The son of a carpenter, I grew up on the blue-collar side of the housing industry, working for several construction companies during my high school and college years. This background knowledge of “sticks and bricks” served me well in both my personal and professional life, as I landed my first white collar job working for a research and consulting firm that specialized in housing and consumer behavior.

Over the years, I have stuck to the white-collar side of the business – co-owning a real estate consulting firm for nearly ten years and then involving myself with home building and land development companies.  I am still confident enough to swing a hammer on most of my own personal remodeling jobs.

Learning both sides of the fence, so to speak, gives me a unique perspective of the pitfalls and rewards people realize when owning a home. I have gained my own experiences and absorbed the experiences of others along the way.

My goal is to share these experiences and provide the tools and information to help people reduce the pitfalls and increase the rewards when it comes to their own “new home journey”.