MICHELLE DAVIS
ichelle Davis started learning the ropes of real estate well before she officially began her career as a real estate agent. Her unofficial real estate training began in 1986 when she purchased her first rental property, and then she continued as a “student of the school of hard knocks” as she flipped houses with her dad.
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the following industry designations: Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI), Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist (CPRES) and Internet Professional Certificate (ePro).
In 2005, after successfully renovating over 15 homes, Michelle earned her real estate license to save money on commissions and soon discovered the value of her renovation experience and knowledge that she had developed as a result. “Friends and family started asking me to help them out, buyers sought me out to help them purchase their homes, and investors appreciated my knowledge of the homes and of the financial end of investing — I could teach them how to avoid the mistakes I made along the way,” Michelle said. “It grew to a point where it made more sense to sell homes than to flip them. Then my business organically grew through referrals, so I slowly transitioned into real estate full time.” Since joining RE/MAX Masters as a full-time agent in 2007, Michelle has sold over 450 units and generated over $60 million in sales. She has also been recognized through a variety of prestigious awards and titles, including Hour Detroit Top 5%, RE/MAX Hall of Fame, Miracle Agent, Top 100, Humanitarian/Community Service Award and Seven Star Certificate of Excellence. Additionally, Michelle holds
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Michelle grew up in the downriver area, graduated from Flat Rock High School and earned an associate degree in science from Monroe County Community College. She started her career as a nuclear power plant operator at Fermi II and went on to become one of Detroit Edison’s first female nuclear power plant operators before transitioning to substation operations at DTE. After getting married, Michelle moved to Georgia, and while raising her two young boys, she graduated summa cum laude from Kennesaw State University with a bachelor’s in business administration. Michelle says that, thanks to her parents, she had a “wonderful upbringing.” “My dad is especially influential in my life,” Michelle said. “He didn’t have any formal education past eighth grade but started his own business and built it by doing excellent work and always putting his clients and employees first — he exemplifies the saying ‘do the right things and the rest will follow.’” Having been “blessed with a good life,” Michelle seeks to give back to others through support, knowledge and financial means. “I strongly feel that what goes around, comes around — it may not always be through the same path, but it does come back.”
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