Joseph Cooper, YachtMinder, Inc. Yacht Sales Agent at San Diego, CA

YachtMinder sales agents are selected on the basis of their proven ability and background. In addition to being a knowledgeable yachtsman and a likable person, Joe has been successfully conducting yacht sales from San Diego since 2002. Joining YachtMinder in 2007, Joe may be depended upon for the experienced advice and professional guidance required to meet the intended goals of an equitable yacht sale or purchase.

Joe grew up on the waters of Southern California. Whether it was watching the elephant seals on the Channel Islands, chasing tuna offshore of Mexico, or fighting billfish in Costa Rica, Joe has spent a lot of time on the water. His family built one of the most modern and innovative commercial fishing boats on the West Coast.

Joe has a degree from San Diego State University in Recreation Systems Management, which has given Joe the insights required provide his buying clients with invaluable advice for obtaining a maximum enjoyment from their purchase. At the age of 24, while working for the Mission Bay Aquatic Center, Joe became a licensed captain. Before settling on a career in yacht brokerage, Joe was the Sales and Marketing Director for a web development company. With the combined insights fisherman, a qualified sea captain, and an Internet website development professional, is very proficient at using Internet technologies to achieve his client’s intended goals. Additionally, Joe is experienced with the unique sales and commissioning processes required for newly built boats.

After five years with one of San Diego's established yacht brokerage firms Joe realized that his successful mix of yacht sales acumen, technical knowledge, and his genuine passion for yachting was a perfect fit for YachtMinder's highly effective business model.

Joe’s approach to selling boats is very straight forward and upfront. He takes pride in what he does and will go out of his way to insure that his clients get the results they deserve. After listing a boat he stays in contact with his selling clients with updates relating to comparable offerings on the market and feed-back from prospective buyers after each showing. In keeping with YachtMinder's marketing plan, Joe takes the time required to produce a detailed set of listing information and professional quality photos that highlight features of primary interest to potential buyers.

Buyers can be assured that Joe will find a good selection boats that meet or exceed their stated expectations with the least amount of compromises. After each sale, Joe provides the buyer time with a professional captain to go over proper use of the boats systems, maneuvering techniques, and the primary elements proper boating operations so that each new owner can be confident at the helm of their new purchase. Joe is also always eager to share his knowledge with clients long after a sale has been completed.

Like all YachtMinder Sales Agents, Joe is licensed for yacht sales by California's Department of Boating and Waterways. (California is the only state to require yacht brokers and sales agents to pass a rigorous licensing exam and an extensive background check).

We value Joe's proven abilities and fully endorse his client-centered priorities.

Before selling or purchasing a yacht call Joe Cooper at: (858) 699-3506

YachtMinder's Proven Methods Provide the Best Service

Elegant and unique, the manner of YachtMinder's marketing is to present all advertising for our listings so each inquiry is immediately routed to the cell phone of the Listing Agent for the specific yacht. This effective approach connects all prospective buyers with the individual agent that knows the particular yacht the best, (24/7).

The Details of our Methodology:

Our Listing Agents establish a rapport with the seller and personally inspect the yacht to compose detailed listing specifications, inventory list, and the photos used for our specifications brochure and an on-line photo tour of the yacht. This process provides our agents with a comprehensive and first-hand knowledge about each of their listings. Thus by directing all buyer inquiries about the yachts we present for sale to the listing agent, our selling clients can be assured that all prospective buyers for their yacht will receive a prompt and very qualified response to their inquiries.

Each buyer inquiry goes directly to the Listing Agent's cell phone. Not only does this ensure a prompt and knowledgeable response to all inquiries, it supplies each YachtMinder Agent with the real-time market input required to keep their selling clients well informed throughout the sales cycle.

YachtMinder produces professional .PDF (Adobe) brochures for each listing. Proofed for accuracy and easily emailed or printed from the YachtMinder website, these Adobe formatted brochures allow us to quickly distribute a polished presentations for each of our listings to our database of prospective buyers, and to other yacht brokers.

YachtMinder employs a comprehensive International marketing program for its listings that include a detailed on-line presentation of the yacht's specifications and a carefully crafted photo tour at our in-house website. We then create custom Web- Ads that link to our main website presentations and post these Web-Ads to the most popular yacht sales web sites: the Yacht Brokerage MLS (YachtWorld), boats.com, BoatsUS, and to our high volume advertising venues on Yahoo.com, Google.com, and Craig's List.

Each YachtMinder on-line listing display includes our proprietary formula for presenting a virtual showing photo tour. When a photo tour is accessed our website simultaneously transmits the viewer's specific contact information to the Listing Agent's cell phone. Then by responding in real-time with a phone call to the contact, our listing agents transform each photo tour of their listings into a personalized multi-media sales presentation.

The attractive all-weather "Yacht For Sale" signs that we display aboard each listing prominently display the listing agent's name, cell phone number, and the Internet location for downloading a brochure and viewing a photo tour of the yacht. Like the rest of our advertising, our signage provides each prospective buyer with an an on-the-spot ability to contact the listing agent for each yacht we offer for sale, regardless of business hours.

Therefore, from anywhere and at any time, each YachtMinder agent may immediately respond to all interest in their listings, and each of our selling clients can be assured that no sales opportunities for their yacht will be missed.

YachtMinder's unique ability to collect buyer contact information continually adds to our listing-specific database of prospective buyers. We use this database to notify relevant groups of buyers when new information becomes available about a yacht they had expressed an interest in, and to notify them when we acquire a new listing that fits a previously indicated interest.

Proactive use of our buyer database to promote new listings has proven to be a very effective tool for quickly generating buyer interest in advance of our broader range of marketing. (Note: We do note share our buyer database information with any third parties).

In addition to expedient sales, the result of our methods is that 90% of our listings are sold with the listing agent serving both the buyer and the seller. This ensures a non-adversarial atmosphere for purchase negotiations, prompt and clear broker facilitated communications between buyer and seller, and expedient closings.

Each YachtMinder sales agent (in Washington and California) is licensed by the state of California as a Yacht Salesperson sponsored by YachtMinder's California Yacht Broker's license (California is the only state in the US that requires yacht brokers and sales agents to pass a rigorous licensing exam and an extensive background check). Each YachtMinder sales agent is also a knowledgeable yachtsman, and has a well proven ability in facilitating equitable yacht sales.

YachtMinder's managing Broker-of-Record, James Taylor, has been involved in yachting approx. 50 years (since childhood). James has been successfully engaged in yacht brokerage for fifteen years, and has owned and managed YachtMinder since 2001. James holds YachtMinder's California Yacht Broker's License, Washington State Vessel Dealership License, California Yacht Broker's Association Master Membership, and he administers YachtMinder's Trust Account services. James reviews each YachtMinder agreement for compliance with regulations, and is on call for each YachtMinder sales agent (24/7).

YachtMinder, Inc. is a California C-Corporation that is Licensed and Bonded for Yacht Sales in California and Washington State. YachtMinder's administrative offices are located in San Clemente California, and Kingston Washington.

YachtMinder's effective blend of on-site professional yacht brokerage service and interactive marketing can only be found with a YachtMinder Agent. Our licensed yacht sales agents and our unique marketing methods are well proven, and we are constantly in need of replenishing our sales inventory. If you are ready to sell your yacht, we are ready to make it happen.

Whether purchasing or selling, our clients receive a high level of personalized, professional yacht brokerage service.

YachtMinder Can Sell Your Yacht