Why did my Escrow Account increase?

Property taxes tend to adjust a lot in the first year or two of you purchasing your home.  This tends to happen because the local assessor’s office is now aware of the true value of the home.  The home may have been well under assessed if the seller of the property owned the home for [...]

Do Open Houses Sell Homes?

 Do Open Houses Sell Homes?
 
This weekend, I was sitting in an open house at one of my listing in Hudsonville, MI. I often get asked by both Realtor’s and my clients if open houses are worth doing. Realtor’s say they are a waste of time and sellers wonder what the point is when only a [...]

Home Staging the Family Room or Great Room

Home Staging the family room is one of the most difficult tasks when it comes to preparing a home for the Real Estate market.  While at home, we spend most of our time in the family room therefore through the years we have formed an imprint of who we are in this room.  Effective home [...]

First Time Home Buyer Road Map in Greater Grand Rapids

I truly enjoy working with first time home buyers. First time home buyers have so many options available them and so many different things to learn along the way. Over the coming weeks we will help you, the first time home buyer, understand the process of buying your first home in Greater Grand Rapids and [...]