Hi, I am a 20 yr old college student studying at the University of Oregon (GO DUCKS) for a Major in Music and Minor in Business. I usually don't make a point to talk about Majors or Minors because I personally believe that what you study to become is not who you can become. I've been performing and studying music at the college level since elementary school and I've gone as far as winning awards at the regional level. But I've always lacked a sense of satisfaction and that's because I've never gone out and done anything else!

Back in high school, I made a decision to attend a trade school called ACE (Architecture, Construction, and Engineering) for two years. I left my Lake Oswego and lived in NE Portland to gain access to that school district just to study at the trade school because I knew I wasn't learning anything if I'm staying complacent at my old high school. At the end of that journey, I specialized in Architectural studies and finished my two year study with a capstone project for designing affordable homes. This project challenged me to identify the pros and cons of the location and evaluate the best size and budget I was going to need to build a house in my chosen location. I was reviewed under the scrutiny of five big-time architects who owned their own firms in the Portland Metro area including Soderstrom and ZGF Architects and learned more about myself than I've had in all my life. I knew at this moment, that I NEEDED to do something in this industry.

If you asked my family and friends how they would categorize me, they would all say that "Daniel is a great pianist; he is fun to have at a wedding or a dinner party", but this identity that I wear limits me from who I really want to be. Music has always been a great medium for my creativity and love for the arts, but I'm looking to really get involved with houses and find opportunities to financially grow whenever possible. For the moment, I will continue to study music at the Univ. of Oregon because I do have big scholarships paying for all my tuition. But I'm not afraid to make big leaps while I'm still young and will do anything to get into the door of Real Estate investing and learn more.

Green Horn from Portland, OR

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