Before I sold a single house, I sold plates. I spent years working as a chef, on my feet in a hot kitchen, long before I ever wrote a real estate offer. People sometimes ask what that has to do with real estate. Honestly, more than you'd think.
A kitchen teaches you patience when something can't be rushed, no matter how badly you want it to be done. It teaches you work ethic, because someone has to be the one still going when everyone else clocks out.
Real estate runs in my family too. I'm third generation: my grandfather ran his own brokerage, and my dad spent his career in commercial real estate, so I grew up around this business long before I chose it for myself. I've called Denver home since 2016, and today I'm a Realtor at Your Castle Real Estate / New Era Group, working toward my CCIM designation.
But most of my work, and most of my heart, is with first-time buyers. I built the Colorado Buyer Blueprint because I kept meeting people who were overwhelmed before they'd even started, and I wanted to give them a clear, honest starting point instead of a sales pitch.