A strong economy causes an increase in the demand for housing; the increased demand for housing drives real-estate prices and rentals through the roof. And then affordable housing becomes completely inaccessible.

Baldwin was raised in a Catholic family of Irish English and French descent. Baldwin was also featured with his brother Daniel in UniGlobe Entertainment's breast cancer docu-drama 1 a Minute. S Marine during the Vietnam War.

Baldwin appeared as lead detective Brian Albert in the Lifetime Original Movie The Craigslist Killer. In 2011 Baldwin was cast in a recurring role on Hawaii Five-0 as a dirty cop former homicide detective Frank Delano appearing over the show's second season as well as the season premiere episode of the third season.