Much of my entrepreneurial experiences and success derive from a unwavering desire to solve affordable housing deficiency in Bryan, Texas from fall 2015-fall 2018. I was always pitching a development concept related to the market trends. I was always leading my community towards a common cause. 

Over the past decade, I have used many of the skills and abilities that are taught in the MLPD program, none more so than conceptualization, collaboration, and communication. Each year since its inception, Comfortably Living has realized an increase in revenue due to my relentless pursuit of being of service to the communities I care about most. I have always maintain the organization even during the two years I spent teaching. Property development and real estate brokerage are now part of my DNA.  

As part of the East MLK Smart Growth Initiative from the time I left BVAC in July 2015 until I went on a three month sabbatical in California in the fall of 2018, I kept building upon concepts that would influence the development of affordable housing in Bryan, Texas. Within this context, I worked primarily to broker land and property transactions. I used memorandums of understanding and letters of intent to help provide development advisement services during pre-development for land owners and investors. Additionally, I spent much time marketing my home buying program, "Home Buying for Smart Buyers" to build a pipeline of first time home buyers who earned less than 120% of the area median income. 

• Created the initiative after noticing trends of new home price inconsistent with area median incomes

• Organized community forums with local public officials for investigating affordable housing needs while establishing relationships with landowners, brokers, and neighborhood associations

• Structuring development proposals that partner landowners with local builders while also facilitating hiring 

After roughly 15 months of campaigning for my affordable housing initiative, in fall 2016 I was hired as an adviser and campaign manager for Prentiss Madison for Single Member District 2. This is the district where the East MLK corridor is situated. Prentiss and I worked together to get him elected. This eventually helped me be appointed to the Planning & Zoning Commission and helped my affordable housing concepts and research come to life even more. Councilman Madison and I communicated regularly about the direction of the district. He was able to give feet some of my ideas and gain knowledge about leveraging the impeding growth to benefit the entire district. 

• Working with Councilman Madison, helped me maintain effective communication with the general public including coordinating town hall meetings. 

• I integrated my development knowledge base while providing the councilman with talking points and helped him establish an ongoing platform congruent with campaign promises. We reelected and as of March 2022 is currently running for County Commissioner. 

302 East 22nd Street is a property sitting on a commercial lot that I brokered for my client to purchase and use as a short-term rental property. Located less than one mile from downtown Bryan the property fit my develop agenda for revitalizing the area near the East MLK corridor. The property required extensive renovations totally ~$70,000. I created the budget and timeline prior to going hard on the contract. Then I later provided project management; hiring a local contractor to lead the repairs. I was involved with the project from July 2018 to October 2018.

• Successfully negotiated a sale price 24% less than list price 

• After a series of high bids from various contractors, I consolidated the bid process to one general contractor, thus saving 15% on overall cost estimate

• Delivered property as converted from office to Airbnb single family rental