What Is Title Insurance and Why Am I Paying For It?

What is title insurance and why am I paying for it?  This is a question that is asked a lot at the closing table.  The easiest way to explain why you might need title insurance is to give you an example of what CAN happen.   
Let’s take a look at Jane and Jason (fictional).  They’ve lived [...]

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Tactics for Selling a Home in the Greater Grand Rapids Area

I was watching The Today Show this morning and saw a segment about a new study that was released titled “Seven Tactics for Selling a Home: A Data-Driven Approach for Home-Sellers” ( See: Segment).  Real Estate professionals are already aware of these tactics.  The report is from Redfin ( See: Redfin The Real Estate Scientist )and I [...]

Take inventory of your 2008 Financial Situation.

Maybe you’ve been working with a financial advisor for many years now, or maybe you’re in the first few months of building that relationship.  Like some people, maybe you’ve never pursued working with a financial advisor for specific reasons.
We’re nearing the end of another year, and over the next couple of weeks, many people [...]

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Dawn Wilder
Ace Inspections

Heidi Herbruck
Simply Staged, LLC
Middle Row

Jon Potvin
First Horizons Home Loans 

Steve Volkers
Keller Williams Realty

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Scott Wilder
Ace Inspections

Aaron D. DeVos, CMFC
Waddell & Reed, Inc.

David  Gregwer
Farmers Insurance

MJ Knauss 
 Sun Title

Home Staging Room by Room: Front Entry and Foyer

When staging a home, the front entry and foyer are often overlooked since most homeowners rarely enter their own homes through their front doors.  Along with curb-appeal pay special attention to these areas since they are where first impressions are formed.  Are there cobwebs, leaves, or snow that need to be removed?  Is there moss [...]

Grand Rapids Foreclosure List

So you would like a list of Grand Rapids, Michigan Area Foreclosures! Sorry it’s not that easy. You can go online and pay some money on different websites and they will provide you a list of addresses that are foreclosures in the Grand Rapids area. This list can be helpful as a starting place, but [...]

How Title Insurance Works on Foreclosed Properties.

There is a lot of media attention lately to purchasing foreclosed properties.  This can be a great way of purchasing more home for your money.  From a title insurance viewpoint, this transaction is only slightly more complicated.   

As a title company, we always insure to buyers and sellers that there are no outstanding liens on [...]

Grand Rapids Resource Welcomes it’s Newest Contributor, Aaron DeVos with Waddell & Reed Financial Advisors!

Hello, my name is Aaron DeVos, and I’m a Financial Advisor with Waddell & Reed in Grand Rapids, MI.  I’m a graduate of Hope College and I’ve been in my career for nearly six years.  I currently live in downtown Grand Rapids, and I continue to enjoy seeing the rapid growth that is taking place [...]

Don’t Forget Curb-Appeal!

Home Staging starts on the OUTSIDE of the house. If a home lacks curb appeal, a potential buyer may not even bother to get out of their vehicle to tour the home. To ensure that the house has what it takes to entice buyers inside, walk across the driveway and take a good look at [...]