Dan Martinez: A Renovating Force for Keller Williams Realty South Sound

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Dan and Peggy Martinez are dedicated community members through family, youth soccer, and neighborhood revitalization.
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Dan Martinez, former President of the local youth soccer club Puget Sound Slammers was instrumental in bringing super star Mia Hamm to Olympia for a youth training camp in 2010.

Dan Martinez approaches life with determination and a vision whether it be his career, youth sports, family or community involvement. Well known within the youth soccer community, Martinez is currently gaining similar fame within the local real estate community. As a broker for Keller Williams Realty South Sound, Martinez is the go to guy for home rehabilitation. He is committed to transforming and revitalizing neighborhoods.

Martinez moved to Olympia in 1997 after he and his wife conducted an exhaustive search for the ideal community to raise and educate their three daughters. A strong school system was the most important factor in their choice. Martinez, his wife, Peggy, and their three young daughters plunged themselves immediately into the local schools and youth soccer. The girls attended L.P. Brown Elementary School, Jefferson Middle School and Capital High School.

While Peggy stayed involved in the schools, Martinez became active on the soccer field. “I mostly coached competitive teams since I appreciated the commitment of the players. It allowed me to bring out the talents of each player at a higher level of play. As President of South Sound Futbol Club, now Puget Sound Slammers Soccer Club, I coined the tagline ‘Developing Skills for a Lifetime’ because I viewed soccer as a means to develop skills beyond the soccer field,” explains Martinez.

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Dan and Peggy Martinez are dedicated community members through family, youth soccer, and neighborhood revitalization.

“One of my greatest memories was coaching a team called Velocity,” he continues. “The team made it to two state championships and six of those players went on to play collegiate soccer. I am also proud to have played a role in bringing Mia Hamm to one of our Puget Sound Slammers training camps in 2010.”

When Intel announced in October 2013 that his job of 19 years would be relocated to Oregon, Martinez had a decision to make. Martinez served as program manager of a manufacturing team that built servers worldwide with the latest processors in. “Having established strong relationships, and with grandkids just down the street, including my third one born on December 8, we were not ready to leave our wonderful community,” he recalls.

Coincidentally, Martinez and his wife had begun investing in real estate to better prepare for their retirement. When Martinez chose to stay in Olympia he decided to obtain his own broker’s license. “Acquiring my real estate broker’s license was a natural progression into the world of real estate. The career transition played into my strengths.”

In a brief span of time, Martinez has acquired two rental homes and renovated four properties including three in East Olympia and one in Lacey. Martinez has created a niche through a solid understanding of home rehabilitation. He is savvy about repair costs and the resale value of homes. He specializes in distressed properties, rehabilitation loans and guiding first-time home buyers.

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Keller Williams Realty is committed to community service through the company’s RED (Renew, Energize, Donate) Day. Local realtors, including Dan Martinez, helped with property improvements at the Community Youth Services site.

“I am really good at finding the most worth for buyers who are looking to obtain value properties. I can determine what type of repairs are doable. I can advise people toward creating value in their property. Some people would look at a house and property and only see what is wrong. Others see the home with a vision and opportunity. These are the people I assist in securing a 203k loan, which allows the buyer to get additional money to fix the house prior to move in.”

203k loans are designated for houses that are in need of rehabilitation. The loan covers the cost of the property and necessary home repairs. The renovation loan can cover a vast range of repairs including room additions, bathroom and kitchen remodeling, roofing, flooring, plumbing, energy conservation, new appliances and other structural repairs.

Martinez shares, “I enjoy helping people in difficult situations. Recently we assisted a mother and daughter in Lacey who had inherited their family home that was in disrepair. They tried to fix up the home but it was taking more time, work and money than they had. We were able to buy the house which provided them the financial resources to move on to their next destination. We fixed up the house and sold it to a family who is now enjoying the newly refurbished home.”

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Dan Martinez of Keller Williams Realty of South Sound is an expert in home rehabilitation. Shown here is the recent kitchen renovation of a 1913 home in East Olympia funded by a 203K loan.

One of Martinez’s favorite projects was a home on the Eastside of Olympia. “I love homes that have character like the 100-year-old homes in the historic Bigelow neighborhood. With old homes, we can bring them up to the latest standards so that they are safe and easy to maintain. The new owners can move in after we have modernized the home so that they do not have to do any more updates.”

As an expert in home rehabilitation, Martinez’s goal is attract good homeowners and enhance neighborhoods. And it seems the slogan of ‘developing skills for a lifetime’ has carried Martinez from the youth soccer field to renovating his own career. Martinez’s choice to remain in Olympia, develop soccer players, and revitalize neighborhoods has significantly contributed to building a stronger community.

Contact Dan Martinez, Broker/Realtor, Keller Williams Realty South Sound at 360-789-4408 or danmartinez@kw.com.

 

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