Dane began his real estate career by making his first real estate investment in 1974. Since that time, Dane and Sherrie have purchased and sold hundreds of investment and residential properties for clients and themselves. In 2003, Dane formed First California Realty, Inc. in Sausalito, CA in order to create a conduit for his investment clients and their commercial investment needs. The beautiful new offices turned out to be an attraction to other agents and now Dane is managing broker to 11 other agents with plans for other office expansion.

Dane’s first career was as an Insurance agent and he sold life, disability, fire and casualty insurance and held two different CA insurance licenses. The second was as a government bond specialist for a NYSE member securities firm where his sales prowess led him to be promoted to branch management. Dane held 7 securities licenses, including general securities principal, municipal securities principal, registered options principal, NYSE sales supervisor and general securities sales. As manager of Morgan Olmstead Kennedy and Gardner, a NYSE member, Dane was responsible for nearly 100 brokers, 10 traders, a real estate syndication department, a public finance department and overall operations for the largest branch office in the company. Dane began assisting key clients with tax planning while working in this capacity and still prepares income tax returns for many clients-a very useful background for real estate of all types.

Dane and Sherrie own numerous commercial investment properties ranging from apartment houses to office buildings to industrial warehouses to shopping centers and have vast experience in the technical process of buying, selling and managing them. Dane has represented investor clients in purchasing the same types of properties and several clients have written testimonial letters praising the high level of involvement Dane was able to provide during the transaction due to his diverse professional background and experience.

As a founder of First California Realty, Inc., Dane and his wife/partner Sherrie are growing a unique specialty boutique real estate firm that offers an extremely sophisticated and personal approach to your real estate investment needs.

Dane is a current member of the following community Boards, Commissions and Associations:

•Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Sausalito
•Marin Association of Realtors
•Chairman, Sausalito Waste and Recycling Commission
•Director, Sausalito Rotary Housing Corporation
•Institute of Certified Commercial Investment Real Estate (CCIM)
•CIMNB (Marin Commercial Real Estate Board)
•California Association of Realtors/National Association of Realtors (REALTOR)
•Sausalito Chamber of Commerce

Dane holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from San Diego State University and attended Golden Gate University Law School as well as the Graduate School of Business.

Dane is a past Commodore of the Loch Lomond Yacht Club, he and Sherrie are currently members of the Sausalito Yacht Club and they and their famous dog, Jake, live and work in Sausalito, CA.

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