Ken Updegrave

Ken has been working in the mortgage industry for the past 18 years. with more than 12 of those years spent specializing in reverse mortgages. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in Accounting and was a CPA and  accounting and human resources software implementation specialist before beginning his career in mortgage planning. Fun fact about Ken: He passed his CPA exam in one sitting after being out of college for eight years!

“Not one of my clients ever woke up one day thinking they needed a reverse mortgage to make their lives complete,” says Ken. “They all have individual concerns or desires they want to accomplish in their lives and I am often blessed to be able to help them accomplish those goals.”

When he is not helping his clients achieve their lifelong goals, Ken and his wife Ginger, who recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary enjoy spending time with their two adult sons and their new grandchild. A family of dog lovers, they currently have three at home now: Zeus, Lucy and Maui. Ken is the current President of the Raleigh Sports Club, where they host world famous sports figures speaking about their experiences in the sports world. He also serves his fraternity as a Chapter Advisory Leader to the undergraduate chapter and he participates nationally in best practices training with many chapter advisory board members and their undergraduates throughout the US and Canada.