William Smith: Realtor Guy Bill

09/23/2026

What is an earnest money deposit?

09/22/2026

Tour this beautiful semi-custom home with me and let me know what you think. I have a client focused process to help keep your building project on schedule, and keep in informed every step of the way, which can help relieve much of your stress, regardless of which builder you choose.

09/09/2026

09/09/2026

Check out my new listing in Ypsilanti…

09/09/2026

New listing coming soon. Great location- just a stone’s throw away from Depot Town and E.M.U.

08/27/2026

Had a special closing with a special client today! My childhood best friend closed on his new home today! 🎉🥳

He is not on social media, and he is a bit camera shy but he gave me permission to post this old photo of us! Our moms will love it! 😎🤓❤️

Congratulations Steve! It was an honor and privilege to help you find your dream home!
I’ll be over to watch a movie once your home theater is set up! 😎👍🎥🎬🍿

Thank you Paula Sawitski and your team United Alliance Mortgage, LLC you always make the mortgage process silky smooth!

Thank you Main Street Title MI for always ensuring a smooth title process and easy closing day!

And none of this process moves along so flawlessly without the help of my amazing client care team Noah Spencer and Stephanie Lopez Panelli at Redefine Real Estate - Thank you! 🙏🏻

08/21/2026

Today is the 11th anniversary of the worst day of mine and my family’s life! 💔

As I sit here at Hayden’s grave reflecting, even though my hearts breaks, i have so many happy and funny memories of my boy!

“My boy”, huh, he would be 29 this upcoming October, but he is a boy forever in my heart and memories.
Frozen in time. Never to grow up. Never to marry. Never to have children. But… Praise be to God, Hayden has Eternity in Heaven with Jesus and we will be reunited one day. 🙌🙏🏻

The following week we laid Hayden’s body to rest exactly where I am sitting now.

That day was mostly a blur, but at his grave I will never forget the gentle and kind elderly gentleman from the funeral home, who, without words, escorted me to the pile of dirt next to Hayden’s open grave with his casket just 6 feet below.

I have never seen or experienced this process before, but as he looked at me, eye to eye, man to man, and then firmly put the shovel in my hand, at that moment I knew that as Hayden’s father, as the head of our family, and as a man it was my right, my honor and my responsibility to scoop that first shovel of dirt and unload it into my son Hayden’s grave.
As I watched and heard the dirt spill onto Hayden’s casket, I fully realized the finality of death - my son’s death! 😥💔

As we said, “Goodbye” to Hayden, Jesus said, “Hello, Hayden, Welcome home my good and faithful servant.”

We chose Psalm 116:15 to put on his gravestone, which reads, “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.”

Death for a believer is a Heavenly homecoming and that is why we chose that verse.

Though my heart aches continually, I am forever grateful to God for the nearly 18 years He gave us with Hayden. 🙏🏻🙌❤️

God blessed me with 3 other amazing children, Hope Holmes, Carter Smith and Vadym Hrynchuk and I know without a doubt that Hayden would be beaming with pride for each of them.

Thank you all for your love, prayers and words of encouragement towards me and my family. 🙏🏻

Go hug your kiddos and loved ones and tell them how much you love them. ❤️

08/20/2026

At nearly this exact time 11 years ago today our world came to a screeching halt!

My firstborn son, Hayden Smith was in a horrific car accident.

Words cannot express to you, the shock and emotions that we all felt when we were made aware of what had just happened.

Today was undeniably the second worst day of our lives, yet tomorrow would prove to be literally the worst day of our lives!

I share this post in honor of Hayden’s memory and as a reminder to be intentional with our love and with our communication towards our family, friends and loved ones because the last time you see or communicate with them, could be the last time you see or communicate with them. 

I have included the link (may need to copy and paste) to the MLive.com reporting, along with a couple of difficult and beautiful photos of Hayden, not to be shocking or graphic, but as a reminder of how fragile life is and how quickly it can change - literally in the blink of an eye.

I often think of and share the quote by Eleanor Roosevelt, “Today is a gift, that is why it is called the present.”

I am also reminded of, and encouraged by Psalm 118:24, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”

May God bless each and every one of you (and your families) reading this post and to be encouraged to be grateful and appreciative of each and every person in your life. 🙏🏻❤️

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2015/08/parents_of_saline_teen_who_die.html

05/20/2026

Inspection day at the lake!