About Steve

Steve is a native of McLean County and has the experience and insight to be your best choice as a Realtor. The driving force behind Steve's work ethic is honesty and the desire to genuinely help people. His area of special interest is universal accessibility in housing. From personal experience and research, he can help you build or renovate a home to meet your needs. The core values can be seen in this quote from The Accessible Home, by Deborah Pierce: Design is creative problem solving. Equal parts art and science, design is the process of articulating a problem, exploring alternatives, and envisioning a solution, culminating in the creation of something new. Not to be confused with decoration - the embellishment of a product in order to create beauty - design is beautiful because it works, and it does so on many levels. Design doesn't cost more. What is costly is not addressing the problem fully. When a new ramp doesn't complement a house's character and has to be removed before selling the property, the homeowner pays twice. When a bathroom has a great tile job but poor lighting, the owner's safety in jeopardy. When homeowners muddle along with a dysfunctional kitchen, the cost of renovations needs to be weighed against the cost of nightly takeout. Many designs actually save the homeowners money by increasing usable space without an addition.