Derek Goff

Born and raised in Maine, I moved to Philadelphia for college, anxious to take in all that the big city had to offer. City life wore on me, I met my future wife, and we realized that Maine was where we wanted to live and start a family. Upon college graduation, we moved to Maine and I started a career in IT. Shortly after the move and marriage, we purchased our first home using a close friend as our Realtor. He and my wife worked to convince me that a duplex was the best move, and it was! We lived in one part of the home and had our mortgage paid for by renting out the other. It was the outstanding service during that transaction that inspired me to pursue a career in real estate. While working in IT, I quickly realized I didn’t have a desire to sit behind a computer for the rest of my life. I went back to school to earn an MBA hoping to ignite some passion. During my final year in ...