My memories take me back nearly 45 years! Being born & raised in Macomb County, Michigan I have always been known as an "east sider".
Being the oldest of 5 children, I was raised in a working class Warren neighborhood. My Dad was a strong union man and my mother was a "stay at home" mom. Dad worked for the Detroit Free Press in circulation.
I enjoyed being the first in my family to loose a tooth, get chicken pox, join cub scouts, graduate school, and have a "girlfriend".
I self taught myself how to drive when I was 14 years old. Got busted driving myself on my morning paper route by my mom. Hell to pay when I got home from school.
Met my bride at Burger King flipping Whoppers. Worked at Farmer Jack grocery store in high school making $7.50 an hour. Triple time on Sundays! Thought I wanted to be an electrician in high school. Enjoyed being the President of the broadcasting club in East Detroit High. Was the ticket taker when Bob Seger played at our high school. Our class (1976) was the second largest to graduate from East Detroit High, over 1500 classmates.
Went to RETS electronics school after high school to learn how to repair T.V's & radios.
Repaired auto radios for 3 years. I got paid to listen to the radio. Speaking of radio, I won a contest for the amateur hour as a DJ on the old WWWW.fm rock station. It was a blast playing the tunes I wanted for an hour, LIVE!
In the 80's I worked as an electronic repairman repairing cash registers for businesses across southeast Michigan. Learned the roads and how to be a businessman. Was told by my boss that I would be a good salesman? Went on to sell computer point of sale systems to Big Boy & Ram's Horns restaurants.
In 1991, I decided to change careers and sell real estate. I figured if I could sell a cash register, I could sell a house! Became a top producer at Century 21, later at RE/Max. In 2001 decided I wanted to become my own boss. Bought a real estate franchise. The rest is history.
