Our Story
Pecan Park Grove LLC was started when Darrell became a California licensed Appraiser & Broker in San Francisco. Using financial information, research and development culled from being graduate students, and cutting edge real estate knowledge, Darrell and Lisa created and sold out a 120 acre development in the Lafayette Louisiana area, renovated and resold several Bay area Properties, and started work on a partnership at The Blue Mountain Ranches in Winnemucca Nevada.
Darrell has been a certified manufactured housing NADA inspector, done specially designed inspections for Property Managers in the Bay Area, and been a successful real estate investor.
Darrell also has studied and renovated construction projects using state of the art building techniques and Solar energy technology. We have "skin in the game!" Having lived off grid at times in the areas where we develop property. We also raised our family and been a benefit to our community exclusively through our real estate activities and not through authorship, or a Monetized social media following.
We Are Defined By The People That Share Their Talents As Part Of Our Family.
People Like Ivan Tome, who comes from a family of renowned Contractors, having been mentored by his father from a young age, and whom has been with us for over 15 years. Ivan ensures that all work done is excellent, and any new developments in the field are incorporated into "Best Practices."
Lisa Simon-Billeaudeau whom prior to her work on our Real Estate projects, had a consulting practice in Organizational Development, had successfully managed projects & people in health care (research & development), retail, and the restaurant sector. Lisa's Real Estate Metrics, her experience collecting and analyzing data, and her ability to manage operations is second to none.
People like Wendy and Moses, two of our inspectors/Maintenance Technicians, both of whom are kind, honest, reliable, intelligent and Extremely well trained. The social skills applied on the job by both individuals put difficult tenants at ease, and lay the foundation for a productive relationship with the Property Management Team.
- Our company is non traditional. We are a precision crafted team, not a hierarchical structure with management and employees. We retain select individuals whom have the ability to go through a vigorous training program and are able to thrive in our company culture.
- In addition to our comprehensive training program, which includes mentorship, collaboration and supervision in the field, we collaborate with professionals/and have owned properties, all over the country. We have people with experience and licensing as contractors, Home Inspections, Real Estate Brokering, Real Estate Appraisals and Commercial Business Audits, along with business associates with years of experience in managing & selling real estate.
- The common denominator with our group: Everyone has been financially successful and made their living(s) in real estate! Not telling others "how to," but actually being successful as real estate developers, managing commercial and residential properties, and in designing and doing substantial renovations on income producing property(s).
- We don't use cookie cutter procedures... we custom design our metrics, inspections and procedures around the specific needs of our client. You won't fill out a 20 something page, canned template, with multiple choices... and get a fancy PDF back, with graphs, bells and whistles! These "one size fits all" products are useless. They seldom deal directly with the specific needs of a client.
- Onboarding a project: The initial consultation allows us to identify your needs and what products and services we can offer to address these needs. For example our "50 plus inspection & maintenance procedures" is an innovative product that looks at over 100 things on average, in a dwelling. This product can be tailored to the specific needs of the property management team. Things like the local legislative environment and various municipal codes, etc.
Resume
Commercial & residential inspections... Including:
Educational & Professional Credentials
Background & Experience 1995-2001 Mission Group Appraisal
Apprenticed & Worked under Jeff kabatznik and James Presta for 5 years as licensed Appraiser.
Address: 2601 Mission Street, Phone (415) 648-0648 missiongroupappraisal.com Jeff Kabatznik owner
CA Broker...
Buyer Agent. Negotiated sales and advised property buyers in the Bay Area. Gave Real Estate Advice on Financing Properties in Monthly Presentations.
Development Built-
Sugar Mill Road, Opelousas Louisiana. 120 Acre land area subdivided, roads built, and one acre plots sold. Pecan Park Grove started as an LLC, managed and developed sales staff at Van Eaton & Romero and Clayton Manufactured Homes. Negotiated with local community Board, Permit & Zoning officials.
We sold development out.
2001-2005 Hayes Street Building Project-
Renovated Edwardian Duplex, turning the bottom unit into a Rental, and eventually an Air B&B. We designed the bottom unit with the help of an architect. I was general contractor for this project... Did cost analysis', Financing, and hired sub contractors.
On Site Property Systems-
Started doing Inspections for this company as a 1099 employee. These included: Move in/Move out inspections, and Maintenance Requests.Address:3 East Third Ave #200, San Mateo California 94401, Phone (415) 878-1900 Onsiteps.com Owner Nick Kraemer (702) 720-4750.
2005-2010 On Site Property Management-
Designed & Developed niche "Safety Inspections,” for Property managers, with Nick Kraemer, now my partner. Inspections addressed fire safety, code violations, tenant issues, deferred maintenance, quality & condition of appliances, and other property management issues. Pecan Park Grove
continues to refine this Inspection product.
Development:
Purchased 150 Acres in Winnemucca Nevada to subdivide & develop. Blue Mountain Ranches Jungo Road, Winnemucca Nevada
2010-2020
(We Moved to Baltimore Maryland Effective 2010)
Quik Track Inspections and audits-
Performed various Commercial & Residential Audits of business' inventory, did car appraisals, home inspections, bank inspections, delivered notices, in a multi state area including Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, etc.
Address: 9700 SW Nimbus Ave, Beaverton, Or 97008, (800) 927-8725, quiktrack.com
DataComp Appraisal Services-
Became NADA certified to appraise manufactured homes. Was "for fee" appraiser for company. Did manufactured housing appraisals, consultations for realtors, and audits. Address: 2600 5 mile road, NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525, (616) 574-0470, datacompusa. com
Onsite Property Systems-
commuted to California every 3 months, to do clusters of safety inspections. At this time we started to set business, Pecan Park Grove, up to offer the inspections to other management companies.
Blue Mountain Ranch Development-
Levelled lots and started advertising campaign to sell lots with a prefab cabin, which we build and finance for the consumer.
2020-Present
Pecan Park Grove is a full service inspection, investment & consulting firm. Pecan Park Grove
designs & implements construction of "off grid" homesteads offered as a choice to property buyers in the development.