{"id":12879,"date":"2021-05-18T12:53:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T19:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/?p=12879"},"modified":"2021-05-18T12:53:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T19:53:44","slug":"trendsetter-to-know-chris-lacasse-of-neighborhood-ventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/people\/entrepreneurs\/trendsetter-to-know-chris-lacasse-of-neighborhood-ventures","title":{"rendered":"Trendsetter to Know: Chris Lacasse of Neighborhood Ventures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Name: <\/strong>Chris Lacasse<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instagram: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mrmartin662\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website: <\/strong>https:\/\/neighborhood.ventures\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Age: <\/strong>39<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Title: <\/strong>VP of Acquisitions at Neighborhood Ventures<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Married\/Single: <\/strong>Married <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kids: <\/strong>Two little monster boys. Grant Danger is 5 and Chase Wilder is 2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

City you live in: <\/strong>Scottsdale<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A typical day in my life includes\u2026 <\/strong>Getting up before the sun to take care of our horses. If you start your day shoveling horse poop, it typically only improves from there. <\/strong>After that, I am in the office and on the road looking for new real estate investment projects in the communities where our investors live, work, and play. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was born\u2026 <\/strong>and raised in Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My favorite thing about Arizona\u2026 <\/strong>is FREEDOM and wide open spaces <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m listening to\u2026 <\/strong>turkey hunting podcasts. Turkeys have a brain the size of a pea, but you practically need a PhD to successfully hunt them<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My family\u2026 <\/strong>does not understand my obsession cleaning the lint trap in the dryer  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I could have dinner with anyone, it would be\u2026 <\/strong>My grandfathers. They both lied about their ages and joined the army at 17 and stormed the beaches on D-Day in WWII. They both passed before I had a chance to really talk to them about that. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One thing I cannot live without\u2026 <\/strong>Dogs. We have three dogs and I cannot imagine life without them. I also volunteer with an organization called HARTT that humanely captures and reunites lost family pets with their owners. It is very challenging and extremely rewarding work (http:\/\/azhartt.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was younger, I wanted to be\u2026 <\/strong>a professional hockey player. Turns out you need to be really good. I still play but my dreams of the NHL have been gone for a while. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m inspired by\u2026 <\/strong>My grandfathers as mentioned above. I will catch myself being frustrated by a minor inconvenience like traffic and take a step back and remember that it could be much worse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n