Curt has been in the real estate business for the last 12 years after a 25 year career as successful owner and operator of Top Notch Enterprises a local lumber yard and building materials store. As an owner Curt also was instrumental in residential land development and the building of 100's of homes across 35 years. He has been married to Linda Barr for 50 years and has three grown and married daughters and four grandchildren. In his free time Curt and Linda are deeply involved in Gideons International of Illinois where they currently serve as state wide chaplains. They are also active in church at New Life Bible Church in the Pecatonica/ Winnebago area. Their hobbies include travel across the nation and occasionally internationally. They operate Curt's business with a theme, "We sell homes to and for old friends and those that are about to be."