Tim Mieling IL - Park Ridge

A lifelong Chicagoan, I grew up in the Wildwood neighborhood on the Northwest Side, and currently live in the Forest Glen neighborhood with my wife and three kids. Like most people in mortgage lending and real estate, I kind of fell into the industry. In college I majored in communications and journalism. I found myself looking for a "regular" job, when a friend said there was an entry level position at the small mortgage broker she worked for. I took the position and it was a great learning experience—starting out as a loan processor, familiarizing myself with all of the back-end paperwork and lending guidelines.