I've been working with my hands since 1998
Buying, renovating, and flipping long before it was a television genre. She knows what happens behind the drywall, what a renovation is actually worth, and how to spot potential other people miss.
Doni Muzzy · The SBD Collective · eXp Realty
Every house has a story. Let's write yours.
Doni Muzzy has spent 20 years buying, renovating, and selling homes across Metro Detroit. 150-plus houses sold, and she knows what happens behind the drywall. Bring her the complicated ones; that's her favorite kind.
- Years in real estate
- 20
- Homes sold
- 150+
- First renovation
- 1998
- Towns covered
- 17
The SBD Collective
Two faces on the other end of the call.
This is the pair you actually work with. Doni leads as the agent of record, and Emma partners at her side, handling the paperwork, timelines, and details that decide whether a closing is smooth or a thriller. When you reach The SBD Collective, these are the two people who answer.
Between them: twenty years of hands-on building experience, a licensed assistant who keeps nothing from falling through the cracks, and a shared answer to just about any question a buyer or seller shows up with.
Why clients call her
The agent who reads the house, not just the listing.
Her superpower: seeing solutions where other people see problems. Decades of hands-on construction, creative problem-solving, and genuine care, pointed at the most complicated real estate situations in the metro.
Finds the fix, not the fear
A scary inspection report, a stubborn appraisal, a house everyone else walked away from: she separates a genuine problem from something that just looks scary, then builds the plan. Where others see deal-breakers, she sees problems to solve.
A team that answers
The SBD Collective works as her client team, with licensed assistant Emma Velasco making sure nothing falls through the cracks. You get a squad, not a single inbox.
The daylight report
A house and a home aren't necessarily the same thing.
Doni grew up in everything from apartments to the 1880s Farmhouse her family calls home today. She's renovated houses with her own hands, rebuilt her own home after a fire, and learned that value isn't measured in square footage or finishes. It's measured in the life that happens inside.
That's what she's selling you: the next chapter. Whether you're buying your first house or selling the one where your kids learned to ride bikes, you get honesty, plain-English education, and someone who will crawl into the basement with you.
Who she works with
Nine kinds of buyers and sellers. One way of working: honest.
Her ideal client values experience, honesty, and creative problem-solving, whether they're buying a home with unusual features, selling a property with challenges, or chasing potential others overlook.
- First-Time Buyers
- Move-Up & Growing Families
- Home Sellers
- Investors
- Military & Veterans
- Relocating & Out-of-State
- Luxury & Unique Homes
- Downsizing & Empty Nesters
- Divorce & Estate Sales
Town guides
Seventeen towns. One agent who knows all the streets.
- Macomb Twp
- Clinton Twp
- Sterling Heights
- Troy
- Utica
- Shelby Twp
- Washington Twp
- Roseville
- St Clair Shores
- Chesterfield
- Harrison Township
- Madison Heights
- Royal Oak
- Warren
- Ferndale
- Oak Park
- Detroit
From Royal Oak's walkable downtown to Washington Twp's horse country, with big-garage Warren and lakefront St Clair Shores in between. Typical prices across her territory run roughly $200,000 to $600,000, with exceptions in both directions.
Straight from clients
She goes the extra mile. They use those words.
"She did zoom meetings with us so that we could do virtual tours. She went out in freezing driving rain to look at different houses and to check out the neighborhoods for us. We could not recommend her enough. She will go the extra mile for you!"
"Garage people buy houses differently."
"There's no such thing as a perfect house."
"It's just a problem to solve."
Phrases Doni actually uses, in her own voice.
Read the full reviewClient events
Coffee in the morning, charity by the holidays.
Monthly coffee with Doni
Every month, Doni and Emma host coffee for clients, past clients, and anyone curious about the market. No pitch, no agenda, just coffee and straight answers about what's actually happening in Metro Detroit.
Charity holiday party
Each December, the collective throws a holiday party with a cause: donations, toys, coats, and supplies for local families. Past clients, lenders, inspectors, and friends all show up, and somebody always ends up with new kitchen countertops on their radar.
Market report · Fall 2026
More inventory, more room to negotiate, prices still climbing.
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Every house has a story. Let's talk about yours.
Tell her where things stand. She'll reply with honest answers and a plan, usually within a day. No pressure, no sales script, no generic fluff.
- You'll hear from Doni or licensed assistant Emma Velasco, whichever of them is closest to your question.
- Prefer face to face? Ask about the monthly client coffee.
- Serving Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties, with a specialty in the complicated stuff.
Doni Muzzy · Michigan Real Estate License 6501405068
The short version is fine. Ugly carpet is not a crisis; bad foundation, definitely mention.
Got it. Talk soon.
Your note is on its way to Doni and Emma. Expect a reply within a day or so.
In the meantime: every house has a story, and yours just got a lot less complicated.