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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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Sometimes I come across a buyer who wants to live in Oxford or Lake Orion, but what they want in a home really isn’t in their budget. I usually follow up with a question along the lines of: “Is Lapeer too far of a drive?” Often time the response is along the lines of “What [...]

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Michigan Tax Legislation Now in the House of Representatives- Good News for Home Buyers A brief explanation of how Michigan property taxes work. We have what is called the homestead exemption for a person’s primary residence in The Great Lakes State, which basically means if the house is your primary residence you get a break [...]

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Why an Oakland County Michigan Foreclosure Listing May Not be the Best “Deal” I often get inquiries from potential buyers who want to look at foreclosure listings. No short sales. No “regular” listing. Just foreclosures. Sometimes foreclosure listings in Oakland and Lapeer County Michigan are GREAT deals. Often times foreclosure listings are grossly under-priced. And [...]

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The Foreclosure Process in Southeast Michigan Many of the numbers the media likes to spout about homes going into foreclosure are a bit exaggerated. When you read about the number of homes in foreclosure the stats often quoted are the notices of foreclosure that have been served- not the new bank owned listings. There are [...]

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Unless you’re a cash buyer, our standard purchase agreement contains a financing contingency. Even if you are pre-qualified you need this contingency to protect yourself. If your financial situation changes after writing the offer (such as job loss) you need the protection of the financing contingency. It also protects you if the house has problems [...]

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Oakland County Michigan Home Buyer- Find a Foreclosure Listing You Want? Jump on It! Dear Home Buyer, While it is true that we are currently in a buyers market here in Oakland County Michigan if you define a “buyer’s market” as follows: low prices, low interest rate. One thing that is strange about this market [...]

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Oakland Michigan Foreclosure Listings Are NOT Available For Sale BEFORE Hitting The MLS I am asked multiple times a week if I can let someone know about Oakland County Michigan foreclosure listings before they hit the market. When I say “there is no way” I am then often asked about RealtyTrac. RealtyTrac reports foreclosure notices. Many [...]

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I got burned! I’ve heard it from more than one Oakland County buyer lately. They didn’t get the house they wanted. They wrote low and expected the seller to take it- even though the house was properly priced, even though it was a multiple offer situation, even though the buyer could afford to pay over asking [...]

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