Shahab "Joe" Tavakoli
Luxury Leasing Advisor
California Real Estate License # 01824645

Shahab was born in Tehran Iran.  After graduating from high school in Tehran he came to the United States to further his education. He graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel and Restaurant Administration.

He moved to Northern California and managed various restaurants in the Bay Area for several years. A few years later he acquired his Pharmacy Technician license (both California and National) in 2002 with a GPA of 4.0. He worked in retail and hospital pharmacies for 6 years.

He became interested in Real Estate concept through a friend that ignited a passion within him and he has been working in this field for several years since.

Shahab currently lives in Berkeley California. His daughter Melissa lives and works in London England, and his youngest daughter Nahal lives in Southern California where she is attending college. Shahab can be reached on his cell at (925) 639-5342, the office at 510-633-0408 X141, or via email at joe@azaripm.com.

Azari Property Management is dedicated to providing quality management services to our clients. The following are just some of the ways we believe we differentiate ourselves from many other association management firms.

Azari Property Management is a privately owned and very young into this business, therefore, we take care of our client like our own family members and we are small enough to pay attention to each property’s need as soon as possible.

While each investor has a particular manager assigned to him/her, we assure that our clients have coverage through vacations, illness, or the turnover of personnel.  Also, Azari Property Management is able to provide career paths, benefits and training to our employees in order to minimize turnover and ensure we are able to retain quality managers.

We believe that one of the most valuable services we provide to our clients in the proper and safe handling of the financial affairs of their real estate investment. We employ professional Accounting and financial manager on proper accounting treatment of issues and to establish systems to assure that the standards and practices followed are current and fully auditable.

The financial statements prepared by Azari Property Management for our clients and the internal controls and systems we maintain are often audited by outside accounting firms with no material deficiencies being found. The financial transactions of our clients are managed within a system of checks and balances and strict separation of duties are maintained as required by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Ms. Manzar Azari, have over 20 years experience of working as financial executives for multi million dollar companies in United States and she will manage and oversee all the daily activities of accounting transactions for making sure the accuracy and timeliness of our financial reports to our investors.

Many management companies do not have the necessary staff or experience to properly separate and differentiate duties. Azari Property Management has quick access to legal advice that is up to date and expert in the laws and trends affecting managing real estate in San Francisco and Bay Area.
Ms. Manzar Azari is an active member of the Women’s Council of Realtors, the National Association of Realtors, the California Association of Realtors, and the San Francisco Association of Realtors. These are the Real Estate organizations that provide programs, products and services to its REALTOR® members that will assist them in increasing productivity and realizing success in the real estate business, and to create a regulatory and legal environment conducive to the practice of real estate brokerage.