Affordable sophistication is what this home offers for a price tag of $125,000 which includes over 2,000 sq. ft of living space. 4 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, a formal living room, family room w/fireplace and sliders to deck.

Downstairs there is a large recreation room, a bedroom with a private sitting room, 2 offices/dens in the basement, plus laundry and storage.

If you like class and style but don't want the hefty price tag, you must get inside this home! Warm earth tone neutrals and custom updating throughout the main level. You'll never feel like you're on top of family members here. Appliances may be negotiable.

This great home in Jenison is ready for you! Recently updated with fresh paint, new carpet in LR,DR and hall, and new kitchen cabinet doors. A large corner lot, with fenced-in backyard across the street from Rosewood Elementary School. The downstairs has a large rec room with a wood burning stove as a second source of heat, and 2 finished rooms that could easily become bedrooms with egress windows. The laundry room includes an additional stove and refrigerator for those big family gatherings as well as a 10.3 cubic ft chest freezer. Covered patio off dining area sliders. New windows except for two. Roof is 6 years old. Fantastic buy in the Jenison area @ $129,900.

 

I first heard about Tabu's Pet Grooming last summer.  I have a 6 pound pomeranian named Kody who loves the water!  The lake, a pool, and especially the sprinkler.  He also likes to bob for fish in the live well of the boat.  Needless to say....he needs a bath and a brushing...regularly.

I called Bill Bultema, the owner of Tabu's Pet Grooming for help.  I've never owned a pet that needed a haircut before and had no idea what services a Pet Grooming business offered.  They bathe, brush, dematt, scissor finish, trim nails and more!  It's actually a salon for your pet.  I made the appointment and Kody has visited monthly ever since.

What I like about it most is how friendly the entire staff is.  Always greeting you with a smile and actually always greeting your pet.  Afterall, the pet is the client.  Your pet has the same groomer every time.  This creates a comfort level for your pet that all pet lovers appreciate.

This is Sarah.  She grooms Kody every time and does a great job.  I often 'catch' her having a conversation with whomever she is working on.  It's very cute and quite reassuring.  Your pet begins to recognize her voice which puts them at ease.  Kody looks pretty relaxed.

Tabu's Pet Grooming has two locations: 7762 20th Ave, Jenison, MI and 3338 Eastern SE, Grand Rapids, MI.  Visit them at www.tabusgrooming.com.  You can schedule an appointment online at either location.  They also offer a retail store for your needed supplies. 

 The Jenison office is open Tues-Fri 8am-3pm and Saturdays from 8am-noon.  The Eastern location is open Tues-Fri 8am-5pm and Saturdays 8am-3pm.

 

Give them a call, you won't be disappointed and neither will your pet!

 

 

It's hard to believe we have entered into fall already, summer seems to go by so quickly.  But the good thing is with fall comes football and I am looking forward to the Jenison High School season.  The Jenison community does a great job supporting the school in so many events, the biggest being football. 

 

 

The Junior Varsity football games are on Thursday nights at 6:45pm. 

• August 27           Wayland Union    Away      Won 21-10        
• September 4       Caledonia          Home      Lost 14-16
• September 11     Hudsonville        Home      Won 23-12
• September 18     Grandville           Away       Won
• September 25     Rockford            Home      Lost 33-7
• October 2           West Ottawa        Away      Lost
• October 9           Grand haven       Away
• October 16          East Kentwood   Home
• October 23          Muskegon          Away

The Varsity football games are on Friday nights at 7:00pm.

• August 28            Wayland Union  Home   Lost
• September 5       Caledonia          Away     Lost
• September 12      Hudsonville       Away      Lost
• September 19      Grandville         Home    Lost
• September 26      Rockford           Away     Lost
• October 3            West Ottawa      Home    Homecoming  Parade 4:30pm   Lost
• October 10          Grand Haven      Home
• October 17          East Kentwood    Away
• October 24          Muskegon          Home

You can access any high school sporting event at www.highschoolsports.net or thru the Jenison website at www.jpsonline.org. 

