About
MBA, CRB®, CRS®, ABR®, MRP®, GRI® I was born in Madison and have lived the last 25 years in Sun Prairie. I have lived in WA, CA, TX and Korea. As a teenager I delivered bundle newspapers to the paper boys and worked as a meat wrapper for Rothamer meats, giving away my age😊. When I was 17’ I joined the Army at 17’. My chosen specialty was turbine engine repair and maintenance. After I was discharged from active duty, I joined the National Guard and over the years subsequently, as my family moved, the Army Reserves and the Naval Reserve so that I could continue to serve and work on aircraft. I wanted to continue working in civilian world in the aviation field in Washington state, but unfortunately major employers had just laid off over 3,000 people. I searched help wanted ads for four months and an ad heading “Real Estate Agents Wanted. Be your own boss, make a great income.” I had never sold anything, but that ad kept jumping off the paper, so I made the call. That was the second best (Army aviation was #1) employment decision I have ever made! I found my PASSION! Over the last 35 years I have successfully represented clients in WA, CA and WI in the sale or purchase of their home(s). Real estate experience as a salesperson and Broker, Marketing Director, negotiator and acquisition specialist for The State of Wisconsin and work as an appraiser for the Department of Transportation’s land acquisition department have rounded-out my real estate career. I have experience with conventional, VA, FHA and WHEDA, loan processing, qualification, special financing and grants. I have represented builders and worked with land development. These experiences and tools have fine-tuned my real estate skills. I have a special skill set to offer for veterans: I have used the home loan twice, Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant, vehicle grant, medical care, dental and recreational equipment grants (They gave me a hand cycle that I love to ride.) I skied for the first time at a VA sponsored event in Aspen. Are you a veteran, ask me how you can go too? I love to go fishing I and look forward to the Take a Vet Fishing event every summer. These benefits and more that I received through the VA are an enormous advantage when veterans ask me questions. Experience and education have provided me tools that I share every day with anyone who wants to buy or sell a home or just has a question, I have answers. They have allowed me to gather a wide range of tools that benefit my customers’, clients’, friends’, family and even fellow associates while doing what I love to do. My collective of these have provided me with tools that the average Realtor® does not have. I look forward to assisting you and yours. Professional and Patient with Perseverance and a Passion to Serve.