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Meet Rick

Rick Bell | REALTOR® | COMPASS | DRE#01422075

“Let’s try to approach this in a new and creative way”

Rick’s career in real estate began at a young age as the son of a local homebuilder, often working on his father’s construction sites.  After graduating from the University of California at Santa Barbara and later Santa Clara University (MBA), Rick began his professional career in 1989 as a commercial real estate broker focusing on the sale and lease of commercial real estate at Fox & Carskadon Commercial, Cornish & Carey Commercial and later Newmark Knight Frank. During the past 30 years, Rick has represented buyers, sellers, landlords and companies in nearly 1,000 commercial real estate transactions of all types.

On the listing side of the transaction, Rick has developed a digital marketing plan that leverages social media channels, thereby allowing for a wider and more effective means of reaching prospective buyers and tenants.  Social media marketing can become complicated very quickly and its effective implementation tends to be a moving target.  Within an industry that largely relies upon old school marketing collateral and processes, understanding the tools and nuances associated with social media marketing is both differentiating and compelling.

On the tenant representation side of the transaction, client satisfaction tends to hinge upon a base of sound market knowledge, coupled with commitment, accessibility and good communication skills.  Rick strives to provide his clients with the information needed to make the best decisions possible, coupled with an open mind to creative approaches, all with the intention of achieving superior results.

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Testimonials

I am writing you today to thank you for the work you did in representing us in the purchase of our new office project at 401 Alberto Way in Los Gatos. You did a great job identifying the property as a potential redevelopment site for us, engaged the seller and created a sale which was a win-win for the seller and for us. This was a complicated sale transaction. After nearly three years under contract, and some potential pitfalls along the way, you helped us resolve situations between the parties that could have derailed the transaction. The $10M acquisition was also very complicated in nature given our intended redevelopment of the site. The entitlement challenges surrounding this project were considerable given current day politics in small towns, and the site’s proximity to neighboring condominium and townhome complexes. I’ve worked with many real estate agents over the years and for anyone considering your real estate services, I would give my highest recommendation. You were always accessible, highly responsive, detail oriented and took great steps to understand the complexities of the transaction, while adding value to the process whenever possible. Within the context of a residential transaction, I have no doubt that you will take every creative step to maximize your client’s position. Furthermore, you are a pleasure to deal with, which makes the process more rewarding. Thanks again and I look forward to our next transaction.

We really appreciate your help in selling our building in Sunnyvale. After nearly 30 years of ownership, when it came time to sell, you were the obvious choice. You’ve done a great job keeping up with us over the many years and you managed all of the details without a hitch. We always felt that you had everything under control and were always looking out for our best interest. Thanks again and good luck.”

I want to thank you for your assistance in representing me in the sale of my Los Gatos building. After 31 years of ownership, it was time to move on and I am very pleased with the outcome. You were mindful of my needs and instrumental in bring the parties together in what turned out to be a very complicated transaction. I found you detail oriented and always felt that you had my best interest at heart. Thanks again and good luck.

We want to thank you for your assistance in helping us locate and negotiate for the purchase of our new building.  Moving from 17,000 to 50,000 square feet was a large step for C&H Enterprises and we always felt that you worked very diligently on our behalf and made certain that all of the details were competently managed.  Given the tight market, we were very pleased with your ability to identify a property that was not actively for sale and feel that we ultimately purchased the property well below market. If we ever have a real estate need, you will be our first call.

I would like to thank you for your help in buying my building.  You were hard working, accessible, detail oriented and very helpful in evaluating issues and alternative remedies.  Should I have a future real state need, either commercial or residential, you’ll be hearing from me.

We would like to thank you for your assistance in buying our building.  Ever since you helped us purchase our first property in 2003, you have been very diligent in keeping up with our ongoing real estate needs.  When it came time to purchase our second building, there was no doubt in our minds that we wanted to work with you again.  Our purchase requirements were very specific and you delivered exactly what we wanted.  Further, your attention to detail put our minds at rest and made for a smooth and enjoyable transaction.

Should we have a future real state need, either commercial or residential, you’ll be our first call.

I would like to express my appreciation for your help in selling our property.  Having kept up with Bob and me for many years, when it came time to sell, it was an easy decision who we should work with.  In the end, you lived up to our greatest expectation.  Your market knowledge and attention to detail was excellent and I truly believe that we received the highest price possible for our property.

Best wishes and keep in touch.

As the Executive Director of a nonprofit organization which has occupied the same property for nearly 50 years, I’m sure that you can appreciate that the decision to sell the property had many decision makers and moving parts.  Your market knowledge, insight and attention to detail was very useful in helping the board of directors make an educated business decision.  You handled the sale flawlessly, which resulted in a smooth, stress free transaction. Whether I have a commercial or residential property need, you are my guy and I look forward to working with you in the future.

We want to thank you for your hard work in selling both our building and rental home.  Both sales had their own unique challenges and you did an excellent job in explaining the process, marketing strategy and options.  You also did a great in job managing our expectations, which led to very stress free transactions.  You will be our first call the next time that we need sell a property and we look forward to referring you to friends and family.

I want to thank you again for your help in selling our building. We were under a tight time frame to get this done and you delivered on all counts. I look forward to our next transaction.

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