George Pino is extremely well qualified in the sale of
commercial real estate having been involved in real estate for the past 27
years. After graduating from the University of Southern California, Mr. Pino
joined Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., at the time, the largest Real Estate Auction
Company in the United States, as well as one of the larger Commercial Real
Estate Management Companies. During his tenure from 1987-1993 at Kennedy-Wilson
Mr. Pino rose to become the manager of the Closing Department. His responsibilities
included working as a liaison with developers and sellers while tracking the
closings of the auction sales.
Additionally, he oversaw the opening of offices in New
York, Massachusetts, Texas, Chicago and Pleasanton California. His expertise
has been developed over the past 18 years. During that time he has been
personally responsible for the sale of and/or directly involved in the
marketing of over 5,900 assets, including nearly 300 commercial properties,
resulting in closed transactions totaling over $542,000,000 throughout the
United States.
In 1993, Mr. Pino joined Mr. Joe Killinger at The Sands
Group, the Real Estate Auction division for Fred Sands Realtors and continued
working at that company until 2002. During his time there he was responsible for
targeting potential auction marketing opportunities and conducting feasibility
studies of the properties. His responsibilities included: Hiring and training
of new sales agents; initial contact of potential clients; market analysis of
property; presale due-diligence work; selection of subcontractors and vendors;
oversight of Title contractor; oversight of Escrow contractor; management of
auction staff, including on-site agents, telemarketing agents, and support
staff, and oversight of closing staff. In 1995, in addition to The Sands Group,
Mr. Pino, along with Mr. Killinger started O.P.M. Investments, LLC, a real
estate holding company and Outside Property Management company.
In 2002, Mr. Pino started Learning Links Centers, LLC, a
new type of Socially Responsible Real Estate Investment Company, geared toward
investing in low to moderate income neighborhoods of larger metropolitan areas
of the United States and highlighting educational opportunities for their
residents. Their first acquisition was a 29-unit building located in the Los
Angeles neighborhood of Baldwin Village, an area known for its high density and
high crime rate. To date, Learning Links Centers has acquired 7 buildings, for
a total of 467 units, with a market value of over $10,000,000.
Concurrently with starting Learning Links Centers George
Pino was recruited by, and joined, DBL Realtors to start their commercial
division. After the acquisition of DBL by Sotheby's International Realty, Mr.
Pino noticed a need for a boutique commercial company that had its Client’s
Best Interests in mind. Realizing this need he started Commercial Broker’s
International, a full service commercial brokerage, along with Joseph
Killinger.
Mr. Pino graduated from the University of Southern
California in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing.