Background
Doug is a former energy and environmental program manager, researcher and executive with 30+ years of experience designing strategic transition plans for organizations, agencies and communities. During a significant portion of his career he also pursued his sustained interest in real estate transactions both as a licensed agent and as an owner of residential income properties in Chicago.
A Senior Real Estate Specialist
An SRES® designated Real Estate Broker has specialized education and tranining enabling him/her to meet the special needs of maturing Americans when selling, buying, relocating, or refinancing residential or investment properties. They have studied and become intimately familiar with senior-specific lifestyle and housing issues and are prepared to offer their mature clientele the best available options and information that will enable them to make positive life-changing decisions.
Doug's SRES practice is designed around the concept of comprehensive transition management. A practice that offers homeowners and their families integrated planning and management of all support services necessary to facilitate a smooth, low-stress transition. Managed partner services include those offered by: elder law attorneys; financial and insurance advisors; property repair, decluttering, decorating and staging professionals; estate auctioneers; packing, moving and storage personnel; and senior care and placement experts specializing in all aspects of senior housing - from fully independent living arrangments to assisted care options.
Education & Training
Doug holds two Masters Degrees in Urban and Regional Planning and Public Policy and Administration from the University of Wisconsin at Madison; a Bachelor degree in Urban Architecture from the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis; and served as a Presidential Management Fellow for three years for the US Department of Justice and the US Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, DC.
Additional Areas of Practice
Historic Landmark Properties, Energy-Efficient Residential Retrofit and New Development
