Meet the Team
Heritage Real Estate is a full-service and family founded Real Estate brokerage serving Coronado and San Diego for the past 36+ years. Our team of professionals is fully equipped and experienced to serve your commercial, industrial and land acquisition needs. Lead Broker, David Waitley, has worked throughout California negotiating, closing and developing residential and commercial properties for himself and his clients.
David Waitley grew up in Coronado and is blessed to have 5 of his 7 daughters graduate from Coronado High School, and he now has the privilege of working with his wife Heidi and daughter Demi, serving Coronado and greater San Diego with their wealth of real estate experience, work ethic and professionalism.
With 36 years of real estate brokerage and development experience, David has managed over 3000 real estate transactions and developed 300+ custom homes in San Diego County. David has extensive new home sales and marketing experience, land and home development expertise, to include project and permit processing in most cities in San Diego County. In addition to his unparalleled residential experience, David has brokered and developed dozens of commercial / industrial projects throughout California coordinating governmental agencies, architectural and engineering professionals through project completion.
David and his family are very involved in the Coronado community, coordinating and sponsoring blood drives, supporting families with disabilities and serving meals at Ronald McDonald House, via their Non-Profit and various volunteer organizations. For over 30 years, David and his family has served communities from Congressional, County and School District appointments and Chamber President, to elected Planning Group member, citizen, humanitarian and business owner of the year.
It will be our pleasure to serve you in any real estate need, from the most sophisticated and complex transaction, to the smallest, personal detail that needs attention for you and your family. We look forward to meeting you and serving you in the near future!
David Waitley
Demi Waitley is a proud fifth generation San Diegan. Following in her Grandmother and Father's footsteps, Demi has found a passion for real estate and a love for helping families with their real estate needs. Using her knowledge in real estate and her expertise in design, Demi works alongside buyers and sellers to identify the best marketing strategies and design practices to achieve the highest market value. In addition to real estate, Demi provides a wide range of design services, from styling and art placement to whole home remodeling and new construction. She firmly believes that anything can be transformed, restored, and made new in a beautiful way.
Demi graduated from Coronado High School in 2011, and attended Seattle Pacific University where she played on the Women's soccer team and studied Special Education. She is deeply passionate about giving back to her community. She uplifts, empowers, and motivates people with disabilities through her family founded non-profit, called Team Quinn, formed for the purpose of serving people with disabilities and their families.
Representing both Buyers and Sellers in the San Diego area, Demi is excited to continue to work alongside her father David, and continue to serve the Residential and Commercial Real Estate needs of this community.
Demi Waitley
Laura Alexon Willey
Laura, originally from Florida, has called San Diego home for the past 14 years, and Coronado 5 of those. She came from a real estate driven family, who developed several properties in the Jacksonville area. Once moved to San Diego, she started in real estate as well, working as a property manager for many homes and condos scattered throughout the city. She has since been involved in sales, management, and development both here in California and in Florida. Laura has closed over 20 transactions, totaling over $30 Million in sales. She loves her community, with most of her transactions closing in Coronado.
You can find her either working, volunteering at her children’s school, or around town riding bikes with her two sons and husband. She loves helping others, crime shows, and coffee (just trying to survive).
Alex Aseltine
As a former officer in the US Navy, Alex can directly relate to our military community and their specific housing needs. Alex is very experienced with the VA loan home buying process, and is committed to helping veterans and servicemembers meet their real estate goals.
In his free time he enjoys beach volleyball, fixing old cars, and working with the local Navigators Military Ministry. San Diego is an amazing place to live, and Alex is ready to assist you in reaching your next real estate milestone.
Kim and Jesse Houk
Kim Houk grew up in Nevada, but now calls Alpine home. She successfully and seamlessly transitioned previous careers as a teacher and labor and delivery nurse before finding her passion in real estate. She is the brains and beauty of the operation and loves design and building relationships.
Jesse Houk grew up in small-town Ohio before venturing off to college and earning an MBA. He recently retired from the military after honorably serving for nearly 22 years, where he developed an unmatched work ethic and love for this country. As a part of the Alpine community, they love the small town feel and believe it’s a great place to raise their six children. That said, they also appreciate the big city energy and beauty San Diego and the surrounding communities provide.
Faith, family, and freedom are central to who they are. They’re excited to partner with Heritage Real Estate and bring their work ethic, knowledge of real estate investment, and service mentality to anyone looking to buy, sell, or invest.
Denise Barnes
Denise Barnes is a native San Diegan who loves the outdoors whether its’ running, tennis or surfing with her family. She always finds time to give back to the community with multiple charities through the Padres Volunteer Team.
Denise is excited to be a part of The Heritage Real Estate Team in San Diego with over 36 years of experience, expertise, commitment as well as personal service.
At Heritage we value all our clients and take exceptional pride in meeting everyone’s needs to the highest standards to make your real estate dreams come true.
Real Estate is our Heritage!
Stephen Fowler
Stephen joined Heritage in 2022 with a solid marketing background, bringing over 8 years of invaluable experience in the real estate industry. He is happily married and a dedicated father of three children. Residing in Coronado, he cherishes moments of travel, cooking, and embarking on adventures with his loved ones.
Michael Gorence
Mike has spent all but six years of his life living and working in different areas of San Diego. The six years outside of San Diego were spent earning a Pharm.D. degree from the University of Washington School of Pharmacy. He has worked at every Walgreens in San Diego and finished his career there managing the Lakeside Walgreens pharmacy for a decade. Over the same period, Mike has served his church as a deacon, with the prison ministry as well as the marriage ministry. In addition, he enjoyed coaching his kid’s team in little league, AYSO soccer and refereeing. He spends his free time with his wife Jessica and three kids.
Mike will bring his excellent record of caring and service to help you with any real estate needs including residential, commercial and investment properties. He is excited to join the well-established and knowledgeable team at Heritage Real Estate and is grateful to be able to leverage their experience to better serve you.
