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Jeffrey Lee Klaus
101 Sand Creek Drive, Suite 309
Brentwood, CA 94513
925.240.7474 Work
866.476.4311 Fax
925.389.6027 Cell
jklaus007@att.net
Summary of Qualifications:
MBA with 17 years of experience in the real estate industry, California and Illinois. Owned and operated residential real estate sales, property acquisition, management, and liquidation firms. Strong understating of the California and Illinois residential real estate markets. Developed financing, marketing, and management strategies for residential real estate. Developed and implemented product positioning strategies. Developed comparative market analyses, i.e. market, income, cost, and replacement approaches, and profit and loss statements. Developed and created innovative marketing and financing strategies, while managing client relationships, yielded the sale of 10 million dollars of residential real estate in a bear market, late 80’s early 90’s.
Experience:
Blue Sky Realty, Brentwood, CA 2003-Present
(California residential real estate sales, investment, and property management firm)
Sole-proprietor, California real estate broker
A residential real estate sales, property acquisition, management, and liquidation firm.
• Developing and implementing marketing tools toward buying and selling of residential real estate, technology, mail, ads, web, email, neighbors, and realtor marketing etc..
• Developing and implementing financing strategies for residential real estate, i.e. determining and utilizing financial market conditions to determine proper financial instruments for buyers to acquire residential real estate.
• Developing custom staging solutions to get top market value.
• Developing and implementing financing strategies for acquiring of residential real estate, i.e. determining and utilizing financial market conditions to determine proper financial instruments to acquire residential real estate.
• Developing and implementing management tools for the property preservation, cash flow management, and contented residential tenants, i.e. custom leases, screening tools, and tenant relation programs.
• Distressed property acquisitions.
• Management of residential construction projects, ie remodeling and additions.
• $3 M residential real estate owned and managed.
JLK Properties, Libertyville, IL 1997-2003
(Illinois residential real estate property management firm)
Sole-proprietor, Illinois real estate broker
A residential real estate property acquisition, management, and liquidation firm.
• Developing and implementing marketing tools toward buying and selling of residential real estate, technology, mail, ads, web, email, neighbors, and realtor marketing etc..
• Developing and implementing financing strategies for residential real estate, i.e. determining and utilizing financial market conditions to determine proper financial instruments for buyers to acquire residential real estate.
• Developing and implementing financing strategies for acquiring of residential real estate, i.e. determining and utilizing financial market conditions to determine proper financial instruments to acquire residential real estate.
• Developing and implementing management tools for the property preservation, cash flow management, and contented residential tenants, i.e. custom leases, screening tools, and tenant relation programs.
• Distress property acquisitions.
• Management of residential construction projects, ie remodeling and additions.
• $3.37M residential real estate owned and managed.
Resume of Jeff Klaus
Klaus Properties, San Carlos, CA 1992- 1997
(California residential real estate firm)
Sole-proprietor, California Real Estate Broker
Created and implemented marketing and financing strategies to move inventory in a California housing slump.
• Developed marketing strategies to move properties in bear housing markets.
• Effectively marketed residential real estate to different segments of clientele.
• Developed a client base utilizing telemarketing, door knocking, and personal sphere-of-influence.
• Devised creative financing solutions for hard to finance clientele, by analysis of individual situations, i.e. credit history, income levels, work history, and other financial data.
• Created tailored market analyses for clientele, compared: market, income, cost, and replacement approaches.
• Developed marketing strategies to move properties in difficult housing markets.
• Land acquisition and development.
Prudential California Realty, Danville, CA and Wallace Anderson Realty 1989- 1992
(California residential real estate firms)
California Real Estate Agent
Created and implemented marketing and financing strategies to move inventory in a California housing slump.
• Developed marketing strategies to move properties in bear housing markets.
• Effectively marketed residential real estate to different segments of clientele.
• Developed a client base utilizing telemarketing, door knocking, and personal sphere-of-influence.
• Devised creative financing solutions for hard to finance clientele, by analysis of individual situations, i.e. credit history, income levels, work history, and other financial data.
• Created tailored market analyses for clientele, compared: market, income, cost, and replacement approaches.
• Land acquisition and development.
• Managed apartment complexes as well as personal portfolio of investment real estate
• Sold $10,000,000 of California real estate in a California housing slump, '89-'92.
• Closed escrow on 40 California residential properties in a California housing slump, '89-'92.
Education:
De Paul University, Chicago IL
Master of Business Administration Degree (2001)
Major: Global Strategic Management
University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Bachelor of Science (1987)
Major: Chemistry
Computer Skills:
Hardware: IBM Compatibles, Macintosh
Software: Windows XP, Excel 2003, Power Point 2003, Word 2003, Oracle Databases, Various Macintosh applications.
Licensing/Affiliations:
American Marketing Association
California Real Estate Broker's License
Illinois Real Estate Broker’s License
Honors:
MBA with distinction 6/01
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