From second string at Whittier Junior High in Flint, Michigan, to
first string at RE/MAX in Tarzana, California. |
Who Is
Doug Ranger?
I was born in
Flint, Michigan, a twin and the youngest of six children, and grew up in a
hard-working, musically inclined family. My father was a machinist for General
Motors for 25 years, and marched in the Buick Drum & Bugle Corps. My mother
worked at home, raising us, tending a huge vegetable garden that fed us
year-round, canning, baking bread, cooking and sewing. One of my sisters was a
singer and songwriter with her own radio show, my other sister was a school
teacher, and my three brothers and I had paper routes and sang in the church
choir. I started playing the violin in the fourth grade, and by the ninth grade
I was playing second chair in the school orchestra.
I joined the
U. S. Air Force after graduating Flint Central High School and following
boot camp I was sent to San Antonio to be trained in electronic cryptographic
systems. This is a field of service that required me to have the nation's
highest level of security clearance, Top Secret with Cryptographic
Access.
After 4.5
years of active duty I turned my background in military electronics into a
career as a licensed electrical contractor and had my own business for
twenty-some years, first in Florida and then in Colorado, before moving to
southern California in 1990 to work for Amgen.
In the late
'80s I became interested in computer technology and took Pascal and AutoCad
programming courses at the University of Colorado. I also signed up for my
first real estate class - an elective called Real Estate Principles - which
kindled an interest that drew me into the industry as a licensed agent in
1997.
I'm a
licensed pilot who misses flying. I love West Coast swing and country
dancing, roller-blading, skiing and horseback riding. I have two adult
daughters, Sherri and Hope, living in the Boulder, Colorado area.
 Skiing with Sherri and David at Breckenridge |
 Doug and his twin brother
Lee |
| REAL ESTATE TRIVIA |
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What famous $40+ million home has a 60-foot pool with underwater music and a 20-car garage?
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The home of Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, features the latest futuristic computer technology. |
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One of my hobbies is west coast
swing and country dancing!
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