First and foremost, I am a proud father and a devout husband. My wife is everything to me, and my son is my world. They are my why—the reason behind every decision I make, including why I got into real estate in the first place.

I’m a first-generation homeowner. No one in my family ever owned a home. In fact, I spent my entire 7th grade year sleeping in a car. That experience, along with multiple eviction notices as a kid, created a deep desire i...