Michael began his real estate career in 1984 when he earned a Texas Real Estate License and partnered with a one-man brokerage based in Westlake, an affluent area of Austin, where he spent four formative years learning the business. Michael obtained his broker’s license in 1986 just on the cusp of the market downturn. After cutting his teeth in this extremely difficult business environment, he emerged as a solo broker.From 1986 to 2006, Michael worked primarily in land brokerage and development. He honed his expertise in farm and ranch brokerage, subdivision development, and consulting in the new home construction industry. In 1994, he was named one of the original Austin Elite 25SM, Austin’s top one percent of luxury realtors, maintaining his place on the list for a number of years by representing buyers and sellers in multi-million dollar transactions. Michael’s strategy has always been relationship rather than transaction driven, focusing on repeat business with a handful of valued clients.
