Here we go!

Welcome one and all to my first, in what I hope will be, blog about my adventures and insights into the world of Real Estate. So first a little about me- working in Real Estate is something I've always wanted to do, but until recently was too afraid to take the plunge. It was a risk, and I've never been a risk-taker. Or more precisely I was never in a position to take a risk! I was born and raised right here in Mechanicsburg, PA (so what better place to focus my attention?).
 For the past five years I worked in the Swimming Pool industry as a store manager for the largest pool supply retailer in the country. This is where I learned to come out of my 'shell' so to speak. I used to be quite a shy and introverted person. That doesn't work well when you're the store manager of a retail chain. Indeed I had to be the front line with customers, both happy... and not so happy alike. While I enjoyed being a leader, I never truly felt like 'this is something I really want to do the rest of my life'. After a tumultuous summer season I decided once and for all that it's time to make the leap of faith and give Real Estate a try!

Let me take a quick moment now to give a shout out to my two biggest supporters, without which, I'd probably never have had the courage to try this.

Lauren and I on formal night on Carnival Pride

Katelyn and I at the Dave Matthews Band concert

There is of course my fiance Lauren, more commonly known as "LC" (and that is before that stupid MTV show!). I love this girl tremendously- She is the grounding force in my life and keeps our course steady. The truth is I wouldn't even be exploring Real Estate without her support and encouragement. I am truly a lucky man to have this amazingly hard working, intelligent, beautiful and loving woman in my life! I would more than likely be adrift without her and she doesn't hear these things enough... So LAUREN read this! I get points right?!

Then there is Katelyn, or "KC", or more recently just "Kace". My best friend, Lauren's younger sister, and another true blue supporter. A brilliant young lady in her own right! Very hard working, smart, spunky, and always has an idea for our next vacation, holiday meal, or weekend adventure. She is without a doubt my partner in crime! (I'm pretty sure we will be the cause someday when Lauren gets grey hairs!)<--- Not that that will EVER happen (;O)

I wanted to mention these to lovely ladies because I will undoubtedly talk about them in future blogs as I invite you into my world. And they mean the world to me! 

So let me tell you what's in store for the coming weeks! I'm not going to write a blog in a stiff professional manner, I'm not going to fill it with boring statistics and facts about real estate that the average person probably won't care about. This will be a look at the life of a new real estate agent. It will include snippets of my life outside of real estate and my adventures and insights as an agent! So as the post says.... Here we go!