I am a Broker-Associate Team Member at United Realty Group in Rolling Hills Estates, California. Our primary focus is the satisfaction of our clients. Our team will take care of each and every need of your real estate transaction. Whether it is to find your dream home, find investment properties, or finding tenants for your investment properties, we will assist you every step of the way.
I am a fourth generation Japanese-American (yonsei). I am English and Japanese bilingual and bicultural. I have lived in Japan for a long time and have been living in the South Bay area since 1998. I presently live in Rancho Palos Verdes with my wife, my daughter, my and son.
I am a licensed California Real Estate Broker and a REALTOR.
My experience is a bit different from other real estate agents as I spent the first 20 years of my working life in large corporations (Fortune Global 50 Corporations) as well as some smaller Technology Start-ups in an Engineering and Sales/Marketing capacity.
My segue into real estate was as a real estate investor where my wife and I bought properties and then rented it out to tenants. We were signing thick stacks of paper with each of our real property purchases--and those stacks of paper (contracts) are difficult to understand unless you are educated as a Real Estate Agent. So, I educated myself and got a Real Estate Sales Agent License and continued my education and also got a Real Estate Broker's License. A Broker License is a higher from of licensing than a Sales Agent license--requiring additional education and experience.
My education was originally meant for me to better understand the inner workings of real estate and my wife and I now own several properties across five different states. With my real estate knowledge and experience, people around me started asking me to help them with their real estate transactions and that is how I became a functioning Real Estate Broker.
With my education and experience, you can be assured that I have a better understanding of real estate, marketing, market analysis, finance, and economics than the typical agent and I will provide you with answers and solutions to your satisfaction.
I am part of a group of only 3%* of all Realtors in the United States that have a college degree (*source: National Association of Realtors Member Profile Data).
James Makishima is most familiar with the local real estate markets within and around the following zip code areas. See other realtors that service the same areas by clicking: 90274, 90275, 90502, 90503, 90504 & 90505
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