“I am A BIGFIXer!”

I didn’t even know that was a thing until a friend asked, “Of all the houses you’ve lived in, have you ever moved in without immediately starting a project?” After considering the 15+ places my wife and I have lived in since our first apartment, the final answer was an emphatic, “NO!”

To my defense, every house needed something fixed, even the new ones. I promise!

That’s the story of my life. Whether its 35+ years of leading nonprofits, 30+ years of real estate transactions or my “too many to count” vehicle purchases, every last one started with a fix-it project. Seriously, what kind of person leaves the stock rims on a F150?

I can’t help looking past ‘what is’ to see ‘what could be,’ even ‘what should be’, and then coming up with a solution to make it happen. People. Teams. Projects. Buildings. I stopped trying to turn it off. It’s who I am. It’s why I am here.

Maybe you’re a BIGFIXer looking for camaraderie, or maybe you’ve inherited a BIGFIX and you need help navigating. Either way, it’s a privilege to be in your orbit. Lets lean in and let’s win together.

Steve Parrish has 35+ years in the nonprofit experience focusing on start-ups, leadership development, team building and consulting. He has 30+ years of property experience as an investor/owner overseeing acquisitions, development, management, marketing, sales, new construction, remodels and general maintenance.

Steve served as Director of Maintenance for two years at a Southwest Washington property management company that serviced 1,800 single-family, multi-family and commercial properties after where he developed and oversaw a Preferred Vendor Network consisting of 50+ sub-contractors with a 20% markup, significant improvement in tech team utilization rates while reducing team size, successful transition from time/materials to a BID pricing structure that garnered an 87% approval rate, led the team in a 45% revenue increase during the first calendar year, implemented a program servicing 600+ annual property inspections and oversaw a technician team approval rating that surged from a sub 4.0 to a 4.8/5 resident satisfaction

He has been married to his wife Rowena since they met in college in 1988. They have three adult children, two of which are married, four grandchildren and a fifth on the way. They live in with in the Ridgefield, Washington area with their German Shorthaired Pointer, Cletus.

Steve Launched BIGFIX in 2026 and is highly focused on networking with others within the residential industry.