As my parents immigrated to the United States from the Netherlands in 1962 they targeted Southern California to position the family with a new life of endless opportunities. I was born in Orange County, California where I later attended Golden West College in Huntington Beach, CA. with an emphasis in business administration. As I married my wife and we became pregnant with our first born in 1992, we knew that Gilbert, Arizona would be the right location for us to raise our family and start our Real Estate Careers.After attending the Arizona School of Real Estate and Business to further my education and learn the Arizona market, I concluded a 20-year retail career with my former employer Costco Wholesale to run a Real Estate business.I began my career in Real Estate in 2003 as an Appraiser and still actively appraise for our family business. Expanding my Real Estate knowledge beyond Appraising so that I could help others achieve their Real Estate needs is my TOP PRIORITY...My job is to guide the client with real tools and confidence in the "ever so changing world of Real Estate" within the Phoenix metro area.Whether you're buying, selling or investing I am confident that we can help you attain the goal, with over 25 years of customer service experience we are committed to providing the BEST service to you! Just as Mom and Dad taught me "respect and treat others better than you expect to be treated".If I'm not spending time with my wife and 3 children, traveling, or at the beach, etc. I'm likely with my clients providing solutions, seeking out the best deal possible or knocking on doors networking with the community... Arizona has been good to us & we love it here!I have had the blessing of adding some of the most incredible teammates over the past few years. The team: Cayman, Kirsten, Kendall, Lexi, Forrest and Mary Grace are an integral part of our success which has lead us to the TOP 1 % of all Phoenix, Keller Williams agents & Real Trends top 100 in AZ.