Melissa Maki's (monkey19) Blog

Just as I was getting burned out on community activism...I recieved a Paul Harris Fellowship from my home Rotary Club.  A true test to what comes around goes around.  A real kick in the pants to wake me back up again.  I felt I was putting in my time, but not getting anything out of it...and then...

Markets around the country are experiencing the "mortgage fallout", but I think Metro Detroit (my hometown) was among the first and maybe the most hard-hit.I've been inundated by people looking for rentals because they have lost their home in foreclosure and/or filed bankruptcy.  Either way, a ha...

About 15 years ago, I got a fax from the local Board of Realtors, asking for volunteers for various committees.  I decided to get really involved in my then, new career.  "Jump right in" was my motto.  I might as well get involved and learn a thing of two.I grew up in real estate.  My mom has 10 ...

Mondays are the days I devote the first part of the day to my non-profit love, the Berkley Rotary Club.  The problem is, everyone has their crisis over the weekend, and by the time my meeting ends, and I'm back at the office, the voice mail is full.  Bear with me!  I'm trying to solve the problem...