Travis has been actively involved in real estate for 19 years and has both brokered and invested in nearly every property type, including condominiums, single family homes, retail and industrial real estate as well as apartments. He has been a landlord; he has co-owned and co-managed approximately 130 apartment units in Marin County as well as individual condominiums in Berkeley and San Francisco. He has also managed construction projects, including oversight of the completion of an 88 unit apartment complex on Novato, CA that he acquired with a partner during its construction.
Travis’ completed transactions total over $375 million, including over $70 million in financing as well as properties valued at $65 million that he acquired as an investor through various partnerships he has formed. For 15 years Travis’ primary focus has been newly constructed or renovated properties as well as off-market properties, completing transactions of such assets throughout San Francisco, the Bay Area and nationwide.
Travis brings his extensive experience as a principal investor to bear in negotiating and completing every property purchase or sale on behalf of his clients. He has been highly successful in property searches for assets available for sale but not formally on the market; marketing of properties to achieve the highest price; extensive transaction management, including negotiation of relevant documentation and effective navigation through all due diligence matters; accurate valuation of many property types in numerous regions or neighborhoods; and origination and structuring of a wide variety of financing instruments.
Travis believes that the use of technology and the internet is critical for the effective presentation and marketing of real estate. He leverages his substantial history in technology to thoroughly market and effectively present the properties that his clients wish to sell. Travis has created one of the most comprehensive marketing platforms available in residential real estate, maximizing technology and print mediums to consistently access the broadest pool of buyers possible and achieve record prices. His background includes the founding and growth of Sight Design, a website design company still in business today that he started in 1997 and sold to his partners in 2000, as well as sales management positions with two real estate technology start-ups in 2000-2002.
Travis has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a dual emphasis in Real Estate & Urban Land Economics and Finance from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley, CA, class of 1991.
Email: Travis@Bridge-SF.com
Ron Abta is in the top 30 agents in San Francisco in terms of sales volume and has consistently been in the top 1% of agents in San Francisco for several years. Since January 1, 2007 he has closed in excess of $90MM in transactions, representing 80 completed deals for both buyers and sellers. In 2009, Ron completed over $40MM in sales. He brings exceptional sales, marketing, and negotiation skills to each transaction and always puts his clients first.
Ron comes from a real estate family, his mother working as a developer and his father working as a mortgage broker. Whether it be banging nails on construction sites during the summers in high school or helping his mother manage her investment properties, Ron has been involved in real estate almost his entire life.
Throughout much of the 1990’s, Ron held hi-tech positions in Silicon Valley and understands the value technology brings in facilitating the marketing and sales process in real estate. He served as a Product Manager at an internet mortgage broker website (later acquire by CitiGroup) and knows how to implement the tools of technology to achieve sales and marketing objectives. In his product marketing roles, Ron learned the value of marketing in successfully selling any product or service. It was at his Director of Sales position that he learned how to sell, a skill that has served him well in San Francisco real estate since 2003.
Ron is a true Bay Area native, born in Mountain View, CA and raised in Menlo Park, CA. In 1994, he moved to San Francisco where he currently resides with his wife and two children. Having been raised in a household of a mortgage broker and a real estate developer, he has gained an intimate understanding of property values and changing market conditions.
Ron holds a Bachelor’s of Arts in Economics with a minor in Business Administration at University of California Berkeley in Berkeley, CA, as well as a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Stanford, CA.
Email: Ron@RonAbta.com
Dino Zuzic
Dino is a second generation real estate professional. His family includes specialists in numerous facets of real estate construction, which include: structural engineering, electrical contracting, general contracting and supporting trades. Dino has been involved in new residential construction, income property management, and general vendor management. His experience in working within various building trades in support of his family's real estate activities provides ground-level insights and
knowledge that is an integral part of our team.
Dino also brings much experience from the Tax Division of Deloitte & Touche and the Lubrizol Corporation where he led the management of fixed assets; including property, plant, and equipment domestically and internationally. Through these roles, Dino delivers a strong understanding of various real estate asset classes, real estate capital expenditures, tax ramifications and real estate development and analysis. Dino is responsible for: the support of comparable pricing analysis, business development, general transaction management, and a sound sense of the construction side of the business.
Dino holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accountancy and a Master's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from John Carroll University in Cleveland, OH, 2005.
Seth Krubiner
Seth Krubiner has a long track record in San Francisco and The Bay Area in new home marketing and sales, having held senior positions in three of the region's premier organizations. Most recently he was with The Reiser Group, where he was responsible for all aspects of marketing services throughout the Bay Area.
As Director of Marketing for The Mark Company he oversaw a department comprised of ten marketing professionals, including project managers and marketing coordinators. The team was responsible for marketing a portfolio of two dozen new home communities. Notable projects include The Infinity, Arterra and The Hayes. Prior to working at The Mark Company, Krubiner was Vice President of Marketing for Pacific Marketing Associates handling market research, planning, account management, and implementation of all marketing materials for the San Francisco-based new home marketing and sales organization. Notable projects include 88 Townsend (112 units), 199 New Montgomery (168 units) and The Glassworks (39 units).
Seth has a Masters of Business Administration and Masters of Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California, Riverside. A native of Los Altos, CA, Seth is a member of SPUR - San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association.
Ashley West
Ashley is responsible for design and placement of our print advertising as well as creation and execution of direct mail programs and related marketing material.
Sight Design, Web Developer
Sight Design is a full service website design and software development company, with 15 years of experience in the creation of corporate marketing materials and branding as well as web development and systems integration. Sight Design develops all web-based content for Bridge Properties' marketing platforms. Sight Design also is responsible for the design and creation of Bridge Properties' marketing materials, including statements for distribution at the property, detailed property brochures, and related marketing products. More can be found at www.sightdesign.com.
Sylvia Wong, Fidelity National Title
Fidelity provides title insurance and related services throughout the United States and several international markets. Fidelity is the largest title insurance organization in the world. Fidelity has an office on Lombard Street for which Sylvia Wong, with over 20 years experience, is both branch manager and senior escrow officer.