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\"Kazan<\/a>While biking down The Strand in Orange County, Kyle Kazan blends in with other fitness seekers and nature lovers. With his broad smile and down-to-earth demeanor, one couldn\u2019t easily tell the years of graveyard shifts and pavement pounding that it took to build his company from the ground up. That company is now a Yardi<\/a> client and a recipient of\u00a0 The Apartment Association of California Southern Cities\u2019 Property Management Company of the Year. Kazan\u2019s hard work is paying off and with every mile that he puts behind him, he draws closer to a more promising and exciting future.<\/p>\n

Before starting Beach Front Property Management, CEO Kazan served five years as a gangs and drugs identification and eradication specialist for local law enforcement. The police force is not a common segue to a career in property management, but it is one that has served Kazan well. While many companies can\u2019t handle the crime that creeps into neighborhoods, Kazan is able to take a hands-on approach.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll actually leave my office, jump in the car, and go talk to the gangsters. I speak English. I speak Spanish. I read \u2018gang,\u2019\u201d he laughs. \u201cI\u2019m quite capable of looking at tags in the area to figure out who\u2019s hot and what\u2019s going on.”\u00a0Kazan\u2019s local research helps him to zero-in on troublesome tenants. \u201cI\u2019m very good at talking people out and stabilizing the building. It helps that I can talk the talk and walk the walk; it bridges the divide, the delta, between law enforcement and property management since I\u2019ve done both.\u201d Bridging that divide has helped Beach Front Property Management turn mediocre properties in profitable successes.<\/p>\n

Another benefit to his background in law enforcement: Kazan isn\u2019t afraid to take calculated risks. When economic downturn hit southern California in the late 90s, he began investing in properties while working the night shift on the force. Reasonable prices on robust inventory provided Kazan and his fledgling company with ample opportunity.<\/p>\n

\"Kazan<\/a>Initially, Kazan relied on third party property managers for all of his investments until he realized that he could serve his stakeholders better by beginning his own property management firm. \u201cI learned along the way how important property management can be. It will make or break you. It was important for my own integrity, for my reputation with my investors, to ensure that we receive the returns that I promised. So I left the police department to begin my own property management firm.\u201d<\/p>\n

It proved to be a risk worth taking. Within a week, he was approached by others with requests to manage their buildings. The success of his investments soon attracted a league of partners, catapulting the business from 200 units to 4,000 units. The company continues to flourish. Beach Front currently manages properties in seven states and four countries. Three-fourths of Beach Front\u2019s portfolio consists of third party accounts.<\/p>\n

Though Beach Front\u2019s current portfolio is a blend of properties, Kazan acknowledges that the company is uniquely qualified for desperate re-positioning, working with owners who have reached their wits\u2019 end trying to make a property more marketable and lucrative. His background in law enforcement–with its emphasis on problem solving and conflict resolution–contributes largely to the success of such properties.<\/p>\n

Yet Beach Front has also developed rewarding methodologies for the other side of the portfolio, the opportunistic re-positionings. Owners with outdated, ambling properties seek Beach Front\u2019s assistance in creating a strategy that will lead the property in a new direction. The firm helps owners plan, set a budget, and oversee execution to help properties reach their full potential.\"Kazan<\/a><\/p>\n

In retrospect, the heart of Kazan\u2019s career hasn\u2019t changed. As a teacher, officer, and property management expert he has always been driven by a desire to see communities thrive. Through Beach Front, he is able to improve one community at a time by providing stellar services and a quality product. \u201cWe do a thorough evaluation of our opportunities and our markets. We don\u2019t want to take a client\u2019s money if we don\u2019t think we\u2019re doing the best possible job and beating everybody in the market. Beach Front is nothing without its pride and quality of service.\u201d<\/p>\n

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