Joshua Christensen
Albuquerque Qualifying Broker
Selling, buying, or working through your next real estate move? Let’s look at the situation, talk through your options, and get clear on what makes sense next.
Early Life
Joshua Christensen was born in a rural farming community in northern Iowa and was raised with a blue-collar work ethic, practical values, and an early appreciation for responsibility.
Growing up, Joshua loved sports, especially baseball, tennis, and wrestling. Like many Gen X kids, he also spent time collecting baseball cards, playing video games, and learning how to figure things out on his own.
At age 10, his family moved to Dallas, Texas, where his entrepreneurial instincts began to take shape. He looked for ways to earn money early, including mowing yards, selling items at school, and delivering newspapers. By age 15, he had his first formal job sacking groceries, where he began learning the value of showing up, working hard, and serving people well.
Career
Joshua’s real estate journey began long before he became licensed to sell real estate. His early career included custom home construction in the Dallas area, where he gained hands-on experience with how homes are built, improved, and valued.
That practical foundation still matters today. Looking at a property through the eyes of a builder, investor, lender, and broker can reveal a lot about condition, improvements, value, marketability, and what it may take to position a property for the market.
His career has also included service in the United States Navy, bank management, mortgage lending, real estate investing, house flipping, multifamily ownership, private money, property management, and brokerage leadership.
Over more than 30 years, Joshua has worked on multiple sides of real estate. That experience gives him a broader view of a property, the market around it, the financing behind it, and the decisions that can affect the outcome of a sale, purchase, or investment.
After working in banking and mortgage lending, Joshua experienced firsthand how financing and the broader financial system influence housing decisions. During the Great Recession, he also faced serious financial adversity of his own. That season became a turning point and strengthened his commitment to practical decision-making, financial education, real estate, and helping people better understand the choices in front of them.
Joshua became licensed to sell real estate in New Mexico in 2012 and today serves as a Qualifying Broker, Realtor®, real estate investor, private money broker, author, and founder of Door Life TV.
Through Christensen Properties, powered by Realty One of New Mexico, Joshua works with homeowners preparing to sell, buyers searching for the right property, and investors evaluating opportunities throughout Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and surrounding New Mexico communities.
His approach is direct and practical: real estate is rarely just a transaction. Selling, buying, or holding a property can affect your equity, cash flow, lifestyle, and long-term financial position, so the decision deserves more than a one-size-fits-all answer.
Joshua is also the author of GET UNBROKE, a financial wake-up call designed to help people rethink money, debt, income, and financial literacy. His work challenges conventional financial thinking and encourages people to move toward greater ownership, disciplined decision-making, and practical financial clarity.
Giving Back
Joshua is committed to giving back through faith, financial education, mentorship, and community service.
As a church leader, he has served, mentored, and supported people through different seasons of life. His faith shapes the way he approaches business, leadership, family, money, and service.
Through financial education and real estate guidance, Joshua helps people confront financial stress, understand their numbers, think differently about income, and take more ownership of their future.
His message is not based on hype or shortcuts. It is built on responsibility, mindset, knowledge, skillset, stewardship, and action. Joshua also supports local causes, mentors young adults, and participates in community-building efforts.
His mission is to help people develop the tools, confidence, and mindset needed to make better decisions, build stronger futures, and create lasting impact. True financial freedom, in his view, is not only about money. It is an inside job.
Personal Life
Joshua’s greatest source of strength, next to God, is his family.
He has been married for 27 years and is the proud father of two children and grandfather to six grandchildren. Through every season of life, Joshua has learned that true wealth is not only measured in dollars, properties, or business success. It is measured in legacy, faith, family, and the impact we leave behind.
Outside of work, Joshua and his wife enjoy traveling, hiking, camping, hunting, catching baseball games, and spending time at local wineries. He also enjoys the outdoors, meaningful conversations, and the kind of simple experiences that remind him why building a better future matters in the first place.
At the heart of Joshua’s work is a simple belief: the best investments are not only the ones we make in property, but the ones we make in people, family, faith, and the future.
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