If you are thinking of buying a Metro Detroit home through a short sale and want the $8000 tax credit you need to get going. Many short sales take up to 4 months to complete. And sometimes after the four months the bank may decide to say no. We have four monthes and 15 days left until the fir
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07/14/2009
It was a good day. Did some blogging, did some work on one of my rental properties, and spent a lot of time on the phone. I only showed three homes today which is a light day for me. But it seemed to be the day for people seeing my website and calling me with questions.
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07/14/2009
Congratulations Plymouth Township, Michigan! I have always know you were a great place to live but now you have national recognition. Read the little blurb they have about Plymouth. CNN Money ranks you as one of the top small towns in the US! http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/20
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07/13/2009
from one of the owners of the real estate franchise I am with. They got all of Remerica real estate agents hooked up on a real inexpensive website. It only costs us $20a month with no set up costs. So I jumped on board because it was a decent site with very little down side. I figured I could
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07/13/2009
So many people didn't plan for the ultimate goal (of a Home). The ultimate goal in my opinion is to pay off your house. Pay off your house before you retire so you can retire well. So many people used their house for a bank. They used their house to pay for vacations, cars, credit cards. Inst
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07/12/2009
We are mid way thru the year and Michigan's summer tax bills just came out so most homeowners are wondering why their Michigan property taxes are not going down. Here is the basic scenario of what is going on. Your Michigan property taxes can go up each year by 5% or the inflation index. They
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07/11/2009
Northville is a great place to live if you are moving to the Metro Detroit suburbs. It is a beautiful area with rolling hills and a few small lakes/ponds. Northville MI has an olde town downtown with beautiful old Victorian homes, good restaurants, and unique shops. Northville has homes that
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07/10/2009
I get a kick out of some real estate agentsthat say you aren't professional if you use a yahoo, msn, sbcglobal, or gmail account. I hate to say it but they have better email features than my franchise real estate company. I sometime have to delete 15 to 20 spam emails in my good email box a day
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07/10/2009
What is great about Metro Detroit is that within an hour of downtown Detroit there are hundreds of recreational lakes for any life style. There are Oakland County all sports lakes for the active water skier, knee boarder, tuber,or wake boarder. There are quiet Oakland County lakes that don
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07/08/2009
I continue to be busy selling homes in the metro Detroit real estate market. In the last week I have had for closings, and 4 new offers put in. It is tougher to win a bid on low priced Metro Detroit foreclosures if you need a mortgage. There are cash buyers out there. We have lost (out bid on
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07/08/2009
