Every Home Has A Story... Let's Find Yours.

Michael is a real estate agent who truly cares. He cares to ensure that his clients’ needs/desires come first in each real estate endeavor. He cares for and is grateful when he can make a positive impact in the lives of others.

Why Michael?

As a real estate professional since 2008, Michael takes his fiduciary role to heart with each client relationship established. Michael approaches everything and everyone in life with a “glass-half-full” mentality. He is dedicated and tenacious, patient and detail-oriented; optimistic, yet is not afraid to point out the negatives. Too often agents only tell their clients what they want to hear. Michael’s approach is to educate his clients with all the pros and cons so that they can make an informed decision. He believes that his success in real estate comes through developing and maintaining relationships which are based on trust. Buyers and Sellers that work with Michael find it easy to trust him as they can quickly see how much he truly cares about their respective interests. Michael attributes that his ability to sell real estate is directly related to his ability to listen to his clients. He is trained and highly skilled at the art of attentive observation–focusing on what his clients are communicating both verbally and non-verbally. Michael’s goal is your goal, and he works intelligently and creatively to help his clients achieve real estate success.

Michael Schmidt

707.848.6228 | DRE Lic# 01903145

REALTOR® MSR | NavigateRE | michaelschmidtrealestate@gmail.com

I believe my business has a responsibility to serve, connect, grow and protect the communities I operate in.

If you live here already, you know how blessed we are. If you’re considering living or investing here, you’ve probably experienced some of the area’s extraordinary possibilities: City living with country settings and small-town communities; enthralling agricultural beauty, and true farm to fork lifestyle, If Sonoma County, California is your real estate destination, you’ve arrived at the right spot. Whether you’re looking to buy your first home – or to sell an estate – expect nothing less from me than a Meritage blend of real estate expertise, professional service, creativity, and a passion for achieving your goals.

Michael is a responsive, knowledgeable agent that has expertise in all aspects of the real estate business. I’ve done both personal and business purchases with Michael and have been very happy with results. Highly recommended!

-Matthew Hamilton

Michael is outstanding. He handle the sale of our house and the buying of our new property and we couldn't have been happier with the whole process. The property we were buying was a complicated transaction and he was right there with us the whole way. His knowledge of land use laws and ability to get us in touch with all the right people was so helpful. I will continue to recommend Michael to all my friends and family!!

--Daniel and Lori Stewart

I have been fortunate to work with Michael on multiple transactions over the past several years as both a buyer and seller. Michael is everything you would hope for in a realtor- always reliable, diligent, trustworthy, communicative, and truly an expert in the field. Michael has consistently gone above and beyond to make the sometimes complex and tricky world of real estate smooth sailing. His added expertise as a contractor, has also been reassuring in navigating decision making and negotiations. His strong connections to the community and local contractors, have come in handy on multiple occasions for repairs and improvements. If you are on the hunt for a realtor, look no further!

-Bethany Longsman

Every Home Has A Story... We Would Love To Tell Yours!

Each property is different and requires a unique approaching to marketing. You and your listing agent will work together and agree upon the best strategy for positioning your home for sale. We approach each real estate transaction differently - working diligently to ensure that each property has its own unique personality and purpose.

Our marketing team of designers, analysts, artists and technology gurus are constantly offering strategically driven marketing solutions and custom tailored work to meet the individual needs of our clients.

Our Marketing

OUR

PHILOSOPHY

Better companies make better communities.

We believe our business has a responsibility to serve, connect, grow and protect the communities we operate in.

OUR VALUES

Independence is worth preserving. Our independence matters more than our size. It allows us to prioritize our community involvement and better serve our agents and clients.

Social impact at the center

Everything we do has a cause and effect. We maintain a responsibility to contribute to every community in which we operate.

Communities over shareholders

If our business has to grow at the expense of the communities around us, it isn't worth it. It is important to us to continually invest in building community.

Growth for the sake of bigger impact

We grow our business to become a stronger, independent network of individuals who benefit as a result of more resources.

When your home is represented by NAVIGATE REAL ESTATE, it benefits from the worldwide recognition and prestige RESAAS the world's largest network of real estate professionals (466k+) and enables unprecedented scope for network-building, opportunity sharing, and peer-to-peer collaboration. This give our agents exclusive access to global and highly qualified clientele.

EXCEPTIONAL PROPERTIES DESERVE
EXTRAORDINARY MARKETING

PROVEN*

PERFORMANCE

- HUNDREDS OF 5- STAR REVIEWS

- $4.0B+ IN TOTAL SALES

- 5,150+ TRUSTED CLIENTS

- 40+ YEARS OF SUCCESS

- MILLIONS OF CUPS OF COFFEE

*Statistics are based on the combined historical sales of all our brokers and agents

NavigateRE

MARKETING

- PLANNING CONSULTATION

- STAGING ADVICE

- PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

- 4K VIDEO

- AERIAL DRONE VIDEO

- PROPERTY BROCHURE

- PROPERTY WEBSITE

- SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN

- STRATEGIC ADVERTISING

- RESAAS GLOBAL NETWORKING

- EMAIL CAMPAIGN

- BROKER OPEN

- OPEN HOUSE

- NEIGHBORHOOD INVITES

We approach each real estate transaction differently - working diligently to ensure that each property has its own unique personality and purpose. Our marketing team of designers, analysts, artists and technology gurus are constantly offering strategically driven marketing solutions and custom tailored work to meet the individual needs of our clients.

Stories about home, health and wealth

Beyond being real estate professionals, we're community members, family people, and friends who are on a continuous adventure to enjoy everything around the cities we live and play in. You can often find us dining around town, having picnics in the park, hiking Rockville Trails, and drinking really good wine from our local neighbors in Suisun Valley. New to town and need some recs? From restaurants to hiking trails and home inspectors to painters, we've got you covered. Us Navigators are as passionate about the lifestyle as we are about helping you create your own. Below are some of our favorite local places to truly experinece our community.

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Every Home Has A Story... Let's Find Yours.

Michael Schmidt

411 Jacquelyn Lane- Petaluma

272 Cambridge Ln - Petaluma

409 2nd Street - Petaluma

7321 Calder Ave., Sebastopol

344 Anglers Way - Petaluma

Every Home Has A Story... We Would Love To Tell Yours!

OUR

PHILOSOPHY