I grew up in Columbus, Ohio and yes, I love the Ohio State Buckeyes. At age 16 I started my own business following in my mother's footsteps as she had owned her own baseball card shop since I was 10 years old. She has since had multiple other businesses and currently runs a pet rescue in
Crestview, Florida, My Safe Place Pet Rescue. If you can provide a pet a great home please do. I have multiple rescue dogs myself with my partner. I have been in the service industry for more than half of my life. I graduated from Franklin Heights High School at age 18. At that time, I made a decision to keep expanding my business; I ended up adding a storefront website called BVGames.com named after my business, Brandon's Video Game Exchange.
I came to
Crestview, Florida on a vacation to visit my cousin Gladys Carter who has since passed and I stayed at her lakefront home. I really enjoyed my time in the area and its surroundings of
Niceville,
Destin,
Fort Walton and
South Walton beaches. If you like to see historic areas,
Milton and
DeFuniak Springs have many things to offer with their preserved and restored business districts, where you can walk from one shop to another. I love the small-town feeling, the historic homes, and the picture perfect scenery, plus the convenience of the
Destin and
South Walton beaches which offer pretty much any store you might want to visit only a short distance away.
I had always wanted to learn about real estate and could not think of a better area as there is so much growth going on in
Okaloosa and
Walton counties.My cousin made plans to move back to Ohio to be close to our family in Columbus, so I purchased her lakefront home and moved again. She told me she loved living here and she is right -- it's a great place to live. I also want to thank her for selling her home to me. At the time, there were...let's say, few options for lakefront homes with acreage, and I did enjoy seeing the water everyday. I have since purchased a place in
South Walton