About Conrad

My name is Conrad Venti and I am blessed to be in a position to help people build a strong financial foundation.  My passion is to educate friends, family, and acquaintances about the importance and benefits of home ownership.  Strong Foundation is where I share tips and thoughts about credit, home ownership, and real estate in the Willamette Valley.  You can check back regularly as posts will be updated multiple times a week.

I absolutely love living in the Willamette Valley – I can't think of a more beautiful place.  I am an active member of my community and have lived in Salem for nearly my entire life.  I was raised in Keizer and graduated from McNary High School.  Not wanting to move far from home I attended Western Oregon University.  While attending Western I also had the privilege to work at the US Bank Ladd and Bush Branch in downtown Salem.  I graduated from WOU with a bachelor's degree in Business Finance.  After three years as a banker at Ladd and Bush, I decided to focus solely on real estate lending and joined the team at Landmark Mortgage.

During college I married my high school sweetheart and we bought our first house in the Englewood neighborhood of Salem.  We now live in West Salem and were blessed with our boy/girl twins in February 2008.  We enjoying helping with the high school youth group at Salem Evangelical.

I enjoy running and eating, hence my running motto, "I run because I eat".  Nearly every day I spend my lunch with friends, family, clients, or business partners at my uncle's restaurant, Venti's Cafe. I also consider myself the promoter or grassroots marketer for Venti's.