A Colorado native born and raised in Denver, I received my B.A. in Finance from University of Colorado in Boulder and a Masters in Accountancy from the University of Denver.  My interest in real estate started at AIMCO, a real estate investment trust, working as an assistant controller.  Subsequently, I took a position as a divisional CFO for Qwest Communications, but kept my hand in the real estate world by purchasing 16 residential single-family investment properties in central Denver. In time, my passion and interest in real estate surpassed my interest in corporate finance, so I left Qwest to pursue full-time real estate work. I began doing residential mortgages through my own company, New Vision Financial, in the early 2000’s.  A few years later, I added residential brokerage services through Banyan Real Estate.  Additionally, I hold a CPA license, which complements my finance background and expertise to give me a more sophisticated view of real estate investing and financing. From the beginning, building my real estate business has always been about providing value-added services to my clients in a unique and useful way.   For many real estate professionals, it’s about marketing to attain and keep clients and new referrals.  That’s never been my approach. Rather, I wake up each and every day and ask how can I make a difference through greater knowledge and expertise coupled with new and interesting product and service offerings. Today, one of those unique product offerings includes my 16 single-family homes, which I offer for rent under short-term flexible options.  These homes are not for sale, but rather for transitionary stays in support of real estate transactions.  My clients in this space typically fall into two general categories.  Some are relocating to Denver and want to buy a home, but don’t want to rush their decision in a few weekend trips.  In that case, they can rent a comfortable single-family home with a flexible lease and take a few months to find the right home to purchase. Other clients relocating within Denver and the surrounding areas use these rentals to provide time to sell their home and find the right new home rather than rushing a purchase to coincide with the sale.  This allows time to professionally sell their home and not sacrifice what they want on the new home.   I also offer a rental in reserve program for my clients.  Some clients do not want to rent, but are concerned about finding the right place in the time allotted.  In that case, we start a home search before they relocate.  If we don’t find a home before they move, they may move into a rental that was held for them while we continue their home search.  They are guaranteed a rental in reserve during this process in case they don’t find the right place in the allotted time.  It’s really the best of both worlds - an opportunity to buy and/or sell using optimal strategy and pricing without being rushed while still having a back up.   This offering is all about giving clients more control over the home buying and selling process leading to better outcomes overall, whether that be financially, personally or both.   I’m involved in a variety of services, sometimes just acting as a mortgage broker in a refinance, other times helping a client buy and finance a home, or helping through the full cycle of buying, selling and financing while providing a rental.  I also work with investors, who like myself, want to own a portfolio of investment properties and need sophisticated advice on building, financing and managing a multi-property portfolio.  I truly enjoy what I do day in and day out and I am passionate about making a positive difference, no matter what the situation.