Darryl's Story

Like many entrepreneurs, my story started with struggle. The kind that changes the way you look at life, people and your future. At the age of fourteen my father passed away, leaving me untethered in many ways and with a mom not really capable of effectively managing her own life, much less parenting a sixteen-year-old. We reached a breaking point that caused me to become an emancipated minor and completely on my own in my final years of high school. Needless to say, I grew up very fast, and my original dream of a living a life of creativity as an actor and performer became a very real life of survival with daily questions of how I could pay rent, support myself, and finish school all on my own.

Why do I tell you all this? Because it does something to a kid when that happens, and it affects your belief system — especially in yourself. When I started in real estate, I was just 19. I had an awesome broker, Mac Levitt, who made a tremendous impact on my life and became a mentor, teacher, and friend -- and I learned a lot. At the time though — I couldn’t really speak with authority about my ability or worth — because I didn’t feel that way about myself. I did, however, believe in real estate and could speak with passion and from the heart about what working with a real estate agent can do for homeowners.