Giving Back With Purpose
Real estate has always been about more than homes, it’s about people, family, and the life being built inside them.
After my wife’s diagnosis with neuroendocrine carcinoma, giving back became deeply personal. Walking through cancer as a husband, father, and caregiver changes your perspective on what truly matters.
This page is dedicated to a cause that is close to our family and to supporting others facing similar battles.
Our Story
Shelby is the strongest person I know.
At just 21 years old, she received a life-saving liver transplant after being diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease called Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC). It came completely out of nowhere.
She had been healthy, active, and played soccer her whole life. No family history. No warning signs. Just a diagnosis that changed everything.
Most people would have put life on pause. Shelby didn’t.
She stayed in school while critically ill, returned shortly after her transplant, and went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in 2015.
Not long after, she was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis, another difficult autoimmune disease that brought years of setbacks, exhaustion, and uncertainty.
And still, she kept going.
Shelby and I met in college in 2012. After asking her to be my girlfriend three times, she finally said yes- and we’ve been together ever since.
We got married in 2019, and a few years later welcomed our daughter, our miracle baby, after a difficult pregnancy and an early emergency delivery. She spent weeks in the NICU before finally coming home, and despite everything, those were some of the happiest days of our lives.
In early 2025, everything changed again.
At just 32 years old, Shelby was unexpectedly diagnosed with Stage 4 high-grade Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, a rare and aggressive cancer that had already spread to her liver.
What began as stomach pain quickly became weeks in the hospital, difficult treatments, infections, and a reality we never saw coming.
She has already endured more than most people face in a lifetime.
And still- she keeps fighting.
She is the heart of our family, the best mother to our daughter, and the kind of person who makes everyone around her feel lighter.
Watching someone you love fight this hard changes you.
It changes what matters. It changes how you measure time. It changes what home really means.
This is why giving back is so personal to us.
Why this matters to our family
Cancer has a way of reshaping everything.
It changes how you view time, priorities, and what home really means. It deepens your appreciation for stability, support, and the people who show up when life gets hard.
Watching my wife navigate neuroendocrine carcinoma has changed our family in ways that are difficult to put into words. It has also made one thing incredibly clear: no family should have to walk through something this heavy without support.
That perspective has shaped the way I approach both life and business-and why giving back will always be part of what I do.
Supporting NETs Mission
A portion of every closing I’m part of is donated to support NETs Mission, an organization focused on raising awareness, education, and support for those affected by neuroendocrine cancer.
NETs Mission is dedicated to helping patients and families facing rare cancer through advocacy, support, and increased awareness around neuroendocrine tumors.
Their work is deeply aligned with what matters most to our family, and it’s an honor to support their mission through the work I do.
https://www.netsmission.org/
HOW WE GIVE BACK
For every home successfully closed, a portion of my commission is donated to NETs Mission in support of families facing neuroendocrine cancer.
Each transaction becomes an opportunity to give back, support meaningful research and advocacy, and help families facing one of life’s most difficult challenges.
When you work with me, a portion of that success helps support something bigger than the transaction itself.
Why it matters
Home means more than a place to live.
It means stability. Safety. Time with the people we love.
That’s why this cause matters so much to our family- and why every closing is an opportunity to give something meaningful back.
Want to Learn More?
If you’d like to learn more about NETs Mission or the cause this supports, I’d be happy to share more.
And if we work together, know that a portion of every closing helps support families facing neuroendocrine cancer.