Southern Iowa Land Sales

I grew up tromping around on the family farm in the Pineywoods Region of Deep East Texas, in Angelina County, where I loved hunting, fishing and camping with my dad. The farming and ranching traditions run deep in my family in both east and west Texas, dating back over 75 years, where my family has raised Cattle, Cotton, and Pine Trees, and still do to this day. My early life experiences developed in me a strong and abiding connection with the land and the benefits and pride of land ownership. My wife Julie and I have 13 children, have raised most of them in the Midwest over the last 20 years, and presently reside with 11 of our children in northern Lucas County, Iowa, between Chariton and Knoxville.

My biggest outdoor passion is bowhunting for big Whitetail bucks and traveling to hunt. I grew up hunting from a young age and started bowhunting at age 14, which ignited a lifelong passion, and 30 years later I’ve hunted in 24 states, Mexico, and 2 Canadian provinces for Big Game, Turkey, Upland Game, & Waterfowl. 

Prior to starting my career as a Licensed Realtor® and Land Specialist in southern Iowa, I was self-employed for 25 years and built 2 very successful businesses from the ground up, eventually selling both of them to move on to the next challenge. At 19 I became a graphic designer and specialized in building hunting related web sites. 8 years later our family moved to the Hocking Hills tourism region in Ohio and built and ran a vacation rental business, Ash Ridge Cabins, which we sold after 16 years of very successful operation in a highly competitive market. Having personal interaction with thousands of customers in over 2 decades as business owners, my wife Julie and I practiced some basic yet core principles: Tell the Truth; Keep Your Word; Be On Time; Be Friendly & Hospitable; and “A Good Picture is Worth a Thousand Words.” I place premium importance on good quality photos for successful marketing. I am an FAA Certified Drone Pilot and will use my Video/Photo Drone as a key tool to help put together a top-shelf Land for Sale listing. I will put my extensive sales and marketing experience to work to help landowners realize a profitable and pleasing conclusion to their land sale.

I’ve been keenly interested in conservation, land management, and habitat improvement since I was a teenager using my dad’s old Ford tractor to plant food plots for deer on the family farm. One of my favorite times of year is late Summer when it’s time to plant Fall/Winter food plots. I’ve planted 1,000+ trees over the years, and also have experience with native warm season grass plantings, timber stand improvement, and apple orchard management. I’ve tried hard to pass on my love of the outdoors and hunting to our children and always enjoy spending time with them in the field and seeing their successes. 

When I wasn’t out at the farm hunting as a boy, I was usually doing something sports-related. I played competitive baseball, soccer, basketball, and was a nationally ranked tennis player, and I still play tennis to this day. I also was a nationally competitive amateur pianist. I enjoy photography, history, classical music, good movies, am a voracious reader, and love traveling, having visited 15 countries. More than anything else, I love my wife and watching my kids grow up with a love of God’s Creation and the wonderful outdoors.

Our family attends Grace Baptist Church in Chariton, Iowa.