About Us

Biography

  • Born February 24, 1967 in Smackover, Arkansas.
  • Graduated in 1985 from Clarksville High School, Clarksville, Texas.
  • Graduated Cum Laude as a Fulbright College Honors Scholar from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville in 1989.
  • Taught High School & Middle School English and French, and coached football, baseball, & basketball from 1989-2004 in Northwestern Arkansas; Baytown, Texas; and Tucson, Arizona.
  • Moved to Humboldt County in February, 1996.
  • Worked as a music and youth pastor in Tucson, Arizona & Arcata, California from 1994 to 2004.
  • Married Janine Davis Kingery on April 16, 1997.
  • Currently have 8 children, 2 boys and 6 girls, ages 2-14.
  • Favorite hobbies include: mountaineering & backpacking, sailing, playing guitar and drums, and reading.

Real Estate Career Highlights

  • Licensed and admitted to Humboldt Association of Realtors April 1, 2004.
  • First year sales of 12 units totaling more than $2,000,000.
  • Largest transaction - $500,000
  • Smallest transaction - $15,000
  • Career total sales of over $5,000,000.

What Clients Are Saying

We appreciated “your willing[ness] to do whatever we wanted and your personal touch. Although we were completely unsure of what we could get or what we wanted, you made it possible for us to get our dream house.”
- Steve & Alicia

I “appreciate your patience with my many questions.”
– Danielle

Your “communication with me was excellent, explaining [everything] so I understood the process.”
– Carmen

Thank you for your “optimism & willingness to research for answers.” I could “trust that my concerns or problems were important to you…”
- Patti

My Philosophy of Real Estate

Buying a home is the largest single purchase most people ever make. It’s a complicated process conducted in the foreign language of “legalese” and laced with many pitfalls for the unsuspecting homebuyer to get tripped up. It seems like a waste of time to me for people to try to become experts on real estate transactions for the 2 or 3 times they might buy a home over their lifetimes, yet it’s such a big and important step that everyone needs to have an assurance that they are doing the right thing at the right time.

I encourage every homebuyer to find a real estate agent that they can trust. An expert in the field can negotiate the legalities and pitfalls of the real estate transaction and ensure that the homebuyer doesn’t get surprised by anything. Someone of impeccable character can be trusted to steward the largest financial deal most people ever make.

This is the kind of realtor I try to be. I want my clients to know that I have their best interest as my first and only priority. I listen carefully to their wants and desires, and help them “shop around” until they have found the perfect place for them. I work hard to increase my skill in navigating the intricacies of real estate transactions. And I thoroughly enjoy communicating with my clients until all of their questions are answered and they have peace about every step of the real estate process. I don’t want my clients to simply get into a house. I want every one of my clients to enjoy the thrill and excitement of purchasing a moving into their dream home.

Janine and I bought our house in 1997. Four of our six kids were brought home from the hospital to our house. All six have left reminders of the stages through which they have grown in the fabric of our house. (Many would not come out with Goo-Gone even!) It truly has become our home. I still look back with respect, admiration, and gratitude to the realtor who helped us purchase our home. That’s the kind of realtor I want to be for you.

Ming Tree Visit Site

Ming Tree GMAC Real Estate has grown from modest beginnings in a tiny office on fourth street to the largest real estate company north of Santa Rosa. With more offices and professional sales people covering the county Ming Tree leads the industry in the area. With over 10,000 sales and over 30 years in business, Ming Tree GMAC is the leader on the north coast. Ming Tree agents offer you not only our local presence, but the strength of GMAC Home Services -the Real Estate arm of General Motors Corporation.

Insurance Services
Our full service Insurance affiliate is ready to provide you with all your insurance needs. The Insurance Department represents many different excellent insurance companies. We can save you time and stress during your real estate purchase and offer you excellent quotes and the finest service in the industry.

Mortgage Department
Our experienced loan department have funded hundreds of loans. We specialize in making real estate dreams come true. Buyer’s loan needs are compared to dozens of plans and lenders. Many of our loans are funded through GMAC Mortgage, one of the nations largest lenders.

Transaction Coordination & Title
All paperwork is stored on our website for easy access by clients and title companies. Our Transaction Coordinator processesthe escrow directly from our office to the title company, saving you and your agent time and stress.

GMAC Real Estate Visit Site

A division of GMAC Home Services
“Service You Deserve. People You Trust.”

  • More than 1,300 locations in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico
  • More than 22,000 sales professionals
  • Developer of the Home Selling System™,the Home Buying System™, and the Elegant Homes Marketing System™
  • A division of GMAC Home Services, a subsidiary of GMAC, since July 1998
  • Part of the international referral network servicing GMAC Global Relocation Services
  • GMAC Home Services, offering real estate, relocation and mortgage finance services
  • GMAC, one of the world’s largest financial services companies with business lines in automotive finance, commercial and residential mortgages, and insurance
  • Our parent company, General Motors, one of the world’s largest corporations based on revenue, with worldwide operations in 73 countries is the 2nd largest employer in the country, second only to the United States government
  • Web exposure -
  • National advertising — National network and cable TV advertising, national radio broadcast advertising as well as print advertising in Better Homes and Gardens, The Wall Street Journal, duPont Registry, GMAC Real Estate Luxury Market Report and industry advertising