metro detroit real estate: How much does being on a main road devalue a Plymouth home or Livonia home? - 12/19/09 10:15 PM
It depend on many different aspects on how much being on a main road reduces the value of the Livonia homeor Plymouth home.  Here are some of the vary degrees of being on a main road.
Is it a major 4 or 5 lane road?  Or is it a smaller 2 or … (1 comments)

metro detroit real estate: I went to Chicago last weekend - 12/16/09 07:29 PM
And it was invigorating.  The metro Detroit area was on a death spiral for a while but we seem to have leveled off.  It is good to see the leveling off, but it was more exciting to see how well Chicago seems to be doing.

The streets were full of … (0 comments)

metro detroit real estate: Novi real estate and Novi neighborhoods - 12/06/09 09:07 PM
 

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metro detroit real estate: Some Metro Detroit listing agents are out of their mind - 12/05/09 10:16 PM
 I don't know about the rest of the country but our REO and short sale listing agents have learned how to shirk any responsibility for accurate information.  They have learned how charge their office fees to the buyer.  They have learned to push off their and the sellers duties such as … (3 comments)

metro detroit real estate: Should you really buy a home NOW? - 12/02/09 10:46 PM
As a young person when should you buy a home?  Should you buy when you first get a job?  When you get married?
                                                                        
My advice as one of the "older" generation is to enjoy life.  If you have the ability to live at home for free, then buying a … (5 comments)

metro detroit real estate: Real Estate Investor Association of Oakland County Michigan - 12/01/09 08:17 PM
The real estate investor association of Oakland County Michigan (REIA of Oakland County MI) is having their next meeting soon.  Here is all the information you need.  This is a great association to join if you are thinking of buying real estate as an investment in Southeastern Michigan.  Whether you are … (2 comments)

metro detroit real estate: Getting ready for the new Metro Detroit foreclosures coming - 11/29/09 10:32 PM
Yes there are going to be quite a few new Metro Detroit foreclosures coming.  Between the moratorium that President Obama put on foreclosures and the moratorium that Governor Granholm put on them we don't have many Metro Detroit foreclosures right now.  Plus Fannie Mae the quasi government middle man is under … (1 comments)

metro detroit real estate: Would you or wouldn't you - 11/25/09 10:09 PM
Over the past year I have read different blogs on somebody complaining or wondering if they should do this or that.  So here is my re cap>>>>>
1.)  You the listing agent are working a short sale.  You have an offer.  The negotiator comes back and tells you that you need … (6 comments)

metro detroit real estate: Is it a good time to buy Metro Detroit real estate or not? - 11/21/09 07:07 PM
Some people are waiting to buy Metro Detroit real estateand others are jumping into the real estate market.  Of course Yun from NAR is spinning again.  Like the last 2 years he is calling the bottom and still saying it's a great time to buy.
My thoughts are it's only a … (1 comments)

metro detroit real estate: Ah the day in the life of a metro Detroit realtor - 11/17/09 09:21 PM
This is just another day in the life of a Metro Detroit realtor.
First I got a call from one of my clients.  He was all upset.  He kept slipping into his native tongue but I got the gist of the message.  He went by the house we are supposed to … (6 comments)

metro detroit real estate: Does anybody have a job for this guy? - 11/16/09 07:33 PM
I know this guy who needs a job because he can't be making it in the real estate business.  First of all we put an offer in on his listing.  It took 2 1/2 weeks to get the original offer accepted and there was not one single change.
No counter offers.  … (6 comments)

metro detroit real estate: The upcoming winter Metro Detroit real estate market - 11/15/09 08:21 PM
This winters Metro Detroit real estate market is going to be a little different than last year.  Here is what I see happening this winter.
Last year you could snap up Metro Detroit foreclosures really cheap.  It wasn't unusual to be able to pick up a decent Metro Detroit home at a … (0 comments)

metro detroit real estate: Short sale nightmares - 11/08/09 08:11 PM
I saw a beautiful Livonia short sale home about 3 months ago with one of my clients.  At the time the listing was being touted on the MLS as "short sale approved".  My clients were two weeks late on putting in an offer and their offer was going to be a … (1 comments)

metro detroit real estate: Northville real estate selling tips - 11/08/09 06:15 PM
So you are ready to sell a piece of Northville real estate or Livonia real estate but wonder how clean the house should be.  YOUR HOUSE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE WHITE GLOVE READY EVERY TIME YOU SHOW.
                                           
 
Yes you heard me right.  Your house doesn't have to … (0 comments)

metro detroit real estate: Rochester MI one of the bargain home areas in Michigan - 11/03/09 09:48 PM
Lately I have been showing Rochester and Rochester Hills homes to two different buyers.  Rochester is a nice stable community.  Located off I-75 or M-59 it is not too far from the City of Detroit.
What I have been noticing is that many colonials have been selling for very reasonable prices.  … (1 comments)

metro detroit real estate: The latest scam in Metro Detroit real estate - 11/03/09 08:36 PM
The latest scam in Metro Detroit real estate is homeowners short saleing their house to a relative.  It is not supposed to happen.  In fact many banks have a form that the buyer signs that they are not related to the seller.  But it is happening.  I myself have heard of one … (7 comments)

metro detroit real estate: Three items you will find in a Metro Detroit real estate purchase agreement - 11/01/09 08:59 PM
"Earnest money deposit" or "good faith deposit" is the amount of money that you put down as a gesture of good faith.  You see you have to put down what the call consideration.  A legal contract is made up of three things. 
Offer -what you put down in the contract and sign … (0 comments)

metro detroit real estate: Keeping your house safe Livonia real estate and Metro Detroit real estate sales tips - 11/01/09 07:51 PM
Whether you are selling Livonia real estate or any Metro Detroit real estate here are tips how to keep your house safer when selling it.  What I mean by safer is keeping your valuables safer.
When you sell your house you need to put your valuables out of reach of potential … (0 comments)

metro detroit real estate: Clear to close now what - Metro Detroit real estate - 10/29/09 03:19 PM
 We got the clear to close today and now what do we have to do when buying Metro Detroit real estate
 Now that we are clear to close and have the date and time set up this is what happens next.   Your lender sends the closing documents to the title … (0 comments)

metro detroit real estate: are you an out of state or out of country investor - 10/26/09 09:43 PM
 and have a few thousand bucks to invest.  But is Detroit the place to invest your money? Sure you may have never heard of such low home prices.  Yes homes in your country or state may be much higher.  In fact they may be hundred of thousands of dollars higher.  But just … (1 comments)

 
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