Real Estate Broker, Stanford M.B.A.

Don Diltz is a second generation real estate broker with experience from over 300 real estate transactions on the San Francisco Peninsula.  His business experience includes technology marketing and an initial public offering while vice president of marketing at a local biotechnology corporation, Escagenetics.  Additionally, he has had years of contract negotiation experience including collective bargaining and intellectual property transfers both in biotechnology and as chief operating officer for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.  Prior experience includes international consulting for the United Nations and the U.S. Agency for International Development in the Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone and Rome. 

Don's training, in addition to numerous real estate certifications, includes an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and M.S. in Resource Economics from the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture as an East West Center grantee.  Don earned his A.B. at the University of California, Berkeley.

Community Involvement

Don is committed to sharing his talents with the community.  He is actively involved in a number of community organizations including Rotary International, Run for the Community and the Alumni Consulting Team of Stanford's Graduate School of Business.  Additionally, he shares his experience and expertise as a faculty member of the Stanford Continuing Studies Program.

Special Expertise

Certain types of real estate transactions require special expertise.  Here is a sampling of our specialties

• 1031 Exchanges (investment properties)
• Relocation
• Probate and trust sales
• Seniors Real Estate Specialist
• Certified Home Marketing Specialist

Other Team Members Include:

Real Estate Transaction Specialist

Real Estate Title and Escrow Services

Real Estate Inspection Services

• General Home Inspector
• Drainage/Foundation Inspector
• Roof Inspector
• Termite Inspector
• Pool Inspector

Other Specialty Inspectors

Interior Design Consultant

Staging and Design Services

Mortgage/Lending Services

Contractors, including General Contractors, Landscape Contractors, Electrical Contractors, Painting Contractors and many others

Movers & Storage

Special Interests and Expertise

Real Estate Broker
Stanford M.B.A.
Master Home Marketing Specialist
Specially trained in Mediation
Specially trained in Negotiation
SRES: Seniors Real Estate Specialist

Helping Sellers Squeeze Every Last Dollar From Their Sale
     The mid peninsula real estate market is extremely active and many people have the impression that all you have to do to sell a home is place a sign in the front lawn and hold out your hand for the check.  The truth is that California's litigious and consumer protection oriented culture is fraught with opportunities for a seller to be sued and while selling a property is always possible, the objective is to maximize the returns to the seller's pocket and to make sure the property stays sold.  To this end, I counsel sellers on the most cost effective ways to get value and practices that will minimize the chance of litigation.  Some people have just turned over the keys and let me do all the preparation, which I am happy to do. 

Helping Buyers to Find Their Home and Buy It for the Best Possible Price
    Finding the right home is tricky and is just the beginning.  I have a proven system to help you negotiate and actually purchase your new home for the best possible price.  My network of contractors will be available to you after the purchase to help you to tailor the home to your particular tastes and needs.

San Francisco Mid Peninsula Specialty
     12 years centered in SF Mid Peninsula real estate representing more than 300 client transactions. Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley, Woodside, Redwood City, Redwood Shores, Foster City, San Mateo, Burlingame

Anna & Mathai Mammen (Sellers & Buyers)
Dear Don,
We wanted to let you know how much we appreciate all your hard work, expertise, intuition, kindness and sense of humor throughout the stressful process of buying and selling our home. We are especially grateful for all the extra work you did in order to make our lives a little easier while we were dealing with the added stress of our very sick baby daughter Mia - like making house calls instead of asking us to come into your office. You also took the time to understand what we wanted in a house and when you found a house that you thought we would love, you were right! When we decided to make a bid, you worked until late at night to get our offer done, and did your negotiating magic to get us the house at very close to our first offer. Finally, you navigated us through the inspection process and made us feel confident in the quality of our purchase.

As terrific as you were during the purchase phase, we were even more impressed with the amount of knowledge and diligence that you showed in selling our existing house. You understood exactly what needed to be done to put the house into great shape in a slowing market. There were numerous bumps in the road along the way with various inspections, and your calmness and highly informed perspective along the way got us through. The staging was magnificent - we remember walking for the first time in the newly staged house and marveling at how refined and elegant the house looked. Again, we are grateful to you for going above and beyond by coordinating all the inspections, handymen and contractors; and letting us focus our time on Mia's health. We literally could not have done this without you. You were available by phone at all hours of the day and night, and we felt very taken care of. In the end, you managed to sell our house quickly and well above our asking price, despite the fact that there were two other similar houses selling in our neighborhood

This is the second time that we have used your services successfully, and it surely won't be the last. Thank you so much.

Anna and Mathai Mammen

Eric Weiss, Vice President, Macromedia, Inc. & Kathryn Stoner-Weiss, Associate Director, Stanford University, Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law
"...What we like about them: Professional. No pressure. Smart. Well connected in the community (helped us with all kinds of ancillary support stuff from insurance, to mortgage brokers). Gave good advice in negotiations and with experts (e.g.inspectors). Enjoyable to work with. Listened well. Asked good questions we wouldn?t have thought of. Honest..."

Dr. Audrey H. Hurley
"...developed and implemented a plan that far surpassed any marketing strategies for selling a home I have ever seen. Their professional background of experience ... compounded with a very sound base of knowledge about real estate provide me with an assurance that I was working with the ... very best people."