My story with this city starts in 1986, when my family packed up and moved here. Las Vegas was in the middle of the fastest population boom in the country - Nevada grew faster than any other state that decade - and my dad, who worked in construction, followed the work. Cranes and framing crews were part of the skyline everywhere you looked. That was the Las Vegas I grew up in.

While other kids spent summers at the pool, I spent mine tagging along on my dad's job sites. I learned to tell the difference between a home that was built to sell and a home that was built to last - the grade of materials, the way a foundation was poured, the framing choices that hold up (or don't) twenty years later. I didn't know it at the time, but I was getting an education most real estate agents never get.

That background is exactly what I bring to real estate today. When I walk a property with a buyer, I'm not just pointing out granite countertops - I'm looking at the bones. Is this addition permitted and built right, or is it going to be a problem at resale? Is this the kind of construction quality that holds its value in ten years, or a shortcut that'll show up in an inspection? For sellers, that same eye helps me tell you which upgrades are actually worth making before you list, and which ones won't move the needle.

Las Vegas has grown up right alongside me - from the fastest-growing city in the country in the '80s to one of the most dynamic real estate markets in the Southwest today. I've watched entire neighborhoods get built from bare desert, and I understand this market from the ground up, literally.

Today, as a Las Vegas Custom Home Specialist with Simply Vegas, I combine that construction background with deep local market knowledge to help buyers find homes that are genuinely well-built, and help sellers position their homes to show their true value. Whether you're buying your first home, upgrading to a custom build, or selling a property you've loved for years, I'd be glad to bring that same job-site eye to your search.