John grew up and graduated from MCC in Slayton, MN and then moved to Marshall and attended SMSU, graduating with his bachelor degree majoring in Political Science and Public Administration. After a short break he completed his MBA at SMSU with an emphasis on marketing. After twelve years in office equipment sales, John decided on a career change and started his real estate classes in late 2019 and joined MN Lands and Homes in January of 2020 bringing his unique knowledge on real estate investing. Since 2014, John has been an active investor in stocks, notes, options and other alternative investments and in 2016, John jumped into real estate investing first with a fourplex in Marshall and since then expanded into multiple properties in multiple states. When he's not helping clients buy their first home or their first rental property, he enjoys traveling with his wife, Heather, as well as reading, educating others on financial literacy and running his own blog and educational website.