 About Geoffrey Mountain:
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
DISTINCTIVE PROPERTIES
Geoffrey Mountain currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Distinctive Properties.
Geoff began his real estate career in October 1975 as a sales agent for Walker & Lee/Great Western Real Estate in San Diego. In 1976, he received the Rookie Sales Agent of the Year award, and shortly thereafter began his management career, becoming an assistant manager. In the following year, he became manager for the Encinitas office, a start-up operation. While at that office, he received several awards including the Outstanding Performance in Management award and was nominated as Rookie Manager of the Year. From 1979 to 1989, Geoff worked in Orange County for the same organization, first as district manager then on to the corporate office where he started the REO department, handling major lender/foreclosure accounts. In 1985, he was promoted to vice president and was responsible for operating the New Homes division and overseeing the Corporate Business Development, Guaranteed Sales, and Relocation departments. Additionally, he had regional responsibilities in the Resale Division, where he was awarded the Presidential award in 1989 as Top Management individual in any division.
* 1983-1988 - Vice President, Corporate Business Development.
Responsible for all REO sales and management for Great
Western Bank in California.
* 1983-1988 - Exclusive/preferred broker for Ticor Mortgage Insurance inentire state of California
After experiencing first-hand the limitations and frustrations inherent in a traditional, corporate real estate company, Geoff began searching for a real estate organization where experience, professionalism and the entrepreneurial spirit were the standard, not the exception. It was his desire to provide an arena for this type of professional to succeed and grow, so in November 1989, he acquired an existing franchise, RE/MAX Associates, in the Clairemont area of San Diego. The office, located in the same city where he had originally begun his career in real estate, made him feel as though he was coming home. In 1990, Geoff began to expand the organization. He started by opening an 8,000 square foot showcase operation in west Clairemont near Mission Bay. Armed with a definitive sense of the real estate business and a keen understanding of the market, Geoff’s vision and motivation has grown RE/MAX Associates from one office with 7 agents into the 3rd largest countywide company in San Diego with over 450 agents and 14 offices.
In 1999, Geoff received the Broker of the Year award, in which the recipient of this award is elected by all the broker/owners in the California and Hawaii regions. The recipient is chosen as the most committed and one who has given the most to the RE/MAX system over the past year.
In 2002, Geoff teamed up with Jason R. Hall, another similarly motivated, professional broker with whom he shares a mutual business respect. Together, their philosophy remains consistent; to provide superior systems and services that create an atmosphere where agents can achieve their highest level of potential.
After building the firm into the #1 privately held and locally owned real estate brokerage in San Diego County, Geoff decided to sell the various offices to the existing management team. This task was completed in 2008 and since then Geoff has focused his efforts on developing an upscale boutique brokerage located in Carlsbad & specializing in North County real estate, Distinctive Properties.
Mission Statement:
We provide the most professional, informative, loyal and dedicated service in the industry. The best interests of our clients will always come first and we will place the clients' concerns ahead of our own in each and every transaction, as we are dedicated to the development of long-term client relationships! Our team-approach philosophy ensures your needs are important to each and every member of our organization. | 
