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Meet the Team at Michigan Property Managers
Meet Jay Greenspan
Jay Greenspan co-founded Michigan Property Managers in 2004. Mr. Greenspan's responsibilities include new business development, maintenance of client, investor, and municipal relations, acquisition opportunities and brokering for the company. Mr. Greenspan has over 30 years of real estate experience, ranging from residential to commercial properties. He began his career by operating the family business and later co-founded Michigan Property Managers. Mr. Greenspan has keen business knowledge that allows him to remain on the forefront of market trends and alert to the ever-changing needs of the real estate consumer. Jay holds his Real Estate Broker's license with the State of Michigan.
Meet Wayne Panek
Wayne is a licensed real estate broker and residential builder who brings a tremendous amount of experience and knowledge to the MPM team. He has worked as the CEO of Sun Building, Inc., where he rehabilitated and managed hundreds properties in the City of Detroit area. Wayne's extensive understanding of real estate began while working for his father’s building company. Wayne's deep passion of building led him to join the National Association of Home Builders and National Apartment Association. Currently, Wayne, associate broker for MPM, is responsible for overseeing all MPM real estate transaction and construction work in the City of Detroit. Wayne's accomplishments and strong work ethic greatly enhance our team's abilities.
Chris Baldridge
Chris is a highly experienced licensed Real Estate Broker with over 20 years of experience in the business. He's been an investor, an agent, a property manager and a broker. Chris is an expert at evaluating real estate opportunities, assessing values and negotiating the best possible price on behalf of clients. Chris is a true real estate professional & enjoys all aspects of the business.
Meet Harold Greenspan
Harold Greenspan co-founded Michigan Property Managers in 2004. Mr. Greenspan's responsibilities include new business development, client relations, and overseeing investment opportunities. Mr. Greenspan has been involved in the real estate business for over 50 years. His career began by investing in real estate and later co-founded Michigan Property Managers. Though his focus has been buying and selling residential, commercial, and industrial properties, his experience has granted him the ability to recognize valuable lease and rental opportunities. Mr. Greenspan is a licensed real estate agent with the State of Michigan.
Meet Jared Bundgaard
Jared Bundgaard co-founded the company in 2004. Mr. Bundgaard's responsibilities include new business development, contractor relations, overseeing repairs and maintenance, lease execution, and the overall day-to-day business operations. Mr. Bundgaard began his real estate career with Century 21 and later co-founded Michigan Property Managers. The milestones Mr. Bundgaard has achieved can be credited to his knowledge of the many aspects of the business. Throughout his career, he has done everything from door-to-door sales, interior and exterior repairs, showing properties, selling properties, rent collection, lease executions, and dealing with municipal agencies involved in housing. Mr. Bundgaard is a licensed real estate agent in the State of Michigan and a member of the North Oakland County Board of Realtors.
Meet Karen (Charlip) Laub
Karen joined the MPM team in the spring of 2008 and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona. Karen brings over 10 years of experience in commercial real estate management. Karen’s experience started in New York City where she worked as software analyst for a large data systems company. She is the daughter of a very prominent local CPA and has an extensive accounting background which enables her to maneuver through the financial picture for our many clients and tenants. Karen is also a licensed Michigan real estate agent and proudly hangs her license at the office of Michigan Property Managers.
Meet Steve Pifko
Steve is a poised and polished technical professional who’s further developing his portfolio as a property investor. Steve continues to impress us with his wealth of knowledge in the real estate world. He has learned an immense amount from his diverse background in sales, marketing and management. Steve and Jay have worked together in previous years, where they have had the opportunity to build a solid business foundation. Their team efforts have benefited their ability to manage all properties added under the Michigan Property Managers umbrella. Steve is also a professional disc jockey entertainer and musician who is well known in the Metro Detroit area.
Meet Angela Taub
Angela joined the MPM team in fall of 2008. She brings over 8 years of administrative and management experience to MPM. She is our section 8 specialist and her relationships with key people at local housing commissions prove to be priceless to our customers. Her abilities to expedite the pre-court process in eviction situations lends to faster turnovers. She benefits our investors daily by performing special projects in the areas of federal grants, law enforcement investigations, and losses.
