Knowing what other homes have sold for in the area is an important piece of information for an Oakland County first time home buyer. Sure looking at the public records is important and so is looking at the sellers disclosures. But knowing what the latest home have sold for is really important.
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08/24/2009
Oakland County first time home buyers need a little more information than what they get from just looking at the house. Here are three more things that you need to get your hands on to make a good decision> Comps - or comparables. You want your Realtor to get all the Oakland County real estate
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08/23/2009
I think I am going to report Missy Caulk, Lenn, Jason, Gary White, as spammers. I could get 100 points for each one. They do a lot of commenting. We could finally catch up to them if we get them from getting points for commenting any more. Think of it you could start get 250 points a day mor
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08/22/2009
So as a Oakland County first time home buyer you are checking out all the updates, the major items, thinking about how the home fits your family. But how do you keep all the information straight? At the end of the showings how do you remember what you saw. Here are my tricks and tips to make
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08/21/2009
Here's my take on Facebook after reading Mike Mueller's blog about Banned by Facebook. It's just a general reminder of what could happen. And I started thinking about how I interacted on Facebook. I have always been a low key person. I'm not a high pressure sales person. I don't want to chase
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08/21/2009
What should I be looking for is a common question I get from Oakland County first time home buyers? What I tell them is you should be looking at the structure and the updates. You need to look at the items that are going to cost you a lot of money. Here are the seven big items (and one smaller
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08/20/2009
So you picked out some listings to see now what are you supposed to do as an Oakland County first time home buyer? What should you be looking for when you look at these Oakland County homes. What makes a good home? This is an important part so I may do a couple of blogs on what to do when l
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08/19/2009
What do you have to do when you are thinking of buying a Metro Detroit home that has pet urine smell. In the past week I have been in 3 or 4 metro Detroit homes that have had over whelming stench of pet urine. My worst experience with pet urine was a $400,000 high end Novi Condo on a golf course
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08/19/2009
If you really want to be a smart Oakland County first time home buyer listen to what advice your Oakland County Realtor is offering. Too many times the advice of the Realtor gets ignored. Stop thinking you know more than your real estate agent. The best Metro Detroit real estate agents live wi
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08/18/2009
When you are an Oakland County first time home buyer how do you pick the right houses to see. Do you make your judgement to see the house on the pictures alone? Some foreclosures have only one picture, some agents are lousy picture takers. So don't make your decision to see the house on the p
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08/17/2009
