the successful management of her property but for her investor clients who rely on her vast rental experience to help them successfully fill their vacant units with well qualified tenants. The system she's been consistently using for the past 10+ years has resulted in a track record of zero evictions!

 

Cheryl enjoys working with a variety of clients ranging from investors to commercial clients to first time home buyers.  She firmly believes in the tremendous benefits of owning real estate including the tax incentives, the gradual building of wealth and the satisfaction of being a property owner. She takes pride in helping clients navigate through the sale or purchase of a property, negotiating the best price and terms, as well as ensuring that all the details will be smoothly handled.

 

In her free time, Cheryl enjoys raising orchids, hiking with her dogs, renovating her Spanish Revival home in Burlingame, and enjoying the fantastic restaurants available in San Francisco and on the Peninsula.

 

Education:

BS Environmental Studies, Sonoma State University 1999

Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI) 2008  (held by less than 2.3% of California licensees)

Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR ®) 2008

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Affiliations:

San Mateo Association of Realtors

San Francisco Association of Realtors

California Association of Realtors

National Association of Realtors

Women's Council of Realtors

Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council San Francisco

Small Property Owners Association

Build It Green

 

Contributor/Volunteer:

Neighborhood Emergency Response Team

S.F. Surfrider Foundation

Sustainable San Mateo

Northern California Solar Association

CA Department of Real Estate License #01505551

 

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Skip Walker is a key member of the property inspection team.  He thoroughly inspects a property top to bottom & evaluates over 400 items including the following primary building systems:

 

Site/Drainage
Roof/Attic
Structural/Foundation
Interior
Exterior
Windows/Doors
Electrical
Plumbing
Heating/Cooling
Fireplace(s)

Skip is the best in his field!

 

 

Certifications include:

MCI, Master CREIA Inspector #107
ASHI Certified Inspector
F.I.R.E. Service Certified Inspector #FP-102
ICC Certified Building Inspector #5283444-B1
ICC Certified Mechanical Inspector #5283444-M1
ICC Certified Plumbing Inspector #5283444-P1
Real Estate Appraiser, CA License #AT040048
25+ Years Home Remodeling, Construction and Business Experience
IT Educated
RREI/CREI
Insured/Bonded

 

Jacquie Berry co-founder of HOA Document Review analyzes HOA documents and reserves to determine if there are any upcoming assessments & to determine the health of the reserves.  The value of a condo & the price a buyer pays is directly related to the health of the reserves.  Her report is used as a negotiating tool so that my client get the best price for their purchase.


Headquartered in the heart of California's legendary Silicon Valley, HOA Document Review was founded in 1998 by a group of seasoned Homeowner Association professionals all with highly successful track records.


HOA Document Review was designed from the start to meet the needs of today's real estate professionals and their prospective buyers and sellers.


We began with a simple vision: to reduce the risk, associated with the transfer of ownership of a unit or lot within a Common Interest Development by providing an assessment of the accuracy and completeness of the documentation provided to a prospective purchaser.


The HOA Document Review process should be used by real estate professionals to help guide their sellers in complying with their statutory responsibility to provide accurate and complete documentation to their prospective purchasers before the transfer of ownership. HOA Document Review assists in this process at a reasonable price.


The HOA Document Review process should also be used by prospective purchasers to fully understand the administrative and financial state of the community association in which they are considering a major investment.