On a warm and sunny winter afternoon, I met Bob and Berta Bower at the Alain Pinel Realtors Offices in Saratoga, an impressive offices nuzzled in the forest lined street. Bob greeted me and escorted me down a long long long corridor to a conference room finely furnished with a mahogany table and fine sculptures. Berta enters the room, Bob smiles....... and introduced her and immediately her warmth and charm shine through.
Bob and Berta represent the Bower in Bower Cole Group of Alain Pinel Realtors in Saratoga. The Bower Cole Group is Diamond Certified, earing the certification in 2007. This dynamic dual has been servicing both buyers and sellers of residential property since 1990. While they help their buyers negotiating for the lowest
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She attended Awalt High School, now known as Mountain View High, and later attended De Anza College, then attended Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. Upon graduation, she taught Physical Education and dance in the Fremont High School District. Concurrently, she also taught dance in the evenings at Foothill College. In 1980, she change careers entering the Human Resource Industry as a Technical Recruiter for QTech until 1985 when she was blessed with the birth of her daughter. In 1989, Berta received her real estate license
Throughout the years, their many clients have become friends. “It’s not just about the transaction”, Berta said. “What we like about real estate is getting to know people and developing a relationship”. Each summer, the Bower’s have a large BBQ picnic with games and activities. Needless to say, all their friends, both old and new, are invited. They also show their appreciation by offering a pie of choice to all their client just days before Thanksgiving.
Bob and Berta met while attending a friend’s 40th birthday party. However, Berta remembers briefly meeting Bob a few years prior. Two years after the second meeting, Bob moved to