real estate

Look beyond the basic cosmetics and keep an open mind!  Try to look past the shag carpet and floral wallpaper that still remains from the 70’s.  Try not to get turned off by appearance of the decor and instead look into the roots and bones of the house.  Is the …

Let’s face it, it’s fiercely competitive for buyers these days as they bid on their desired home.  Multiple offers is the norm.  Whether a listing agent specifically gives you that warning and alert of highest and best deadlines or not, you must always assume that there are other people fighting …

The first step of the mortgage is also the first step of the home purchase process as a whole…obtaining your pre approval. This is discussed in the Preparation post of the Home Buyer’s Handbook. Once you find the right home, have an accepted offer, and the contract is bottomlined, I …

Houses are selling fast!…how fast?  According to statistics I just pulled from Realcomp MLS, for the month of May 2018, the median days on market of homes listed in Wayne and Washtenaw counties was only 8 days!  And that’s the midpoint!  That means the most attractive houses are moving to …

I seem to rarely find the time or frankly the motivation to write content for this website as often as I would like to.  Partly because I’ve inappropriately felt that it should all be data filled and informative.  But what I’ve come to realize today is there is a lot …