Born and raised in Fernie, British Columbia, a small ski town in Canada. At 18 she moved to Calgary to work and attend college where she received a degree in Business with a majoring in marketing. In 2008 she moved with her husband to Houston, Texas where they lived with her two kids until 2015. They took an opportunity to move to Seattle but realized their home was in Texas.  Amanda specializes in purchasing homes, as well as land, and has worked with instate, out of state, and international homeowners.