Barry Lease, President, was born and
raised in Long Beach, California where he graduated
from Wilson high school. After receiving an
A.A. degree from Long Beach City College, he
completed his studies at Long Beach State University
where he received a B.A. degree in Business
Administration. He worked as a carpenter while
putting himself through college and decided
to remain in the construction industry after
graduation.
Barry grew up in the world of production framing
on multi-unit condominium apartment buildings
and tract homes. Within six years, he was a
foreman managing fifty employees. In the 1990's
Barry was looking for a change and moved to
Lake Tahoe to focus on high-end custom home
building. When the local contractor whom Mark
Reynolds and Barry Lease were running projects
for unexpectedly passed away, they decided to
create a new business through the purchase of
his assets and retention of his employees. This
was the start of Incline Builders in 2000. Barry
was named the "Builder of
the Year" for 2011 by the Contractors Association
of Truckee Tahoe (CATT) -- Read
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