After graduating from the University of Arizona with my bachelor’s degree in English and creative writing, I moved from my home state to Boston to pursue my Master of Arts in Publishing at Emerson College.
 
While attending graduate school, I started working in a local real estate office as a front desk receptionist and quickly advanced to a property management role as I took more interest in the business. After I graduated and outgrew that position, I began working with Michael at M. J. Grappo Realty Associates in 2019. Since then, I have continued to increase my abilities and in turn, my responsibilities.
 
Between my publishing degree and Michael’s background in jazz guitar performance, our office shows exactly how people who originally studied the arts use those applicable skills in business and other endeavors to great success. So many of my editorial skills transferred smoothly to real estate. Keeping track of manuscripts in the years-long publishing process turned to manage tenancies from initial application to final move out. Finding the correct wording for a short story to portray the author’s intention exactly became writing the language in a lease to be accurate and protect all parties.
 
My main priorities are the safety of our tenants and the safety of our management clients’ investments. Few things have a more significant impact on a person’s daily life than where they live, and I strive to ensure that our tenants would recommend renting from our office to any of their loved ones.
 
The same things that keep our tenants happy are straightforward applications, easy turnovers, prompt maintenance, and quick communication also help us maintain the integrity of our client’s investment portfolios. Michael has built a lot of trust with his clients with his approach to business, and I work on the back end to keep those relationships strong.