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Rick Villani

Rick’s passion for real estate and construction began early, inspired by his mother’s artistry in design and his father’s career in real estate. After graduating from the University of Texas in the 80s, Rick spent the 90s at Dell Computer before moving toward his dream in the 2000s—buying, fixing, and selling homes. His innovative approach earned him the National Contractor of the Year Award in 2003, and in 2007, encouraged by Keller Williams founder Gary Keller, Rick documented his experiences in his book FLIP: How to Find, Fix, and Sell Houses for Profit, which became a New York Times Bestseller.

In the 2010s, Rick partnered with Preston Graham to form Villani & Graham, where they continue to craft custom luxury homes with a focus on quality and client relationships.

Rick lives in Austin with Carrie, his high school sweetheart and wife of 39 years. They have three adult children. Guided by a deep faith, Rick’s fascination with construction is almost matched by his love for cycling, reading, cooking and mentoring.

Preston Graham

Born and Raised in San Angelo, Preston grew up under big west Texas skies. As a boy, if he wasn’t playing baseball, crawdad fishing with bacon on a string, riding dirt bikes, or exploring in the woods; he was likely in the garage tinkering, learning how things worked and modifying them to work differently.

His mother, an artist, rancher, and inventor; and his father, a real estate developer and home builder, both nurtured Preston’s creative interests from an early age. They encouraged him to build, create, explore, adventure and try as many things as he could.

In the early nineties, Preston moved to Austin with his family where he attended Westlake High School. During that time, Preston spent one summer at the University of Virginia attending architecture classes—an experience that made a big impression and still resonates to this day.

Preston attended the University of Texas where he met Sunni, the love of his life, and now bride of 21 years. Preston and Sunni have two beautiful children: Genevieve and Thatcher, and two dogs, a lab named Stella and a double-doodle named Gus.

In 2007, Preston started a construction business with a focus on carpentry that quickly grew into full-scale remodeling. In 2010, while working on a charity housing project, Preston met Rick. The two hit it off and started working together. In 2011 they officially joined forces as Villani & Graham.

Preston is passionate about home building—particularly the art and science of doing it well. He is especially fulfilled by developing deep relationships with the people he works with: Rick, a friend and mentor, the trade-partners who are like family, and clients who put their trust in Villani & Graham.

Preston loves spending time with his family, tinkering with cars, his weekly Bible study group, woodworking, a good laugh, helping others, music (especially a good playlist challenge), and baking.