Meet Julia Schafer
Michigan Property Managers is proud to introduce Ms Julia Schafer to the MPM team of Licensed Real Estate Agents. Julia started with MPM in 2011. Ms Schafer comes to us from New York City. She received her Bachelor's Degree from NYU in Environmental Studies. Her focus is working with investors to locate and purchase the properties that fit her customer's specific criteria. Julia has a strong commitment to obtain a high rate of return on her client's investment portfolios. She has put her emphasis on finding single family homes in Michigan's southeastern suburbs such as Oak Park, Roseville and Harper Woods, to name a few. Julia has worked in several biology labs and computer centers, which has prepared her for the rigors of real estate by honing her analytical skills. Michigan Property Managers looks forward to seeing Julia's portfoio of investors grow and see her succeed in the Michigan real estate arena. In her spare time, Julia loves to cook and is virtually famous for her matzo ball soup.
Meet Joel Gartner
Mr. Gartner is our in-house accountant and joined the Michigan Property Managers team in the fall of 2008. He has worked in local, regional and international accounting and tax firms since 1974. Mr. Gartner received his Bachelors of Arts Degree from Michigan State University and a Masters of Science in Taxation from Walsh College. His emphasis ranges from focusing on small and medium sized businesses to individuals seeking his expertise in tax planning, real estate investments and compliance issues. He has extensive experience in small and medium sized businesses, tax planning, real estate investments and compliance issues.
Joel's Mission Statement:
"We're not in business simply to process numbers" Rather, we think about what the numbers actually mean, using our experience, education and knowledge to benefit our owners and investors.
Meet Steven Gittleman
Steven Gittleman has joined MPM as in-house legal counsel and is ready to handle the legal issues as they arise.
The Law Office of Steven M. Gittleman, a firm founded in 1988, has engaged in the practice of tax law, both federal and state, estate planning, business law, and real estate law. The firm's mission is to provide excellent customer service, exceptional legal representation and practical solutions to the challenges and opportunities that clients face in life and business.
Mr. Gittleman graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in Honors Economics in 1978; The University of Detroit Law School with a J.D. in 1980; and the University Of Miami School Of Law, (Florida) with an LLM in Taxation in 1982.
A member of the Michigan Bar since 1981, Mr. Gittleman is admitted to practice before the United States District Court Eastern District of Michigan, United States Tax Court. He became a member of the Florida Bar in 1985.
Mr. Gittleman is involved in various community organizations in the City of Royal Oak, where he makes his home, as well as other community organizations in the State of Michigan.
Practice Areas:
- State Tax, Civil and Criminal as well as Property Tax
- Business Law Planning, Contracts and Formation of Entities
- Real Estate, Commercial and Residential, Mortgages, Landlord Tenant, Buying and Selling, Title Issues
Meet Trevor J. Brunckhorst
Trevor J. Brunckhorst has always had a passion for real estate. At an early age, as soon as he was able to grasp the concept of real estate investing, he knew that real estate was his life's calling. After graduating Lake Orion High School in 2004, Trevor attended Northwood University where he studied Banking, Finance, and Economics. Upon graduation, he worked for a national real estate company as a portfolio manager and maintenance supervisor for over 1,000 commercial and industrial properties. As of August 15, 2011, Trevor became a fulltime employee of Michigan Property Managers. Trevor brings a youthful energy and passion to the MPM family. Trevor's responsibilities include new business development, contractor relations, maintenance and repairs, and increasing Michigan Property Manager's image in the Metro Detroit real estate market.
Meet Cari Cowen
Cari joined the Michigan Property Managers team in fall of 2010. Cari has extensive experience in real estate including but not limited to BPO's, Appraisals, Inspections and Real Estate Advertising. Ms Cowen has been licensed to sell Real Estate in the State of Michigan since 2004. She is currently our key showing and leasing agent specializing in leasing/ listing Birmingham, Bloomfield, Royal Oak Areas. Cari is also one of our maintenance directors, scheduling daily work orders on tenant repairs and our co pilot on single family residential remodeling. Cari brings positive enthusiasm to the MPM work place and is a valuable asset to our team.