I have had a few different professions:  I have been a corporate trainer in the hospitality industry.  I have worked with Human Resources in charge of staffing and recruiting.  I have been a registration fulfillment manager and seminar leader for Landmark Education.  Now, I am a Realtor and it is my favorite career so far because I love what I do!.  There are many things I like about it:  always creating new ways to develop my business and marketing strategies for myself and my listings; the flexibility of my schedule; I love seeing all the different homes and interiors; I like driving and being in different places during the day; I am my own boss--to name a few.  Mostly, I love it because I know I make a difference in my interactions with people and the service I provide.  I have made a difference with people relocating from another state, with first time buyers, and with investors.  My sister was a highly successful Realtor in the Kalamazoo area and inspired me to choose this career.  We had so much to talk about in sharing the same profession.   She passed away unexpectedly this past year and at her funeral there were over 500 people attending--a majority of them were from her Real Estate profession--most were current and past clients.  The stories they shared about the difference she made in helping them find their home are still an inspiration to me. 

When I find a client and we just know it is a fit to work together (it is really hard for me not to like a client), I go out of my way to find them a home that they can enjoy--night after night--or day after day--and hopefully year after year.  After a long day, I just want to come home, put my feet up, watch TV or surf the INTERNET--and it is important that I can relax there, be with my friends and family and put my hair up (in other words, not be concerned about looking good).  I want to assist others in finding that space for themselves.

My office is located in Birmingham, Michigan and from there I go to Royal Oak where I am the featured agent.  I am often in Troy and Sterling Heights (always stopping at Whole Foods) on my way to show or list homes.  I leased a home in Berkely for a couple from out of town and when they purchased a home, I helped them find a great one in Oxford.  A friend purchased a condo with me in Rochester (selling a home in Centerline) and I love going on hikes on the Pontiac Trail when I visit.  I met the sweetest neighbor when I sold a home in Clawson--they had lived in their home for over 50 years and she always brought me something to drink or eat at every open house I did.  I love Oakland County is great where I also service Ferndale, Beverly Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Madison Heights and Farmington Hills.  A local business found my name on a Relocation website and asked me to prepare material on the local communities to entice prospective recruit from Texas to accept a position--I found them the perfect home in West Bloomfield with a nature preserve for their backyard.  My newest listing is in Rochester Hills.

I don't limit myself to Oakland County as I have also sold homes in Wayne County as well.  A good friend I know from graduate school wanted to live in a particular subdivision in Northville so I sent 300 letters and found someone who was just thinking of listing their home and they sold it to my friend without listing it.  My friend lived in Allen Park and I sold their home and they referred me to their neighbor.  I sold their home in 4 days and helped them find a new home on Grosse Ile.  My brother referred someone from the Kalamazoo area and I had so much fun finding the family of six a home in Novi.  Referrals are the highest compliment and this family told a young couple buying their first home about me and I sold them one in Plymouth Township.  There was another relocation from Arizona (they had never lived in Michigan) and we looked in all the neighborhoods until we found a home with a pool and double lot in Livonia. 

Each search for a home is a story, the special memory of a person or family that has found a place where they can relax and call Home--as you can see, I really enjoy what I do.