Realtors and Investors who love helping people move into their next chapter...personal or business.
Mike and Angelle Batten became a team the day they said "I do" in 1996 — and became a team of five pretty quickly after, with the arrival of a daughter and twin sons two years later. Ask either of them and they'll tell you: raising three kids together taught them more about partnership than any business class could.
They met as educators. Angelle eventually left her classroom and a consulting career behind, and Mike spent years as an elementary principal. But after owning rental property for a while, Mike realized he'd fallen for something else entirely — he loved learning about houses, evaluating deals, and negotiating well. He went on to become a licensed builder, which gives our clients a rare advantage: real, hands-on knowledge of construction, renovation, and what a property actually needs. Becoming a Realtor just made sense. A few years later, Angelle joined him full time, bringing the customer service and marketing instincts she'd built running her own coaching company.
Turns out, teaching and real estate have more in common than you'd think — both are really about guiding someone through a big decision, well.
Real estate isn't only exciting milestones like a first home or an upsize. We've walked clients through divorce, the loss of a parent, estates and probate, foreclosure, sudden relocations, and homes that needed real work before they could sell. We're grateful to walk alongside people through the hard situations, not just the happy ones.
The year Mike and Angelle became partners in life — and, without quite knowing it yet, in business too.
A daughter and twin sons arrived, and the Battens learned early on how to work well together under pressure.
Along the way, we became investors ourselves — buying, renovating, and holding property, which gave us firsthand insight into what makes a house a smart investment.
Now grown, their kids still gather around the table every chance they get — and Mike & Angelle bring that same family-first care, plus years of hands-on investing experience, to every client they help.
When you love the home you live in, it's easier to love your whole life — because your home touches every part of it. That's the belief behind everything we do.
Market data, comparable sales, honest pricing conversations — before we ever recommend a strategy, we've done the research to back it up.
Sometimes that means recommending a list price lower than you expected. Not because we want you to get less — because we believe it helps you get more.
Because we invest in real estate ourselves, we look at every property with an owner's eye — understanding what adds value, what's a red flag, and what a smart offer looks like.
Every referral, every question, every "we trust you, let's go with your recommendation" means something to us. It's the whole reason we love this work.
Estates, inherited property, homes that need work, tricky title issues — we've handled complicated transactions before and know how to navigate them calmly.
You'll always get our honest read, even when it's not what you hoped to hear. No pressure, no scripts — just real advice.
We're a family business, so life outside of closings tends to sneak into our newsletter — and we like it that way.
All three kids in town at once (plus a Manhattan skyline) doesn't happen often — soaking up every minute.
A family workout day — turns out we all showed up in matching black without planning it.
Trying to sneak movement into travel days... even if it means stretching at the gate.
KW Realty Living
Brighton, MI
Mike Batten
MI License #6501394088
Licensed Builder
Buying, Selling & Investing
Livingston, Oakland & Washtenaw Co.