I grew up in Connecticut and moved to Huntsville after college for a job in TV news. Alabama is where I got licensed first; Connecticut followed a few months later. That is how I ended up building one real-estate business across two places I know firsthand.
The TV job came out of a journalism degree from Quinnipiac. Real estate was not the plan. Once I was in Huntsville I reconnected with a family friend, a top agent there who had also grown up in Connecticut, and he let me work alongside him before I had a license of my own. That’s how I started.
Getting licensed in Alabama made me think about how many people back home could use someone they trust, so I got my Connecticut license. By the end of my first year living in Alabama I was licensed in both states.
Working in two states
I can’t be in two places at once, so I have licensed coverage in both. In Connecticut my mom, Beth, is a licensed REALTOR® and handles showings, walkthroughs, and anything that needs someone in the room. My dad, Pete, is licensed in Connecticut too. In Alabama, local agents I trust step in when I’m away. Either way I stay the person you talk to, and the strategy and coordination stay with me.
How I work
Ask me why. I’d rather explain what’s going on than hand down a verdict, and the clients I do my best work with want my read on something rather than my agreement. If you already know the fundamentals, better. We skip the basics and spend the time where it matters.
I’ll tell you when I think a house, a price, or a plan doesn’t make sense, including when that means telling you not to buy. I work with buyers, sellers, tenants, and landlords in both states, and you don’t need to be ready to move to talk to me.
AL #158325 · CT #RES.0829939
