Linda

I earned my Real Estate license in 1973. In 1984 I obtained my Broker's license. In 1995 I joined Vanguard Realtors as Co-Owner Broker/Manager. I have an equal number of years as a business manager. I bring expertise and knowledge to each real estate transaction. In 1988 I earned an MBA from Pepperdine University. In 2007 I became the sole owner of Vanguard Realtors. I love working with the incredible agents who work at Vanguard Realtors.

Santa Cruz is a wonderful place to live. I love working with my many referrals as well as managing the outstanding group of agents affiliated with Vanguard Realtors. As Broker of Record I get to oversee the many complex real estate transactions that are generated by the skilled team here at Vanguard.

I developed a mentor program for new agents. It enriches our team of professionals here at Vanguard. It is a one of a kind program in Santa Cruz. I believe that professionalism is the key to top level performance for our many satisfied clients.

Our family welcomed a new addition on 3/22/2009. Her name is Temple Adele Valentijn Charman. We call her Adele.

William

After graduating from U C Berkeley in 1988 with an honors degree in Comparative Literature, I was a founding partner in the Bay Area's largest chain of used and vintage guitar stores. In our first six years, the business grew from one tiny back room to five locations, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Austin, Texas. In 1993, I went solo, opening the Univibe family of music stores in Berkeley and Walnut Creek. For over ten years, my staff and I successfully catered to an international and local clientele of collectors, musicians, sound engineers, and artists, both famous and obscure.

My website is www.gimmeshelter-sf.com. Feel free to take a tour.

My more than fifteen years experience as a local small business owner have given me the knowledge and skill to serve the unique needs of my diverse and eclectic clients. I am a proven manager, negotiator, and real estate investor, and am especially sensitive to the requirements and challenges facing my many clients who are active musicians, writers, and artists.

I believe strongly in the value of real estate investments; particularly for the self employed, teachers, artists, and those who struggle, sometimes with little or no outside help, to maintain their long term financial security and independence while pursuing their personal and artistic goals. While I work with clients from all walks of life and at every economic level, I take particular pleasure in helping those who have been told that a career in the arts precludes home ownership for all but the most fortunate and financially successful in their chosen field.

I am active in the San Francisco and Oakland Association of Realtors, and work in both SF and the East Bay. I am familiar with the intricacies of residential, commercial, mixed use, and live/work properties, both leasing and purchase.

I speak fluent Italian, and am available to assist with all aspects of relocation either to or from Italy.

In 2003 I closed my shop and joined the family business, training under the expert tutelage of my business mentor (and mother), Linda Charman. In 2006 obtained my Brokers license and opened my own real estate Brokerage in the Bay Area.