I have lived in the Elk Grove area since 1985 and in the Camden Passage neighborhood -- with my wife, two children and a perpetual puppy -- since 1991. We have attended Sun Grove Community Church since its inception and I coached both kids – and hundreds of other boys and girls -- in softball and baseball for a dozen years. My local expertise and real estate experience – not only as an agent but as a widely respected newspaper journalist who reported on the industry for many years -- will benefit you whether you are serious about buying or selling a home at this time or if you are a returning client checking out the many homeowner resources I offer. Prior to joining Coldwell Banker, I spent many years as a newspaper reporter and editor from San Luis Obispo to Tulare, Fresno, Modesto and Sacramento. As a Sacramento Bee business reporter, I specialized in writing about residential and commercial real estate and development. As a columnist in The Bee's regional sections, I became a familiar – and mostly friendly -- face in neighborhoods from Elk Grove to Folsom, Fair Oaks, Rancho Cordova and El Dorado County. I developed my passion for real estate honestly enough: My mother was a broker-owner in the Bay Area for many years and my dad also held a sales license.