Nashville Native and was raised in Oak Hill, a Boy Scout, member of First Presbyterian Church of Nashville, Proud Uncle of 8 nephews and 5 nieces.
Began investing in Real Estate in 1978 at the age of 20 with partners purchasing single-family and multifamily properties acquiring approx. 150 units at the age of 25, started Cartwright Realty in 1983, later with Wallace Cartwright Co. Real Estate Services. For seven years HUD Contracted me as a Real Estate Asset Manager in thirty Tennessee Counties.