A native of Polk County, Arkansas, John comes from a real estate family. His mother & father are long-time real estate brokers and he has an aunt and uncle in the real estate profession. He was born in 1974, graduated from Mena High School in 1992 and then attended Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas with a major in business. He has three children, Kaitlyn, age 16, Ashley, age 13 and Allie, age 6.