About IAN I was raised in Bedford, NH with 1 older brother named Chris, who is about 4 years older than I am. We had both parents as kids & lived a fairly average life in a middle-class family home. I lost my Dad in December of 2012 to a long, hard-fought battle with Stage 4 Colon Cancer, and that was a blow that was not easy to bounce back from. My Father was never the nicest man, but he was one hell of a Dad when it came to preparing my brother & I on how to be men, and how when we say we're going to do something, make sure we do it. He raised my brother & I in such a way that, granted we didn't have a whole lot of affection or love as kids, it was mostly criticism & not so much constructively, he nonetheless built us into strong young men who weren't afraid of a little hard work, & who wouldn't delay even for a second, risking our own lives to help save another. For that, I will always be grateful to my Father, RIP. Growing up, I had aspirations of being in the Finance industry & helping folks live a more comfortable life with regard to their income & assets. I never knew which field I would wind up in within the finance industry, however it didn't take long for me to stumble into the real estate world after College. You can’t always predict where or when you’ll discover what you’re meant to do in life, but sometimes your calling finds you! That is precisely what happened with myself when I landed at The Mortgage Specialists shortly after graduating College from Southern NH University , after a years' stint at Franklin Pierce & another year at The University of Southern Maine, studying Finance at each for my Major. My Father taught me at a young age that if you want something in life, you have to work for it, & work hard. So that’s what I did, and I worked extremely hard for a long time, and still do!
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