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Two generations. One family. More than six decades on the same docks — as residents, as buyers, as sellers, and as the people their neighbors call first when it's time to make a move.

1984Paul's first year on the water
60+Years combined
50+Transactions
Paul Bergeron
Paul BergeronSince 1984
Roman Bergeron
Roman BergeronLicensed Agent
Paul & Roman Bergeron — Gate 6½, Sausalito
Paul Bergeron

Paul Bergeron

Floating Home Specialist · Since 1984

🏡 20+ Homes Owned ⚓ Since 1984 🛥️ Kappas Marina Resident 📜 Licensed Broker
The Original

Paul Bergeron —
Forty Years on the Docks

Paul Bergeron first set foot on a Sausalito floating home dock in 1984, and in the four decades since, he has never really left. He has owned more than 20 floating homes himself — not as investments managed from a distance, but as homes he lived in, renovated, knew intimately, and eventually sold to people who went on to love them as much as he did.

In the 1980s, the floating home community in Sausalito was still finding its footing after the battles of the 1970s — the legal fights over dock rights, the counterculture vs. the city, the question of whether this unconventional community had a future. Paul arrived right at the turning point and has watched every chapter since: the evolution of Gate 6, the rise of architectural floating homes, the way the community has changed and yet stayed fundamentally itself.

He is not an outside expert who studied the market. He is a member of the community who happens to hold a real estate license — and that is a profoundly different thing. When Paul tells you about a dock, he's telling you from the experience of having lived there, having watched neighbors come and go, and having seen what makes a home work on the water and what makes it a problem.

1984

First arrived on the Sausalito docks

Purchased his first floating home and joined the community that would become his life's work.

2004

Founded Paul Bergeron Real Estate

After two decades living on the docks, Paul formalized his real estate practice and founded Paul Bergeron Real Estate — bringing the same firsthand community knowledge to every transaction.

2000s

Established as Sausalito's floating home authority

Completed dozens of transactions across all major docks; owned and lived in homes at Gate 5, Gate 6, and Waldo Point.

Today

Working alongside son Roman

60+ years of combined expertise between father and son, continuing to serve the community they call home.

"I didn't come to Sausalito to sell floating homes. I came because I fell in love with the life. The real estate followed from actually knowing what I was talking about."
— Paul Bergeron

Read Paul’s full story at paulbergeronrealestate.com →

The Next Generation

Roman Bergeron —
Raised on the Docks

Roman Bergeron didn't discover Sausalito's floating homes as an adult — he grew up on them. His childhood was the docks: selling wrapping paper door to door to neighbors up and down the gangways, helping build backyard docks so families could enjoy the outside from the water, and soaking in hot tubs on the floating dock while Paul talked shop with whoever stopped by. The water was simply home.

When Roman earned his real estate license and joined Paul in the family business, he brought something most agents can't manufacture: a lifetime of direct, immersive knowledge about what it actually means to live on the water in Sausalito. He knows which docks have the best light in winter. He knows which communities are genuinely welcoming to newcomers and which have long waitlists for slips. He knows, at a gut level, which home will work for which buyer — because he's spent his whole life watching people thrive or struggle in these homes.

Roman also bridges two generations of the community. The longtime residents know his face and trust him because they knew him as a kid. The newer buyers connect with someone who grew up here and genuinely loves it — not someone who arrived as an adult and got certified.

"Growing up on the docks, you learn things you can't learn any other way — how to get through a flooded parking lot, how to scrape barnacles off the hull, what the water sounds like at 3am in a storm. That's what I bring to every client conversation."
— Roman Bergeron

Together, Paul and Roman operate not as a salesperson and a support agent but as a genuine two-generation team. Paul brings four decades of history and depth; Roman brings the energy of someone who grew up here and is still building his stake in this community. Between them, there is almost nothing about Sausalito's floating home world they haven't seen, lived through, or personally transacted.

Roman Bergeron

Roman Bergeron

Licensed Agent · Grew Up on the Docks

🛥️ Raised on the Docks 📜 Licensed Agent 👨‍👧‍👦 2nd Generation 🏡 Sausalito Resident
Together

60+ Years on the Docks. 50+ Transactions. One Family.

1984Year it startedPaul's first floating home
20+Floating homes ownedBetween Paul & Roman, personally
50+Transactions closedAcross all Sausalito docks
15+Built or remodeledHomes across Sausalito’s docks
"Our advantage isn't that we know the market — it's that we are the community. We've been your neighbors for forty years."
— Paul & Roman Bergeron
What Clients Say

From the Dock Community

★★★★★
“Paul helped me purchase my houseboat. Professional, knowledgeable, efficient and fun to work with. His vast experience in the field was a real asset. And his vast network of contacts with key business was very helpful too. I enjoyed working with Paul, and highly recommend him.”
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Gate 6½ Resident
Buyer · Paul Bergeron Real Estate
★★★★★
“I found that working with Paul to sell my houseboat was an absolute necessity since he knows more about houseboats than anyone in the Bay Area. He also has extensive construction knowledge that really helped in guiding me through tough decisions as to needed repairs, etc.”
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West Pier Resident
Seller · Paul Bergeron Real Estate
★★★★★
“I found myself obsessed with buying a floating home, however I knew nothing about owning one. Paul’s deep knowledge of the community as well as how they are constructed helped give me the confidence to make an offer and feel good about it. That was nearly 10 years ago and I am still grateful for his wisdom and guidance.”
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Yellow Ferry Harbor Resident
Buyer · Paul Bergeron Real Estate
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Paul Bergeron
(415) 332-7539
CA DRE #01356345 · NMLS #399152
Roman Bergeron
(415) 789-5278
CA DRE #02439924
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