Drawing from my family’s legacy of strength and courage, I pursued a dream of my own and learned a priceless lesson.
I turned over the phrase in my head before translating it aloud into Vietnamese for my mother. We had moved a couple of times already, and by the time I was 13, I became an intermediary for my parents between REALTORS®. That experience planted the seed for a lifelong passion.
My parents left Vietnam during the war. As a soldier fighting alongside the US for democracy, getting out of the country was a matter of life and death for my father. He and my mother told me about the many parts of their journey to build a new life in America. There were weeks they spent on a small boat at sea among millions of other refugees, years at a refugee camp in the Philippines, and finally arriving in the United States with nothing.
I realized the more resistance I had to face, the more I had to accomplish. Those things in life considered high-risk are often those with the highest reward. Real estate has given me exponentially more time to be with my family while also serving a bigger purpose for those in my community than ever before.
My mission is to provide everyone from every type of background with great service. I want to close the disparity in the housing gap by connecting everyone with the opportunity of homeownership in order to build generational wealth. The big, difficult things in life push us to see how far we will go. I have found that the only way forward is through taking one step after another in the right direction.
Whenever I am not working, I enjoy participating in my axe throwing league, swimming, fishing, playing poker, and coaching my son’s football team. My favorite part of being a REALTOR® is spending time with my team and clients.
