I've had a passion for real estate my entire adult life. I  became a licensed realtor in Mississippi at 19 years old in a market where I learned the values that have stayed with me: commitment, world-class communication, and a client-first approach.

A lot has happened between then and now — including a career as a managing director at a top New York City hedge fund and one as an actor.

But when my wife and I moved to NJ, I was drawn back to the r...