I am a native of Dutchess County, I was born and raised in Fishkill and attended Wappingers Central Schools. I learned the value of hard work at a very young age, my parents Frank and Dolores Eraca owned Fishkill Pools and like so many family-owned businesses you dragged your children (sometimes kicking and screaming) into the business. I spent every summer from 6 years old helping in the family business, first stocking shelves in the pool store to later building pools and going on service calls. I also worked in local restaurants in the winter from when I was 16 years old, washing dishes and then learning to cook and later tending bar. I was involved with the family business until I was in my mid-30s when I decided in 1998 to start my own pool service and repair business, which was very successful until 2007 when the economy tanked. 

My journey in Real Estate was not one I had planned, nor had I ever considered being a Realtor. In 2004 my wife and I decided to sell our raised ranch on Noxon Road and move to a neighborhood since our son was 5, we had dealt with a few agents none of which provided that great of customer service experience, nor were they very knowledgeable and then my wife said to me "You should do this" meaning be a Realtor. Did I listen to her? Of course not, not at first anyway. I decided to get my license in 2006 so I would have something to do in the winter to supplement my pool business. Well, who knew the economy was going to tank in 2007 and my income from pools would drop 90% in one year? Certainly not me. At that point I decided to pursue real estate full time, this was a time when NOTHING was selling, but I persevered learned a lot more about marketing and found other avenues than the norm to promote my houses on, and I also have always strived to