Charlene's Blog

Belmont, MichiganBelmont Elementary School is having  Carnival 2008, Friday, February 29th, at 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. This PTA sponsored event is a great way to share in some quality time with your family and friends. This Year's Carnival will host a Mini - Raffle, with proceeds to be evenly divided...

Belmont, MichiganWant something to do and a cheap date? Attend this years Spaghetti Dinner and Used Book Sale. Where can you get an endless plate of pasta, connecting with family, friends, neighbors and shop for books? You can't beat this and it will help more kids have the opportuinty to read!Be...

I am just amused by this  street corner I drive in Grand Rapids. It has had not one but two people dressed up in the statue of liberty costume and stand there wind, rain and snow just waving and sometimes dancing  at the drivers. (They make the mail person's look wimpy!)Now if any of you want to ...

I recently had a client that 'sort of fell in love' with a home.  Now, if they say to me: "I want this house", I will go to work to use my negotiating skills to serve them.  But they just didn't seem that interested. But wanted to make an offer. We made 2 of them actually.However when the buyer i...

Going into the last part of the year, I feel there is some great news in our little town to share about home sales.According to the the information from The Grand Rapids Association of  REALTORS web site, it has some pretty impressive numbers for our neighborhood. Indeed the market has torn a pat...

We are headed into the fall season no doubt with this weather change, but what are the buyers thinking? Well, as an agent, it isn't easy for us to figure it out either.Here are some tips that might be of interest to you if you are thinking about selling your home within the next couple of months....

Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without words, and never stops at all.                                                                                                                                ~Emily DickinsonContours Express of Belmont and the B...

I love living in Belmont!I love the fact that the ice cream truck comes like clock work! I am not so crazy that my dog is "into" this event!She of course can hear it before we do, but needless to say I get excited too! There is nothing better than socializing with the neighbors and catching up wh...

The lenders are making headlines and the sellers are still worried about their homes price and the buyers are looking at 20-30 homes! Yikes! What is an agent to do?Well, here are a couple of ideas I have helped my clients with.1) Lenders ~ Interview your lender! Ask other people who they used and...

Check this out! Belmont Elementary in your back yard! 2 bedroom, walk through master bath and plenty of windows and closets  makes this a perfect home. Great colors and open living dinning room make this your perfect dream home. Lower daylight level has 2 bedrooms, bath and family room waiting to...