I GREW UP IN A REAL ESTATE FAMILY, MY FATHER WHO GOES BY IKE, HAS SOLD REAL ESTATE SINCE THE 1950`S. HE ENCOURAGED ME TO GET MY REAL ESTATE LICENSE WHEN I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. WHILE I WAS AT WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY I ALSO WENT TO THE MYKUT REAL ESTATE SCHOOL IN BELLINGHAM TO ACHIEVE MY REAL ESTATE LICENSE. ONCE I TURNED 21, (REQUIRED AGE AT THAT TIME) I TOOK THE STATE TEST AND PASSED. I WORKED FOR THE FAMILY COMPANY IN THE WHATCOM COUNTY AREA FROM 1970 THROUGH 1986. I THEN WORKED FOR ARNASON REALTORS IN BELLINGHAM UNTIL THE SPRING OF 1988. I THEN MOVED TO THE BOTHELL AREA AND HAVE BEEN HELPING FAMILIES BUY NEW AND EXISTING HOMES EVERY SINCE.

AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I WENT ON TO COLLEGE AT WESTERN WASHINGTON WHERE I GRADUATED WITH A DOUBLE MAJOR IN MATH AND ECONOMICS IN 1971. AFTER A BRIEF CHALLENGE FROM THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORP, I RETURNED TO THE FAMILY BUSINESS. I ALSO ATTENDED ONCE A MONTH TRAINING SESSIONS AT WHIDBEY ISLAND NAVAL AIR STATION FOR THE REMAINING 5 AND HALF YEARS OF MY RESERVE DUTY.

FOR THE LAST 21 YEARS I HAVE CHOSEN TO WORK ON NEW HOME COMMUNITIES. HERE I HAVE HELPED OVER 400 FAMILIES BUY NEW HOMES. THIS ACCOUNTED FOR 80% OF MY BUSINESS. OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME I HAVE HELPED CLIENTS PURCHASE HOMES FROM THE FOLLOWING BUILDERS: ALMARK CONSTRUCTION, BRANDEL HOMES, CENTEX, CRITCHLOW HOMES, J. SHORT CONSTRUCTION, SUNDQUIST HOMES, WOODHAVEN HOMES, MOE HOMES, CANFIELD HOMES, SELECT HOMES, POLYGON HOMES, BUCHAN HOMES, MURRAY FRANKLIN HOMES, DREAM STARTER HOMES, D.B. JOHNSON, MASSEY CONSTRUCTION, LIFESTYLE HOMES, ABODE, NOW MEDALLION. WESTCOTT HOMES, CALIBRE HOMES AND MARSHALL HOMES. AS YOU CAN SEE I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION. MY EXPERIENCE IN THIS FIELD WILL HELP YOU WITH SOME OF THE IMPORTANT DECISIONS INCLUDING, CHOOSING THE RIGHT FLOOR PLAN TO WHICH UPGRADES TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON. I ALSO GET INVOLVED WITH HELPING THOSE PEOPLE THAT NEED TO SELL A HOME BEFORE BUYING THEIR NEW ONE.

THAT IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT I BELIEVE. SINCE I AM A FATHER OF SIX CHILDREN I UNDERSTAND THAT BUYING A HOME MUST BE WITHIN YOUR COMFORT ZONE AND YOUR BUDGET. LIFE OFFERS US LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO DO OTHER THINGS THAT ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS A ROOF OVER OUR HEAD. I WILL KEEP YOUR NEEDS AND CONCERNS IN MIND WHEN WE LOOK FOR YOUR NEXT HOME. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING FOR YOU.