Jenie was born in Seattle in February.  She has a brother and sister.  Her father managed the Safeway store in Arlington when she was born.  He then purchased a corner store in Everett.  They lived above the store.  She went to Montessori school until second grade.  In seventh grade her family was selling the store and going through a divorce.  Her mom ran the store and her father moved to Seattle.  Her father had lung cancer.  They moved to Mukilteo.  She transferred schools to go back to Everett School District. 

 

Jenie got into DECA her junior year and then interned at Bank of America/SeaFirst through DECA.  She interned for three months and loved it.  At the end of the intern she was hired on for the Casino Road location.  One of her co-workers was robbed at the location and then they installed a bullet proof cage.

 

She went to EVCC. Her best-friend’s sister got a job at a mortgage company.  Jenie and her best-friend got jobs at the mortgage company.  She moved around to a few different mortgage companies.  She was selling second mortgages at 125% loan to value. 

 

She had a daughter, Lexie known as Olive, in 1999, then went through a divorce.  Jenie began real estate appraising.  In 2000 she returned to mortgages.  In 2001 her son, Tate, was born.  Jenie and her family moved to Texas.  Jenie worked for different mortgage companies in Texas including WAMU.  WAMU shut down their Houston branch and in 2004 and she moved into sales.  She moved back to Washington and went back to mortgages.  She went through her second divorce. 

 

In 2007 the subprime industry took a hit.  The bubble burst in 2008.  In 2009 Jenie became unemployed.  Unemployment rejected her claim.  Jenie had to appeal and won her appeal.  She went back to school to be a CPA. 

 

In 2010 Jenie had another daughter named Sami. 

 

2011 Jenie went back to Bank of America in Kirkland.  In 2013 Jenie went to LeaderOne Financial in Everett, where she is today.  In 2014 she married her husband, Russell.  It is easier for Jenie to get people into a mortgage than into a rental.  She enjoys helping people.

 

Currently, there is not enough inventory for first time home buyers. 

 

Giving back to community is important to Jenie.  She feels successful in her life.