Director of Coolness
Rafael was born in Havana, Cuba and immigrated to the US in 1961. He served his country for 20 years in the U.S. Army encompassing a year in Vietnam, six months in Saudi Arabia, and tours in Korea and Germany. In 1994 he retired right here at Fort Hood and settled down in Killeen, Texas with his wife Irene and their three children. Rafael then worked for Walmart Distribution for ten years before he transitioned into real estate and came on board with Linnemann Realty as an Inspector in April of 2005. Rafael speaks fluent Spanish, knows the military and Fort Hood like the back of his hand, and has resided in the Killeen area for over 17 years.
Which is more important: what you say or how you say it?
Always how you say it
Favorite junk food?
Pizza
Worst movie?
Sinbad
Zodiac sign?
Sagittarius
Favorite sport? Team?
Pet Peeve?
When people are late
Favorite movie?
Godfather
Most beautiful place you’ve ever been?
The beaches in Cuba
Favorite Band?
Eagles
Dogs or Cats?
Dogs
Favorite holiday?
I share a birthday with my granddaughter, so December 2!
In the last entry we covered civil, and truly only scratched the surface (pun intended). Since that writing, we finished all the underground utility work and passed the city inspections with flying colors. The power pole has been set and connected by Oncor so we have electric service as needed.
It’s been a whole minute since my last entry, and that’s primarily due to being locked in the slow, agonizing process of waiting. There’s a lot of that in projects like this. Planning a multi-story building that requires multiple engineers, an architect, a designer, a lender, your local government, and
In the first chapter, we discussed planning and assembling the team. Now we can move on to figuring out how to pay for it. Even with the largest commercial projects, you always begin with a “projected” budget. Or, what most folks would call a guess. No matter how vague, this
