I started in real estate by accident — a front desk job at an Austin firm while I was in college. The job came first; the career followed. Looking back, that detour turned out to be deliberate: I wrote down “broker-owner” as my goal during those early months, before I knew what it would take to get there.

A decade later, I founded Dukes Residential LLC to build the kind of independent brokerage I’d want to work with as a client myself — strategy-driven, data-informed, and led by the broker rather than by quotas. Every client I represent works directly with me. That’s not a marketing line; it’s the operating principle.

Before real estate, I studied Information Systems Analysis and Design — coursework heavy on use case modeling, process diagrams, and managerial accounting. The analytical foundation shapes how I approach transactions today: every deal is a process with stakeholders, dependencies, and decision points that deserve careful structuring.

Out of college, I worked for an institutional single-family rental operator — one of the large-scale firms that acquires, leases, and manages thousands of homes through systematic underwriting and portfolio strategy. The work taught me to read markets quantitatively: how to evaluate properties as financial instruments, how price-per-square-foot trends signal turning points, how rent rolls reveal hidden risks. That institutional lens informs every recommendation I make for individual clients today.

After becoming a licensed Texas REALTOR®, I spent the next decade representing buyers, sellers, investors, and renters across the Austin metro. Along the way I added designations, leadership roles, and the broker license that allows me to operate independently. In 2026, I formed Dukes Residential LLC — my own brokerage, my own standards, my own name on the door and on the line for every outcome.

Direct communication, no script. I don’t follow a sales playbook. I ask questions, listen for what’s actually motivating the move, and give you my honest read on what the market supports. If a property doesn’t make sense for you, I’ll tell you. If a pricing strategy carries risk, I’ll explain why.

Data first, opinion second. Every recommendation comes with the analysis behind it — comparable sales, days on market, neighborhood trajectory, financing cost projections. You don’t have to take my word for it; you can see the work and reach your own conclusion.

One point of contact: me. Most clients in larger brokerages work with an agent who reports to a broker they may never meet. With Dukes Residential, the broker IS the agent. You get my direct cell, my judgment, and my accountability at every step — listing presentation through closing.

Quiet professionalism. I don’t run high-pressure tactics, manufactured urgency, or aggressive social media presence. The work speaks for itself. Clients who appreciate that fit usually become long-term referral sources. Clients who want a constant cheerleader probably won’t enjoy working with me — and that’s fine; we both deserve to spend time with the right people.

• Texas Broker License #678522-B — Texas Real Estate Commission
• REALTOR® — National Association of REALTORS member
• ABR® — Accredited Buyer's Representative — NAR designation for advanced buyer-side representation
• AHWD® — At Home With Diversity — NAR designation for serving diverse client populations
• TRLP — Texas REALTORS Leadership Program Graduate — 2023
• Ninja Selling Graduate — 2021
• Memberships: National Association of REALTORS (NAR), Texas REALTORS, Austin Board of REALTORS (ABoR), Houston Association of REALTORS (HAR)

• Austin Board of REALTORS® Young Professionals Network (YPN) Advisory Group
• Member, 2024–2025
• Secretary, 2025–2026
• Habitat for Humanity — Volunteer

Real estate is a relationship business, but it's also an industry. I take seriously the responsibility of being part of how it evolves locally — through ABoR's YPN leadership work — and the broader community that the industry serves through volunteer involvement with Habitat for Humanity.

When I'm not at the kitchen table closing on a home, I'm probably tending to one of my garden projects, working through a home fermentation experiment, or troubleshooting an appliance because I'd rather understand how it works than call someone to fix it. The thread is the same — methodical, hands-on, curious about systems. Real estate fits naturally into that frame.