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Michael is responsible for overseeing the operations and new business efforts for the affordable division of Asset Living. He started his career 40 years ago in the multi-family industry serving at the Dallas Housing Authority for several years before founding M-DC Group, where he served as president in various management and ownership firms specializing in affordable housing compliance, new construction, and asset growth. In 2000, M-DC Group, Inc. (known as Alpha Management) formed a partnership with The Barnes Company to found Alpha Barnes Real Estate Services in Dallas, Texas. Michael served as partner and owner of Alpha Barnes, successfully growing the organization to manage 30,000 units of affordable and conventional housing while being recognized as an industry leader in tax credit compliance.

Michael is a graduate from High Point University in North Carolina and is a Housing Credit Certified Professional (HCCP). He has served in volunteer leadership roles throughout his career and has continued current roles with the Board of Directors of Texas Inter-Faith Housing, Inc., of Houston, Texas. He was previously the President of the Rural Rental Housing Association of Texas (RRHA), the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers (TAAHP), as well as local Apartment Associations and the Texas Apartment Association (TAA). He is currently the President of the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation (TAAEF).