top producer
SAM
By Jane K. Asher, Ph.D. Photos by Stylish Detroit
14 • November 2021
EMBRACING PATIENCE FOR LONGTERM GROWTH AND SUCCESS After spending over nine years in real estate, Sam Kaplunov has come to realize that patience is not only the hardest but also the most beneficial skill in this industry. “It takes time to understand a transaction, then time to realize the business as a whole, then time to be successful,” he said. “If you do it half right, then it should get easier and more enjoyable as you gain more experience — there are no shortcuts to success in the real estate industry.” Accordingly, the route that led Sam to real estate was not straightforward or full of shortcuts; he traversed a complex path that required a considerable amount of patience and perseverance … and time to find his stride in his ideal career. When Sam was contemplating what college to attend after high school, his mom suggested Indiana University, so he spent a year there as a pre-med major. Sam then decided to transfer to Miami University in Ohio where his mom recommended he major in finance, which he soon discovered wasn’t for him. Sam’s mother then urged him to attend law school, so he finally switched to political science and stuck with it in order to graduate within four years.
@realproducers
