About David Kaster, GRI, CDPE

Kaster moved to Marco Island from Green Bay, WI in 1986 to work for the Marriott's Marco Island Resort after studying Hotel & Restaurant management at the University of Wisconsin - STOUT. Dave has been a top producing agent for over 20 years. He is one of the top agents in the Marco/Naples area. Kaster has been able to reach this elite status within the Marco Island/Naples market because of his ability to give his clients "Midwestern Values with Southern Hospitality". He is completely "computerized" and cites "I use the latest technology to better serve my clients".

 
   

He has an excellent working relationship with other top selling agents on Marco and in Naples. Kaster has an extensive background in waterfront homesite sales and new construction along with an emphasis in helping sellers exchange their properties. Dave has received his GRI designation (Graduate Realtor Institute). Dave has become known throughout the real estate community as "THE LOT GUY" because of his strong emphasis in new home construction and expertise in marketing and selling waterfront lots. He now lives and specialize in selling properties in Fiddler's Creek.

Member of National Association of REALTORS
Member of Floridal Association of REALTORS
Member of Naples Association of REALTORS
Member of Marco Island Association of REALTORS
Member of Door County Board of REALTORS
Member of Wisconsin Association of REALTORS

Our Client-First Philosophy

There are many qualities and skills that go into being an excellent real estate professional - integrity, in-depth community and market knowledge, marketing savvy, effective negotiation skills and a high-quality professional network, all of which are hallmarks of how I work.

That said, in my experience as a Marco Island real estate professional, I've also found that providing the very best service is essentially about putting my clients first. This means keeping myself accessible, being a good listener as well as a good communicator, and responding quickly to your needs.

This "client first" philosophy has always been my approach and it requires me to continually improve my skills and ways of doing business. In addition, I've found that the latest technologies are enabling me to do everything I've always done, only much more quickly and efficiently. They've also helped me to extend the range of services I provide to my clients.

So when you decide that you'd like to buy or sell a home in the Marco Island,Naples,Fiddler's Creek,Lely,Fiddlers Creek areas, please contact me. or call 239-642-2000

 


 
 

About Marie Orlando 

Originally from Cleveland, OH, Marie moved to Naples in 2000. She brings with her 5+ Years of experience in the Mortgage Industry.  Marie joined Independent Brokers Realty in April of 2009.  She has an extensive background in all aspects of the mortgage process after owning her own Mortgage company.  Her experience gives us the abilitly to help our clients to achieve their goal of home ownership and a unique insight on dealing with banks by specializing in Foreclosures and Short Sale Properties. 

 

 

About Tom Williams

Thomas J. Williams obtained his Florida Brokers License in 2006 - He is the Broker/Principal of Williams & Kuhn 1st Choice Realty Group, LLC. in Northeast Ohio, the Tri-county area, the Mahoning Valley. Tom has been a licensed Realtor in the State of Ohio for 32 years and he brings that experience to the Marco/Naples area.   He attained his brokers license in 1988. He is also a licensed residential appraiser in Ohio. Tom is a multi-million dollar producer having attained many awards for his sales achievements including the Ohio Association of Realtors Presidents Sales Club for the past 18 years.  Tom is very active in the Youngstown-Columbiana Association of Realtors. He was president of the association in 1999, served as legislative committee chairman for many years and currently is a mediator for the association. On a state level Tom served as District 1 Vice President for the Ohio Association of Realtors and has been on the Board of Directors for the past 16 years. Tom was elected to the position of Treasurer of the Ohio Association of Realtors for 2011.   Tom is also a director for the National Association of Realtors.

Tom has always been ehtical and professional in his buiness practice as a Realtor and continues to treat his clients with the utmost respect while providing experience, knowledge and guidance to the indiviuals he represents.

 

 

About Bonnie Zaikov

 

Bonnie moved from Las Vegas to Southwest Florida in 1996 after selling real estate in her first booming market. With a degree in business marketing and founder of her universities American Marketing Association, Bonnie is known to think out of the box when marketing your home. Bonnie has been awarded Southwest Florida's Business and Marketing Specialist Award from SAME. (Sales and Marketing Experts) Coming from a family of developers Bonnie understands the real estate business and the importance of finding out exactly what a customer is looking for from their Realtor. Bonnie's fortunate timing to sell real estate in her second booming market started in 2001 while working directly for the developer in Fiddlers Creek. And selling over 50 million dollars of property in one years time. When Bonnie is not spending time with her family she will be found donating her time to several charity events, fundraising for schools and various groups and school committees on Marco Island. Her experience of thinking out of the box has helped her implement some ideas for The Student Advisory Council for our local school system as well as other various local groups.

