

CAREER SNAPSHOT
REAL ESTATE MAXIMALIST
Author, Investor, Agent, and Entrepreneur
20+ Years
in real estate investing and brokerage
9
real estate businesses started
3 Published Books
Penguin Random House, Career Press, & self-published
300+ Doors
Across residential and commercial properties
$50M+
Portfolio under management
Top 1% Atlanta
Agent by transactions and volume (2016–present)
Endorsements
Barbara Corcoran (Shark Tank) - Real Estate Mogul and Business Expert
Brandon Turner (BiggerPockets) - Best Selling Author, Investor, Speaker
EXPERIENCE
2026
Started real estate board game company: Fizbo Games
We make Real Estate Themed board Games
2024
Listing featured in New York Times
2022
Co-founded Real Estate Teaching Platform House Money Media
Launched weekly podcasts teaching investors about house-hacking, leveraging good debt, and building multi-million-dollar portfolios
Won multiple Plutus Awards for writing, social media and podcasting in real estate category
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2016
Founded MINGO Property Management
Couldn't find a property management company that I felt like I could trust with the needs of my properties, so created my own. Mingo Provides property management for property owners with the attention to detail and follow through that I was looking for as a property owner myself.
2014
Returned to Atlanta
Moved back to hometown to scale real estate investing
2010
Real Estate start-up sold to Airbnb
Joined NabeWise Media as real estate consultant and marketing director
Named best Real Estate Startup by Inman for it’s neighborhood review platform
Sold to Airbnb in 2010
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2005
Opened Pioneer Bar-B-Q
Launched a bar/restaurant in one of Brooklyn’s hottest neighborhoods
Named “Best Brooklyn Bar” by The New York Press
2005
$1.1M Building Sale to Barbara Corcoran
Sold renovated mixed-use property in Red Hook, Brooklyn to Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran for $1.1 million
Deal covered on the front page of the New York Times Real Estate section
2002
First Multi-family: Brooklyn Duplex
House-hacked a Ft. Greene duplex for $450,000
Rented out original condo for positive cashflow
2001
Moved to New York City
Left Atlanta at age 22 with the goal of becoming a millionaire by 30
Lived in Spanish Harlem projects on a ~$40K salary
Saved nearly 40% of every paycheck through extreme frugality
2025
Started own brokerage: Atlanta Brokers Collective
Started a brokerage for elite agents who want to keep their commissions and work only with peers they respect.
2022
Sold 40-unit portfolio in a day
2019
Started GSC Capital – private syndicator
Developed and renovated existing apartment complexes
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2017
Co-founded new construction SFH business
After seeing clients disappointed with housing options, co-founded Skyrocket Properties to build single-family new construction homes with emphasis on inter-generational living
2015 - Present
Top 1% Atlanta Real Estate Agent
Top agent in Atlanta by both transaction count and total volume
2005 - 2009
Multiple TV and Media Appearances
Made over on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Season 1
Profiled on CNN as “A Millionaire in the Making”
Named Curbed’s “2005 Favorite NYC Real Estate Personality”
Featured on CNBC “The Big Idea with Donnie Deutsch”
Multiple real estate expert interviews: NPR, NY Press, Timeout NY, CNBC, Fox & Friends, Fox Business, CNN
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2003 - 2006
First Real Estate Business: Red Hook Renaissance
Created partnership with contractor and capital investor to flip Brooklyn brownstones
Capitalized on early-stage Brooklyn revitalization and rapid neighborhood appreciation
2002
First Property: Brooklyn Co-op
Purchased a 1-bedroom co-op in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn for $99,600
House-hacked by converting living room into a 2nd bedroom to rent out
Set goal to purchase 1 property a year for 5 straight years
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