Having grown up in Brooklyn, NY in a 2 bedroom & 1 bath apartment with a large Italian family of 6, Michele always dreamed of one day having a home with more than 1 bath. At 15, she ventured off to Manhattan and went to high school in a building that occupied the first 9 floors of a forty-two-story building just one block from the Empire State Building. Diploma in hand, Michele had an itch to go even further arriving in Albuquerque NM and traveling by Greyhound bus to Eastern NM University, located in a town of 10,000 people- a stark contrast from Manhattan, where her high school alone had 2000 students. Unable to afford a car, Michele recalls riding her "ugly green 10 speed bike" from class-to-class. While majoring in Business & marketing in college, she took a part-time job as a hostess in a little steak house and, within the next 24 years, moved on to owning and operating 12 full-service, privately held restaurants in New Mexico & West Texas.
In 2001, Michele decided to settle down in Arizona and purchased her first-ever "alone" home. And yes, this home, Michele says, "has provided me more harmony and peace that I could ever imagine- and it has more than one bath". While now a dream come true for her, the home purchasing process wasn't as remarkable of an experience as Michele had expected- and she soon immersed herself in the Real Estate industry to create a better experience for others.
From her decades of experience as a restaurateur, Michele brings her deep understanding of being of service and making the needs of her guests & clients a priority. Her buyers and sellers describe her "professional, personable, knowledgeable" and also emphasize what a joy she is to be around. In her spare time Michele enjoys helping others in the community, volunteering with UMOM, Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity. Was a member of the New Mexico Arts Commission appointed by the governor.
Michele is grateful for her many clients who have been part of her success throughout the years and continues to proudly serve as an Arizona Realtor, helping more clients make their own real estate dreams come true.