I had the opportunity to work with HUD on the property preservation side in the early 2000s, which taught me a lot about what to look for in properties that were distressed. This is where I found my passion for finding ways to not only fix issues, but to prevent future ones through doing it right the first time. It was not the way of the contract yet it was the only way that made me and my staff feel we were doing the right thing for the contract. This thought process at times meant losing money, however in my opinion it is the only way to work. I was fortunate as a father to have a son that wanted to learn and be apart of my vision for helping the community become better through repairing distressed homes. It is this vision that continues to fuel our fire. Hoppy the frog reminds me every day that our team is always ready to hop to any challenge in order to build a better tomorrow for our community.