About Josh Silverman

Josh joined Kai Real Estate to work with people who approach real estate with the same level of care he aspires to. Kai provides a platform to pursue all of his real estate passions: from helping a first-time homebuyer find the perfect place to being lead developer in a multifamily construction project for his investment partners.

Josh bought his first investment property in 2005 which is when he “caught the real estate bug” and has been working full-time in the industry since 2010. His primary markets are Oakland, Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito and San Francisco. After being in the industry for 20 years, Josh has become acutely aware of how hard it is to buy and hold real estate in the Bay Area. His specialty is helping people find creative ways to get a foothold in the Bay Area real estate market. Josh launched a YouTube series called “Creative Real Estate Ownership (CREO)” to shed light on the challenges people are facing, the local people helping provide solutions, and the myriad ways that people can get creative and stay in the Bay!

His primary areas of focus are the following:

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE, which includes single family homes, condominiums, TICs, duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes, make up the bulk of Josh’s business. Josh enjoys
building relationships with homebuyers and sellers, studying the pros and cons of properties, arranging home improvements (pre-sale for sellers and post-sale for buyers), beautifully staging properties prior to going to market, and negotiating the best deals.

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS is the second most active area of Josh’s business. Josh forms investment groups made up of individuals who pool their resources to
buy properties they could not purchase on their own. Josh loves leading investment groups as he interacts with various government entities, tenants, lenders, general contractors, and the numerous other vendors required to run a project successfully. 

Josh was born and raised in Berkeley, CA, and after many years away, he settled back in North Berkeley with his wife and two sons. Josh graduated from UCLA with a bachelor’s
degree in English literature, after which he went on to attend San Francisco State University and earn an executive MBA. Josh is an avid swimmer and hiker and loves to spend time with family and friends. He is passionate about the Bay Area and looks forward to sharing his enthusiasm for the region and all that real estate has to offer with his clients. 

Josh’s favorite part of this work:

“Successful real estate transactions depend upon in-depth discussions with clients about what they need and thorough analyses regarding what the market will bear as it relates
to the properties in question. The part of the business that I love the most is listening keenly to my clients and finding the sweet spot where those two points intersect. For me, success as a Realtor means knowing that I have truly helped my clients by delivering their wishes and creating value for them in today's competitive marketplace.”