Ken is a 25 year Big Bear Lake property owner, residing in Castle Glen Estates. He is highly motivated and detail oriented, with extensive construction expertise specializing in Residential, Commercial, Industrial, and Retail Real Estate, with a C-10 License in California. Having joined the Big Bear Board of Realtors in 2010, Ken is not new to Real Estate. In the past 45 years, Ken has invested in
numerous properties of varying types all over Southern California. For the past 25 years Ken has been buying and selling properties in Big Bear, which have included vacation homes, investment properties, and his primary residence. She began working with Realty Executives Big Bear in 2007. She has worked nearly every angle in the office, from receptionist to escrow assistant, as well as marketing coordinator for the broker/owner. She is deeply invested in her family and the community, volunteering at the local library’s literacy program, as well as tutoring her younger brother and others in elementary and high school subjects. In the past 13 years Ken and Cathy have represented hundreds of clients; buyers, sellers and investors, with all different kinds of properties including multi-unit residential properties, business opportunities, commercial properties, and residential homes. Ken and Cathy have handled sales of properties priced below $100,000, in excess of $3.2M, and everywhere in between. They are a versatile and efficient team. Ken and Cathy have kept their business to a healthy balance with regard to number of clients, listings, and transactions so they can be available to each client, aware of the details in each transaction, and have the framework in place to increase their volume to even above their best year at 50 transactions and $21M sold, without decreasing the level of service provided. In addition, Ken has been certified by the Big Bear Association of Realtors as a Big Bear Resort Property Specialist. Ken is trained in Short Sale and REO transactions, and has completed short sale transactions as an agent for both buyers and sellers. He has worked with numerous lenders on both standard and FHA short sales, involving notes secured with both first and second trust deeds. He has negotiated successfully on his clients’ behalf in various circumstances; always looking out for the best interests of his clients, and maintaining communication with negotiators and closers to ensure successful closure of the transaction. Having Cathy McCabe as an assistant on his team provides you with the power of two points of contact constantly watching over and working on your transaction. Ken and Cathy have worked on and closed short sales, REO, traditional re-sales, cash transactions with short escrow periods, HUD homes with First Time Homebuyer Assisted funding, and their excellent track record of closing escrows in the vastly diverse arena of home sales makes them a great candidates to handle your next transaction. They fully realize that buying a home is one the most important decisions and investments a person will ever make. Ken and Cathy are committed to handling that responsibility with the utmost professionalism and with your best interests as a constant motivation. Ken has an extensive background in the following related areas, and his client's have found his knowledge to have enhanced their real estate experience: C-10 Business License, California and Arizona. College Level Studies including Business Accounting, Tax Planning, Commercial and Residential Real Estate and Real Estate Development, Energy Efficient Lighting Systems, and Certified LED and Solar Energy Installations. Affiliations: National Association of Realtors, California Association of Realtors, Big Bear Valley Association of Realtors, East Valley Association of Realtors, Associated Builders and Contractors of Southern California, National Association of Electrical Inspectors. Keller Williams Big Bear-DRE #'s 02153881, 01877829
