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Sophia Doyle is a staff writer at The Close and a licensed New Jersey real estate agent with hands-on experience in residential real estate. Sophia brings real world insight into today’s housing market, combining on the ground agent experience with a strong background in communications.

Andrew Wan is a finance expert specializing in mortgage lending and small business funding, with over a decade of experience as a loan officer, processor, and DE underwriter.

Kaylee is a trusted real estate professional with expertise in investing, rental property management, and home improvement, collaborating with industry leaders for over a decade.

Get proven tips from investor and broker Kendal James. From live-in flips to advanced acquisition tactics, he guides readers through smart real estate investments.

Aloun Khountham is a real estate expert and former brokerage executive who brings tech-savvy insights and hands-on agent experience to her writing for The Close and Fit Small Business.

Melanie Patterson is the outgoing editor and a seasoned real estate professional with over 30 years of combined experience as an agent, landlord, and property manager.