 

 

Why hire The Dave Kaster Team to sell your home? 

As your agents, we will:

  • Prepare custom market analysis to determine current market value of your property.
  • Counsel you on current market trends, pricing & staging your property, giving advice on how to maximize your profits using our years of real estate experience.
  • Prepare a custom listing binder with all important documents in order. We are very organized and we have checklists and systems for everything we do so that nothing gets missed.
  • Make multiple extra keys carefully coded so that we always are prepared for multiple showings.
  • Install yard signs for maximum exposure as allowed by local codes.
  • Prepare a detailed Inventory of furnishings if applicable. For contract purposes it is best to prepare this in advance and attach to the Sales Contract to eliminate any misunderstandings.
  • If rented review details of lease, deposits, dates, coordinate with tenants and rental management company, and handle related sales contract details.
  • Follow up on all showings. We record your personal showing instructions in our computer system and log in each showing as the appointment is made so that we know who is in your property at all times. We follow up on all the showings for feedback from the buyers and to offer our assistance in consummating your sale. We will communicate to you all comments we get from the prospective buyers and their Realtors.
  • Send you written monthly statistical market analysis and State of the Market Report.
  • Communicate to you personally our advice and summations regarding any conditions affecting the marketing of your property.
MAXIMUM EXPORSURE TO THE MARKET

To make sure your property is seen by Buyers and REALTORS®, and showcased in a way that demonstrates its value we will:

 This is one of the most effective means of marketing your property 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Our site is ranked very high by Google as a one-stop shop for the Marco Island/Naples area. It not only has comprehensive real estate information, but everything else you need to know if you are visiting or relocating. Your property will also appear on over 30 of the top real estate websites, including the #1 real estate related site Realtor.com®. We have purchased prime positioning on these sites with featured properties to give you maximum exposure.

  • Professionally photograph your property and amenities.
  • Prepare Visual Tours and comprehensive slide shows of your property to place on 30+ websites, which gives your property optimum exposure on the worldwide web.
  • Design professional brochures, flyers, and photo presentation booklets for distribution to REALTORS® and prospective buyers. The quality of our marketing materials is well-known and appreciated throughout the area.
  • Aggressively market your property to area REALTORS® through use of MLS & technology systems available to the professional real estate community.
  • Personally promote your property at 2 weekly REALTOR® meetings and through our Team's large local sphere of influence.
  • Feature your property on 2-guided REALTOR® tours.
  • Personally send the Virtual Tour, photo Gallery, and detailed presentation of your property to all the Realtors.
  • Search our extensive database in our personal custom computer matching system allowing us to match your property to 23+ years of accumulated prospective buyers (over 10,000).

Assist in Negotiations and Closing

We will:

  • Qualify and counsel serious buyers and their agents to make it easy for them to move forward with a good offer on your property.
  • Review sales contracts, addendums, disclosures, your protections, obligations & closing costs.
  • Counsel, advise & help you analyze all offers.
  • Negotiate for you to help you accomplish the best price, terms & conditions for any offer.
  • Help with the vast legal paperwork, including any required condominium or homeowner's disclosures, lead-based paint, energy efficiency and other disclosures.
  • Monitor all details on escrow deposits, contingencies, make sure necessary surveys have been ordered.
  • Arrange access and consulting with appraiser as needed.
  • Review pre-qualification letter from Buyer's lender and coordinate with Buyer's lender regarding loan approval.
  • Schedule property inspections and assist in negotiating any inspection items that are requested, and help with getting estimates for required repairs.
  • Advise you on local closing procedures.
  • Advise you on the many details of closing such as utilities, insurance, other services and help you with any details such as choosing movers.
  • Consult with you, the buyer and the selling agent throughout the settlement process and troubleshoot potential problems in advance to avoid deal-breakers.
  • Assist your attorney to ensure a smooth & timely closing, communicating with you at all times before, during and after the sale.
  • Apply our "Team" specialization to benefit YOU in all facets of your real estate transaction including providing you with the expertise of your own personal Team Listing, Marketing and Closing Managers.

 

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