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Archive for November, 2011

Making an Offer on an Oakland County Michigan Short Sale Listing? The Asking Price Means Nothing! First a quick run down about how the short sale process works. Owner lists a house with a real estate agent. The owner owes more on the house than he can sell it for and is either unable or [...]

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Attention Loan Officers- We are a team, working together. Keep up the snarky attitude and we can always change loan officers. I don’t know when selling real estate became so confrontational- almost a contact sport. Sometimes a simple real estate transaction feels more like a pissing contest with everybody out to draw blood. Recently we [...]

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Lake Orion MI Homes For Sale There are currently 20 homes for sale in Lake Orion and Orion Township with asking prices between $200,000-$300,000- many which can go FHA requiring as little at 3 ½% down. A couple are lakefronts. One is on acreage. Some are new construction. Interest rates are low and mortgages ARE [...]

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What is Your Definition of a “Deal”? Is it finding what you want for the price you can afford? Or finding a house that is priced lower than the other homes in the same neighborhood? Or do you determine the quality of the “deal” by how much the seller comes down from their asking price? [...]

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Southeast Michigan Short Sales- Why You Should Avoid Many Of The So Called “Short Sale Specialists” I will preface this post with a kind of anti-disclaimer: If you have to sell via short sale, I DO NOT WANT TO LIST YOUR HOUSE. If you are a past client or a friend, I will list your [...]

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Lapeer Lakefront Homes For Sale. There are 4 homes for sale on Lake Lapeer ranging in price from $375,000-$475,000. You can get a 2 bedroom cottage on Lake Nepessing for $129, 900 or buy an exquisite 2800 sq. ft. home with 150 ft. of water frontage for $515,000. If you want a larger lake and [...]

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Looking For That Up North Cottage Without Going Too Far North? You don’t need to go any farther north than Lapeer County or Tuscola Countyin the Thumb area of Michigan to find that perfect get away or second home. Or possibly that retirement home. You can get a little 700 sq. ft. cottage on 2 [...]

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The Preserve, Lake Orion MI- Prices Rebounding? It sure looks that way. The Preserve has always been a great place to live no matter the market. Beautiful homes with great location, subdivision playground, pool, clubhouse, sidewalks, Detroit water and sewer. Now it looks like it also a good investment again. In 2005 prices ranged from [...]

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Am I Overpaying? Is the listing overpriced? What is the house worth? All questions, or variations of questions, most buyers ask when buying a house. They are valid questions with not easy or pat answer. The value of the home depends on your point of view. Webster defines “value” as “a fair return or equivalent [...]

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