Dick McClure began working in the real estate business at a young age when in middle school he started doing odd jobs for his father's real estate company. This evolved into pursuing a career in real estate, obtaining a Pennsylvania real estate license, and majoring in business/real estate at Penn State University. During the summers he would appraise and develop houses with his father. After graduating he spent the next three years managing real estate in Los Angeles, California. Dick relocated to Saint Petersburg, Florida after studying the next major growth areas for real estate development in the United States.