Come and support Jenison and remember...get there early if you want to sit and watch the game...

GO WILDCATS !!

 

 

Move right in to this very charming 2 bedroom home that has been totally updated in the last six months. The owner has added new quality windows, flooring, carpet, paint, cupboards, electrical, plumbing, roof, siding, and light fixtures.  Absolutley nothing to do except move in at close.  Super clean! 
A hidden gem just waiting to be discovered.  Offered at $67.900 and in perfect shape!

Built in the era of the early 1900's, this home exudes a gracious elegance.  This was my second listing appointment with Lola and as we walked through the home I was suprised at the living spaces it offered.  Throughout the home history has been preserved with burnished hardwood floors throughout, coved entranceways and custom moldings.  The main floor offers a large formal dinng room with an expansive window, a kitchen with an additional dining area leading out to the 3 season porch surrounded by gorgeous perennials, a spacious formal living room with a fireplace, an adjacent library or informal living room with a full expanse of windows, plus a den!  Upstairs you will find 3 bedrooms with a Master bedroom that offers it's own living room area.  Downstairs there is a weight room, rec room plus a nicely designed luxury bathroom with jacuzzi. Major mechanics are in good working order with the roof, hot water heater and electrical systems updated within the past 5 years.  This home also includes underground sprinkling.

This was my fourth listing appointment and I just love this house.  Everything has been updated including new kitchen flooring, carpet (hardwood floors underneath), paint and windows.  My favorite room is the huge dormer upstairs.  It could actually be made into two rooms or serve as a nice master bedroom with it's own sitting area.  Any teenager would love this space all for themselves or perhaps it could serve as a giant playroom.  The possibilities are endless.  It features a large front porch for visiting with neighbors, a totally fenced in back yard and a 1-stall garage.  It shows with pride of ownership.  Offered at $79,900 it would make a great starter home or smart investment.

I have been in real estate now for just over 90 days.  On the advice of my Broker, Lola Audu, Active Rain was the first place I visited in order to learn as much as I could as fast as I could.  I agonized over posting my first blog, which I did just 10 days ago, because I thought to myself...What can I possibly write about that would be of any value to anyone? 

Then, last week, something happened that just made me laugh at my own fears and I wanted to share it.  I received a lead through a friend on 26 parcels of land that needed to be sold!  Exciting, I know!  So what did I do?  Called Lola of course! 

As we were discussing the phone call I was about to make, I said..."I am not feeling confident about discussing the sale of land, (especially 26 parcels of land), when I have never sold land before."  Without missing a beat, Lola asked me if I have ever successfully put a house on the market by myself.  My answer was yes.  She then asked me if that house was on land.  After I stopped giggling, I answered yes.  She then said the 4 words that have changed the way I think and consequently how I work- Don't ever doubt yourself! I think we can all benefit from that kind of encouragement because it really IS that simple.   

Please share this thought with your friends, your family, and especially your children.  It just may change someone else's life as well.  Thanks Lola!

I am so excited to be actually posting my first blog.  I joined Active Rain a couple months ago already but let the fear of blogging overwhelm me.  I am working with Lola Audu with Audu Real Estate and have been receiving a lot of training on various aspects of real estate.  As a result I have been reading some of your posts and gained a lot of helpful information. 

Last month I was introduced to the Real Estate Shows Program.  I love creating these shows and find them to be a great way to showcase my listings and export them to a number of places on the internet.  I am a brand new agent and am so excited to share with you that I have 5 NEW listings!

Here is my frist listing on 7294 Ryan Ct, Hudsonville, MI.  This is a fabulous home that offers 4 bedrooms, 2.5 barths on a cul-de-sac with a huge fenced in backyard.  It has recently been reduced to $149,900... one of the better values in the area.