About Us

Jack A. Franklin

Jack has earned professional honors and distinction in over 38 years in Real Estate, Property Management and Loan Consulting.

His career achievements include: Licensed to sell real estate in 1972, and achieved Real Estate Brokers license in 1974. Founding Partner of Liberty Real Estate in 1975 and Liberty Management in 1976, and President of Coldwell Banker Liberty Realty from 1983 to 1995. He was the 1984 President of the Scenic Coast Board of Realtors, and a past Director of the California Association of Realtors. In addition he was a guest lecturer of real estate investment and exchange at Cuesta College in 1984, 1985, 1986.

Jack is a recognized expert in buying and selling residential, commercial, ranch, and investment properties. He has personally listed or sold over 700 properties, and supervised the sale of thousands of properties through out San Luis Obispo County. He is also a recognized expert in property management, with a client inventory of over 350 properties, and he is a founding member of the National Association of Realtors Property Management Section.

Jack’s property management division is rated as the number 1 rental agency on the Central Coast. He and his son Matt are recognized as the number 1 real estate team for closed transactions in buying and selling property in Morro Bay. To promote the family tradition of excellence in the real estate and rental business they decided to merge both business enterprises and change the company name from Liberty Management “The Rental Office” to Franklin Real Estate & Rentals, and will continue to service customers and clients properties in Morro Bay, Cayucos, and Los Osos as well as San Luis Obispo County.

Matthew Franklin

Property Manager

Matthew earned a Bachelor of Science degree from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo in 1994. He earned his real estate sales associate license in 2002, and is a member of the Scenic Coast Association of REALTORS, the California Association of REALTORS and the National Association of REALTORS. In addition he is a Cayucos Lion's Club member and 2008-2009 President.

Matthew and his associates serve over 350 properties in Cayucos, Morro Bay, and Los Osos. He earned the Property Manager position after Ginny Sams retired in March of 2011. Matthew’s primary responsibilities are in finding good tenants and maintaining owners properties in good condition; however he is also a top real estate consultant representing buyers and sellers throughout San Luis Obispo County. He has specialized in residential, commercial, and ranch properties since 2002. He was the number 1 selling agent in Morro Bay in 2010. As a Property Manager or Real Estate Consultant, Matthew does a super job representing the interests of all clients, customers, landlords, and tenants with the utmost of care, honor, and integrity.

Johanna Crain

With over 20 years in retail banking, Johanna specialized in financing for her mortgage loan clients.  She managed both consumer and mortgage lending centers and knows what it takes to finalize the transaction.  During her years in banking she earned top sales and customer service honors.

Johanna was responsible for the local marketing campaigns in northern California, Utah and Colorado.  She knows how to gain the best exposure for your property.

Johanna has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Advertising from California State University of Fresno and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.  She is a Licensed Real Estate Broker, a Licensed Appraiser Trainee and has a Notary Public License.

Johanna is also a member of the San Luis Obispo Chapter of the American Red Cross as a "Disaster Team" volunteer.

Johanna lives in Cayucos and will primarily focus her energies on helping friends and neighbors buy and sell properties on the Central Coast.

Franklin Real Estate & Rentals is honored to have Johanna as our exclusive Cayucos representative, and encourages clients to work with her for all their real estate needs!

Deborah Franklin

Deborah has experience in the Savings and Loan industry, and she’s an expert in Federal Emergency Management Agency (F.E.M.A.) and California Office of Emergence planning.  She has prepared plans for many Cities, and Counties in Southern California, and Mobile Home Parks in San Luis Obispo County.  She feels her former career paths are definite assets to the business of Real Estate.

Deborah knows the County and the Central Coast.  In fact her family has lived in Morro Bay since the 1940’s.  She is also a member of Morro Bay Beautiful, and is a committee member for Tourism for the Morro Bay Chamber of Commerce.
      
Deborah is all about family, commitment, expertise, integrity, communication and helping people achieve their goals in the buying or selling process.

Franklin Real Estate & Rentals is delighted to have her on board as a Real Estate Consultant specializing in upper tier properties.

Ginny Sams

Property Manager

Ginny was property manager for 19 years. She received rave reviews from owners and tenants alike on her great communication skills, friendless, and ability to solve problems.

Ginny retired in March of 2011. We like her so much we let her keep her key to the office just in case she wants to stop by every now and then. We will miss her, and wish her all the best.

Joan Collins

Assistant Property Manager

Joan Collins has been our Assistant Property Manager for 17 years. Her primary duties include semi-annual property inspections, and tenant move in move out inspections. We think the following tenant letter is testament to Joan’s job performance.

“I have known Joan for several years now, and have always found her to be extremely warm, friendly, and easy to work with, while at the same time conducting business in a professional manner. I trust her implicitly, and know for a fact that she always has her client’s best interests at heart. Franklin Real Estate & Rentals is lucky to have her as part of the staff, and over the years, she has made my relationship with them very pleasant and easy to maintain. Again, Joan is a charming and delightful person, and I feel very fortunate to have known her.
-Raymond Clearwater

Joan Poe

Bookkeeper

Joan has served as our company’s bookkeeper for the past 5 years. A local girl, born and raised on the central coast, she spent 20 years living and working in Clovis, Ca. Joan’s main duties are to take care of all financial and accounting needs for our clients properties, and disburse monthly rents with statements. She accounts to the penny, which make our clients happy.

Jill Brown

Administrative Assistant

Before moving to Morro Bay Jill was involved in property management of real estate developments, and mobilehome parks in Southern California since 1981. She has been our administrative assistant since March of 2008. She handles all calls, correspondence, internet, advertising, and service calls. When asked about her job description, she says “I can’t even begin to describe what I do here at this job”. But we know what she does, and we think she does it great!