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54 October 30 • 2014
JN
was having breakfast at my
in Birmingham with an in-depth,
kitchen table one morning
hands-on training program. I was
when I flipped open an issue
intrigued. I took down the number
of the Jewish News. Reading
and gave the office manager —
the JN has always been a valuable
Yelena Pliskina — a call.
way for me to get a sense of what
It was not long into my
is going on with the people I care
conversation with her before I had
about in the community I call home.
realized that the Howard Hanna
As I turned the
philosophy suited my
first few pages of
aspirations and ideals for
the issue to get to
this next chapter of my
the table of contents,
career. I want to facilitate
an advertisement
the marketing and
caught my eye. It was
transactional aspects of
for Howard Hanna
home-buying and selling
Real Estate Services,
in a manner that makes
announcing its arrival in
the experience more
Metro Detroit.
comfortable, convenient
I grew up in Bingham
and affordable for the
Farms and attended
people I care about in my
Max Smith
Birmingham Groves
community.
High School. I attended
As my knowledge of the
Camp Tamakwa for many years as
industry and the process expands,
both a camper and counselor, which
I plan to shift my focus from Metro
was a very enriching experience for
Detroit to Detroit proper and look to
me. It also allowed me to become
be a part of the city's renaissance by
familiar with friends and families
aiding in the migration of families
from all over Metro Detroit. My
and young adults back into the city.
family was one of the first to be
Howard Hanna strongly sees itself
members of Temple Shir Shalom,
as more than a typical real estate
where I had my bar mitzvah and
company. It is a one-stop-shop
where I observed the High Holidays
offering in-house title, mortgage,
earlier this fall. I attended Michigan
insurance and moving services.
State University then took off for the
However, it is also an organization
coast shortly after graduation.
that prides itself on its marketing
After a while, I began to miss the
prowess. This was quite evident
things that truly make me who I am
considering the advertisement
and the culture that is responsible
that led me to join the team was
for how I look at the world. I began
found within the first five pages of
to miss the wonderful warm energy
the issue of the 1N I opened at my
that is present in the Metro Detroit
breakfast table.
Jewish community and the people
Now that I am officially an agent
who exert these so-called good
at Howard Hanna, I am thrilled to
vibes.
be able to provide all of the services
After a few years working in the
we offer to the members of my
music industry and doing event
community and am eager to become
productions and catering, I returned
a player in the rebirth of Detroit
to Bingham Farms and decided to
through my efforts.
become a Realtor and facilitate the
I grew up wishing I could have a
marketing, sale and purchase of
more urban experience as my friends
homes in the community where I
from major cities had, but with
grew up.
Downtown Detroit in despair for
Once I completed the requisite
long, it was not possible. Now that
coursework and passed the licensing
things are changing, that dream is
examination, it was then time
becoming a reality; and I would love
to find a sponsoring broker and
to be able to look back in 20 years
get to work. It was the morning
and say I was a big part of what will
after I passed the exam that I
become a booming urban center
came across the advertisement for
once again.
Howard Hanna, a family-owned,
full-service real estate company new
Max Smith, 2Z lives in Bingham
to Michigan, but a veteran in the
Farms. He can be reached at
industry. A new office was opening
maxsmith@howardhanna.com.
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