Melanie Patterson, MA, CBA is a staff writer at Fit Small Business specializing in Real Estate Investing with over 25 years of combined experience in real estate sales, property management, and residential buy-and-hold real estate investing. In addition to managing her own property, Melanie has also managed a women’s emergency shelter.
Before joining Fit Small Business, Melanie worked as a certified business advisor for the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center, a discretionary program of the US Small Business Administration and owned and operated a private home-based business as a business development, sales, and marketing coach.
When not writing for Fit Small Business, Melanie is in her gym training five days a week as a competitive natural bodybuilder, hiking, and kayaking on the many mountains and lakes in her region, and planting a small vineyard, and flower, herb, and veggie gardens on her 13.5 acre farm in rural NH where she lives with her husband, David, and their 17 year-old Jack Russell Terrier, Oscar.
