Vidal was born and raised in Natchez, Mississippi. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1982 with a B. S. in business. Vidal has been in the real estate business and held a broker's license in Mississippi since 1982, as well as a broker's license in Louisiana. Vidal and affiliated companies have been active in every facet of real estate from residential and commercial, to recreational.Since 2000, he has concentrated on land and timber, recreation hunting properties, and what should be considered as Investment Grade Real Estate. Vidal knows value and tries to match the customer with what he desires. Vidal has been married for 33 years to Tanna and, while they enjoy travel, he is most content with the work he enjoys. Vidal is also a co-owner of Good Hope, Inc., a multi-state land and timber management company that concentrates on wood procurement.