My personal belief is that it is better to get to know someone a little before you do business with them so I offer you this cliff notes biography. 

I come from a Real Estate family, but it didn't start out that way.  I spent many years as a Navy Brat.  I was born at Great Lakes Naval Base in Illinois and quickly moved to Chula Vista California. From there our family moved to Midway Island where we lived for 5 years.  

My dad was transferred to Minnesota in the mid 1970's. I can honestly say that our acceptence of coming from a Hawaiian Island and moving to the land of snow and ice was a shocking one, but I grew to love the change of seasons and the variety to life they bring.  I believe that Minnesota is one of the best places in the country to raise a family.  My father retired from the Navy and became licensed in Real Estate some time in the late 1970's. 

I grew up in Burnsville and graduated from Burnsville Senior High School. I went on to graduate from Normandale Community College and the University of Minnesota. At the time I didn't really have an intention of going into Real Estate, but the opportunity to work with and learn from my father was probably the reason I was originally licensed in 1993.

We worked at a small real estate company in Bloomington and the early years were a growing and educating experience for me.  We worked several years together before my dad decided to retire.  At that time I also decided it was time for a change and switched careers, selling accounting software for a few years before deciding that Real Estate was where my heart was. I returned full time to the business with new understanding and energy.  

When I returned I worked for a large company for several years, but finding no real advantage for me or my clients I recently switched back to a smaller company where creative ideas flow.  In this market creativity is a blessing!