Nine years in real estate, and a lifetime of the same instinct: when something's worth keeping, you fix it. I'd rather repair than replace — a chair, a deal, a plan that's wobbling. I bring that to every client I have.
I came to real estate the long way around.
Before this, I was a Human Services Specialist for the State of Minnesota — nine years of sitting across from people on some of the hardest days of their lives and figuring out, calmly, what the next right step was. It turns out that's most of this job, too.
I grew up in my father's workshop. He was self-employed and always busy, and the way I got him to myself was to pick up a piece of sandpaper. We repaired and restored old furniture together — a wobbly chair nobody else wanted, a dresser with a cracked drawer — and I learned something I've never unlearned.
“I'd rather repair than replace. When something's worth keeping, you fix it.”
That instinct is the whole of how I work. When a deal hits a snag — an inspection surprise, a financing hiccup, a wobble on the other side — I don't panic and I don't walk away. We solve it, together, and I keep the worry off your shoulders while we do.
I'll also tell you the truth, even when it costs me the sale. I've walked buyers out of houses they loved because the bones were wrong. I'm not here to close a deal. I'm here to find your family the right place, at your pace, with no pressure and no script.
I take my coffee black — no cream, no sugar, the more exotic the roast the better, and hot even in a Minnesota July. A client once took me for cà phê đá, Vietnamese iced coffee, and I've tried and failed five times to recreate it at home. I'll probably try again this week.
I have four kids, and I've passed the crafting habit on to every one of them — it's how we spend our time together. I bring the same thing to my clients: a handmade sign with your address, a mug, something made by hand. Because to me this was never a transaction. It's a relationship, and it doesn't end at the closing table — I check in long after the keys change hands.
Trained for the work,
built for the people
Licensed
Minnesota REALTOR®
Licensed real estate salesperson, State of Minnesota (License #40551136), affiliated with Ashworth Real Estate LLC.
Track record
133 families, 9 years
Buyer-focused by nature — 88 of those closings on the buyer's side — with roughly $26M in volume over the past five years.
Before real estate
Human services
Nine years as a Human Services Specialist for the State of Minnesota. Educated at Brightwood College. The listening came first.
Let's talk — no pressure
Buying, selling, building, or just wondering what's possible. Tell me where you are and we'll figure out the next right step together.