Miguel Avila
REALTOR SRES, ABR, IRES, SFR
Short Sale, Foreclosure, Resource

Born and raised in Los Altos de Jalisco, Mexico, Miguel came to Santa Barbara at age 16. While supporting his mother and five sisters, he learned English and Hotel Restaurant Management at Santa Barbara City College. Today he is a top Realtor; a Santa Barbara homeowner; the proud father of two daughters, Aimee and Mireya, and an active community member.

Miguel's business career started at the El Paseo Restaurant in 1973 and was followed by nearly twenty years working in the restaurant business. He later worked in the import/export of farming technology, then joined RE/MAX Santa Barbara in 2005. Here he earned the coveted Rookie of the Year award and sucessfully closed over 130 escrows before transferring to Sterling Properties in 2009. Currently he is one of their top producers and looks forward to continuing helping all of his clients and their referrals achieve the dream of homeownership. In seven years Miguel has closed over 180 sales. Diana Bull, his previous Broker, notes, "Miguel receives numerous real estate referrals and testimonial letters of gratitude from his many clients! Miguel is high-energy and always gives 100%"

Actively involved in our community for over 30 years, Miguel was president of the Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce's Hispanic Business Council. In 1994 he founded the Santa Barbara Hispanic Chamber of Commerce with a vision of helping the Hispanic business community suceed with community support. While serving as president if this organization, he was instrumental in founding the annual Santa Barbara Mariachi Festival. Miguel was also a founding member of the Board for Leadership of Santa Barbara County and was later named as a "Distinguished Leader." He has served as director of Old Spanish Days for fifteen years, the board of the Westside Boys and Girls Club, and is currently an active board member the Santa Barbara/Puerto Vallarta Sister Cities Committee. He has supported at least ten additional non-profit organizations in our community, and was named a 1996 "Local Hero" by the Santa Barbara Independent.