Belief: “ Anthropology is the study of what makes us human. It is hard to think of a more central principle to humanity than the concept of Home.”
Background: Steven grew up in Burlington – lived in Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Durham – and now resides in Burlington, again. He spends a portion of his year in Montenegro where he and his wife just purchased a property in the bayside town of Perast.
CAUSES
Until 2025, the majority of my work was focused on running my chocolate and nut butter business, Family and Future Wholesome Treats, and you may see me some Saturdays running one of our stands at the Carrboro, Durham or Chapel Hill Farmers markets.
My journey with real estate started after I married a small scale real estate investor in Durham, bought my first home in Burlington, and learned many aspects of construction building out my business’s commercial kitchen under the mentorship of a very generous friend. Together, my wife and I have been the buyers in five real estate transactions (one in Europe!) and sellers in two transactions. We remodeled one of the homes we sold and took on a full-blown rehabilitation of the other home, which hadn’t been lived in for 30 years.
Burlington, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Durham and Montenegro all hold a meaningful piece of “home” for me, reflecting some part of who I am back to me in symbols of my history, values, relationships, endeavors, and hopes for the future. I find these symbols again reflected in the structures, communities, and work places I inhabit, which is why I want to take my time with all of my clients to help you find a home that can hold all of these things for you.