I was born in East Orange, New Jersey. My parents were both in the military, which meant home was wherever the orders said it was. By the time I was eight years old, I was living in Germany. When my parents separated, that chapter closed. By thirteen, my mother had moved me and my sister to Georgia, where I finished middle school, found my footing, and graduated high school.
After graduation, I joined the United States Marine Corps. I served from 2001 to 2009 — eight years. I was stationed in Okinawa, Japan when September 11th happened. I watched the world change from the other side of it, knowing what was coming next. My second enlistment took me to Albany, Georgia, and eventually to southern Iraq, where I was part of the mission to help establish the first democratic elections following the fall of Saddam Hussein. I'm proud of that service. It shaped everything about how I show up for people.
When I got out, I was trying to find myself — the way a lot of veterans do after the structure of military life disappears. That search led me to Michigan, where I went back to school for computer information systems. I was building a new life, figuring out who I was outside of the Corps.
Then I met Rhonda.
We got married in Las Vegas in 2013, and after a few more winters shoveling Michigan snow, we made the call: Las Vegas was home. We moved permanently, Rhonda built her doggy daycare business from the ground up, and we bought our first house together. This city gave us a real life. It's ours in a way that only happens when you choose a place deliberately.
Why Real Estate
Buying that first home should have been one of the best moments of our lives. Instead, I felt lost. The process moved fast, the paperwork was overwhelming, and nobody took the time to make sure I actually understood what was happening. I remember sitting there wondering if I was making the right call — and feeling like I couldn't even ask the right questions because I didn't know enough to know what to ask.
It worked out. But that feeling didn't leave me.
I got into real estate because I refused to let that be someone else's experience. Not on my watch. First-time buyers are the most vulnerable people in this process — they don't know what they don't know, and too many agents take advantage of that instead of fixing it. My job is to fix it. To slow down, explain everything, and make sure you walk away from closing feeling confident in what you did — not just relieved that it's over.
I want first-time homeowners to feel comfortable in the house they purchase — and to know they can call on me whenever they need help after the purchase. That relationship doesn't end at closing. It starts there.
Who I Serve
First-time homebuyers are my people. Not because it's a market segment, but because I know that feeling of walking into something this big without a real guide. I've been that person. And I know how different the experience can be when someone is actually in your corner.
I also have a deep commitment to serving fellow veterans and active military members. You earned your VA benefits. Using them to build wealth through homeownership is one of the smartest financial moves available to you — and I want to make sure you know how to use every bit of what you've earned. Zero down payment, no PMI, competitive rates. If you served, let's talk about what's possible for you specifically.
The Las Vegas I Know
After more than a decade here, I know this valley the way you only can when it's genuinely your home. I know which neighborhoods are appreciating and which are overpriced. I know which HOAs are well-run and which ones to ask hard questions about. I know the difference between what a neighborhood looks like on paper and what it feels like to actually live there.
That knowledge is yours when we work together. Not a sales pitch — a real conversation about where you should be looking, what you can realistically afford, and what the process is going to look like from the day we start to the day you get your keys.
I've been through a lot to get here. And everything I went through made me better at this. If you're ready to stop renting and start building something that's yours — let's talk.