A Partnership Built on Strategy, Trust & Results
Real estate is deeply personal. While I’m proud of the accolades – ranked 2024’s Top 5 in Danville and in the Top 1.5% of Realtors nationwide – these numbers are not what define my practice. After 20 years, I’ve focused my business on two things that matter far more: meaningful relationships and delivering superior, benchmarked results.
This is a partnership, and for it to succeed, our philosophies must align. I’m selective with who I work with as a seller or buyer, just as I understand my approach isn’t the right fit for everyone. And that’s okay. A successful outcome is built on mutual trust and a shared vision. It doesn’t matter about your home value or your price range, it’s about compatibility.
My Guiding Principle: The Advisor vs. The Volume Producer
There’s a common misconception in real estate that the agent who sells the “most” is the best. But let’s apply that logic elsewhere. Would you say the best financial advisor is the one who personally makes the most money, or the one who achieves the highest returns for their clients? The answer is obvious. Sales volume is a measure of an agent’s production, not necessarily their clients’ success. My focus is squarely on your returns. We measure success by benchmarking our performance against the market, consistently proving that our strategic approach delivers a measurably higher profit for you.
What a Successful Partnership Looks Like
For Sellers:
You are hiring a strategic advisor to manage what is likely your largest asset. If you’ve already decided exactly what your home is worth and are looking for an agent to simply execute your own strategy, we will not be the right fit. My role is to provide direct, data-backed, and sometimes brutally honest counsel on your home’s position in the market. You must trust that I am viewing it through the critical lens of today’s discerning buyer to maximize its value.
For Buyers:
I am not a cheerleader who will simply agree with every choice to make a quick sale. I am your advocate and advisor. I will play devil’s advocate, pointing out a property’s potential flaws – the noisy road, the inefficient layout, the aging roof – to ensure you are making a fully informed decision, free from emotional pressure.
The Practitioner’s Edge: Real-World Investment Experience
This is where my approach fundamentally diverges from nearly every other agent. I don’t just advise on real estate; I am an active, seasoned real estate investor. Since 2005, I have personally navigated over $13 million of my own real estate transactions—buying, renovating, and selling for profit. I’ve done it all: full kitchen and bathroom remodels, complex additions requiring steel moment framing, landscaping overhauls, pool installations, and every detail in between.
Why does this matter profoundly to you as a Danville home seller?
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True ROI Expertise: An agent who has only remodeled their own home to ‘live in’ understands aesthetics. An agent who has risked their own capital to renovate for profit understands Return On Investment. My recommendations on what to spend, how much to spend, and what to expect in return are based on two decades of real-world, financial outcomes.
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Unmatched Empathy: I intimately understand the nervousness of investing significant money into pre-sale preparations, hoping it pays off. I’ve been in your exact shoes, managing my own risk and capital. This experience provides a level of empathy and financially-grounded guidance that simply cannot be learned in a licensing course.
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Technical Knowledge: My hands-on construction experience allows me to assess your property with a technical expertise that few can match, identifying opportunities and potential issues critical to strategic positioning and negotiation.
The Next Step: Is There a Fit?
If you believe your home deserves more than a standard listing, seek a data-driven advisor who measures success by your bottom line, and are ready to engage in a partnership built on trust, transparency, and a commitment to strategic excellence grounded in real-world investment experience… then we may be a great fit.