I once read that almost no one enters real estate as a first choice in profession.  I arrived at this destination after a series of post-college positions including but not limited to: retail manager, manufacturing production manager, textile design studio administrator, upholstery design consultant and master gardener.

The link in all of these choices was the decision to major in design in college, earning a Bachelor of Science degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia.  My only regret is that I did not pursue what I truly wanted, a degree in architecture.  Fear held me back then but after researching new career opportunities many years later, I realized that I could accomplish some of the same things by becoming a real estate professional.

As a realtor, I help people find the right home for them - style, layout, size, price.  If the perfect home seems out of reach, I highlight the positives of the properties being considered and advise on resale potential, even referring to building specialists as necessary to open up here, add on there.  I have been doing that to my own homes as my family and I moved around the United States and abroad, ever mindful of budget and what return on improvements a particular neighborhood might support.  On the seller side too, advice is easy; simply put, if it doesn't work, fix it.

My three children, husband and I have lived in the Ann Arbor area since 1998.  We bought in a seller's market after looking at over twenty homes in two days.  Our country home has been added on to, reconfigured, and landscaped extensively.  We finished the lower level once and then again, almost done now....  If history repeats itself, we will sell the finished product in the midst of a buyer's market, not by plan but happenstance.  Will we dive back in again?  Absolutely!