southeast michigan: Southeast Michigan Sellers- Please Don't Turn Away Showings - 09/03/10 10:36 AM
And Pretty Pretty Please don't suggest alternate times that would work better for you. Hopefully, when you turn away a showing, it's a fluke. I like to fantasize that ANY other time is good for you- that this specific time just happened to be bad.
Let me start out by telling you about the reason for this post. Yesterday I was setting appointments for tomorrow and for a different buyer/client on Sunday.  Tomorrow's client is in Michigan for one day- Saturday. This is a cottage, a second home- an extremely strong buyer. Doesn't have to sell to buy. Can wait forever … (0 comments)

southeast michigan: Soaker Hoses - Lower Your Water Bill While Growing Better Gardens - 03/08/08 11:38 AM
Are you getting that itch, yet? It's that time of year. You know, that time of year when it's still too cold to start planting, but you're getting those gardening catalogs in the mail. You can already taste those strawberries that will be ripe in just a few months, and you're looking at your flower beds every morning waiting for that first snow crocus to pop through the snow. It's not too early to start scratching that itch.
My local grocery store is already selling onion sets and STRAWBERRY PLANTS! I have to admit, I bought some onion sets, but the strawberry … (1 comments)

southeast michigan: Southeast Michigan- canoing the Thumb area - 03/07/08 02:11 PM
Southeast Michigan is a great place to live. At the moment our economy is suffering and the real estate market is in the crapper (which is a good time to buy- buy low and sell high, and you can't get much lower right now), but if you're thinking about moving to southeast Michigan, some of the things to consider is your play time. And there are plenty of places to play without spending a lot of money.
If you already live in the area, there's a good chance you're already personally feeling the financial pinch. This doesn't mean you can't still enjoy yourself. … (8 comments)

southeast michigan: Understanding Agency and Agency Relationships in Michigan - 02/14/08 12:50 PM
When we form an agency relationship with a client we owe certain fiduciary duties to that client: Loyalty, Obedience, Disclosure, Confidentiality, Reasonable care and Diligence, and Accounting. And since 1994, in Michigan, we owe these duties to our buyer clients as well as our seller clients. In MI we now have Seller's agents (aka the listing), Buyer's agents, Disclosed dual agents, Designated agents, and Non-agents (transaction broker or facilitator).
The first two are pretty self explanatory. Buyer's agents have a fiduciary duty to their buyers; seller's agents have that same duty to their sellers. Designated agency is a little newer. When we … (3 comments)

southeast michigan: Metamora, Michigan - Southeast Michigan's Best Kept Secret - 12/12/07 03:12 PM
Metamora Townshipwas settled in 1831, organized in 1838 and covers 35.32 square miles in Southern Lapeer County Michigan, just north of Oxford, MI in North Oakland County. Metamora currently consists of beautiful, rolling property, some subdivisions, lake front homes and a quaint, historic village that is a registered historic landmark.
The 1874 county atlas shows there were 2 saw mills and 24 springs plus 2 mineral springs. The first fox hunt took place in 1908; in 1910 Metamora set a speed limit of 8 mph; in approximately 1872 the Michigan Central Railroad built its line through Metamora; and the Village of Metamora, … (2 comments)

southeast michigan: 448 Clairemont, Lake Orion MI - 12/12/07 12:17 PM

 
Attention FHA and MSHDA Buyers! Lake Orion Michigan home! Beautifully Updated! Lake Privileges! $135,500!
 Move right in! Updated Orion Townshiphome with private setting and all sports lake and beach privileges. Updates include newer windows, roof, flooring, carpet, baths, water heater and newer wood stove. 3 good sized bedrooms. 2 full baths. 1st floor laundry. Large eating area with door-wall to extensive decking and a large, private yard with mature trees. Over-sized mechanics garage with 220V. Award winning Lake Orion, MI schools. Walk to Bald Mountain State Land. Price recently reduced to only $135,000! VIRTUAL TOUR
 
1335 sq. ft.                                  3 bedrooms2 full baths1st … (2 comments)