Yoko Kasai
Luxury Leasing Advisor
Yoko Kasai was born in Japan but considers herself a Bay Area native. She currently resides in San Rafael with her son Max and her husband Rick. She has lived all over the Bay Area and enjoys being knowledgeable about the subtle differences between the different counties. She thoroughly enjoys each challenge that real estate brings and loves working with her colleagues at Front Porch to find the best solutions. Yoko is the 2008 VP of Membership for the Marin Chapter of the Women’s Council of REALTORS®. She holds the Senior Real Estate designation and is an EcoBroker. One of her passions is to continually pursue new learning opportunities both personal and professional. Yoko loves to bike all over the Bay Area, cook, ski, and eat fantastic food.
Yoko can be reached at (415) 847-6519 (cell) or by email at yoko@frontporchrealtygroup.com.
Karen Robertson Strain
Luxury Leasing Advisor
Karen is a native San Franciscan and her two daughters have the distinction of being 4th generation San Franciscans. She and her husband Jim made the short move to Novato 10 years ago because they wanted their daughters to attend the much admired Marin public school system. Her family acclimated to the beauty and culture of Marin very quickly. It was one of the best decisions they have ever made.
After working over 20 years in the healthcare field and for non-profit organizations, Karen made the decision to follow her own passion and real estate fit the call. She enjoys helping people find their homes - especially first time buyers. When it comes to selling or buying your home, she works diligently to make sure that it is a smooth transaction for all parties involved. Communication is her number #1 goal. She believes personal and ongoing contact is very important to building the relationship with clients and ultimately the success of the transaction. She currently serves on the board for the Marin Chapter of the Women's Council of REALTORS. In her spare time she enjoys long distance walking, reading a great book, and is an enthusiastic knitter. Karen also continues to teach CPR and First Aid in the Bay Area - which has allowed her to meet many wonderful people.
Karen can be reached at (415) 269-9326 (cell) or by email at karen@frontporchrealtygroup.com.
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Learn more about North Bay/Marin below
The North Bay is connected to San Francisco by the Golden Gate Bridge and to the East Bay by the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge (usually called either the Richmond Bridge or San Rafael Bridge), and the Carquinez Bridge, which crosses the San Pablo Bay between Benicia and Martinez. Several ferry routes operate between the North Bay and San Francisco, from terminals located in Sausalito, Tiburon, Larkspur, and Angel Island. Commuter rail service from Fairfield to Sacramento and Oakland is provided by Amtrak on its Capitol Corridor (Amtrak) line.
The area is said to have been covered by Pomo Native Americans before European intervention. The Russians first settled the area at Fort Ross as a fur-trading post, but the area was later settled by the Spanish-Mexican Alta California. The Bear Flag Revolt took place in the town of Sonoma, which is also the location of the last of the California Missions. General Mariano Vallejo, the last secretary to the Governor of California before its annexation to the United States, kept his home in Sonoma; his ranch, now a National Historic Location, was located in nearby Petaluma.
The North Bay remained isolated and rural well into the 20th Century. The opening of the Golden Gate Bridge in the 1930s transformed Marin County from a dairy farming region into an upscale suburban area. Until the 1990s, the region's growth was at a gradual pace, with significant restrictions on development being imposed in Marin and Napa Counties in the 1970s. (Future Senator Barbara Boxer was an important figure in the North Bay's open space preservation movement.)
The largest city in the North Bay is Santa Rosa. Other major cities include:
San Rafael
Napa
Novato
Sonoma
Petaluma
Calistoga
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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.
