Don's Grand Rapids MI Real Estate

Following is an article I wrote five years ago which was published in the magazine West Michigan Residential Resource.  Back then, talk of "homestaging' was just beginning to be heard.  Today, it is absolutely essential to marketing homes .Sell the s i z z l e, not the steak© Don PhelanCopyright ...

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Don't miss your buyer by listing with the wrong real estate agent!For MAXIMUM MARKETING EXPOSURE today,  your home MUST appear on the busiest, most popular real estate web sites.Before you list your home with anyone else, keep these FACTS in mind: 1)  Nearly 90% of all home buyers start their sea...

 613 Cricklewood SW (South on Clyde Park off 28th St. to Cricklewood, East to home) Totally redecorated from top to bottom and inside & out. New carpets, new paint, laminate floors, new vinyl -- even a new work room space. New carpet in family room, laundry room. Den/office with closet on lower l...

 JUST LISTED!2566 Sunny Creek St. SE, Kentwood$159,900WOW!! What a find!! A 4-Bedroom, 3 FULL Bath, True Two-Story with a Daylight Lower Level with more than 2300 square feet Total Finished Living Area in Old Farm Estates, all for under $160,000!! Great room has a fireplace, too, and the home has...

KENOWA HILLS/ALPINE ESTATES -- NEW PRICE -- UNDER $135,000 Great Schools! Great Neighborhood! Now at $134,900! 3-Bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, 2-Stall Garage, Family Room with Fireplace, Central Air. Roof is eight years new. Sharp, sharp!  Low-traffic area with lots of mature trees, close to schools, shop...

Ottawa Hills/Iroquois Area Classic 2 1/2 Story (edit/delete)  1572 Alexander Street SE (Ottawa Hills/Iroquois Area)$319,900Classic elegance is the hallmark of this plantation-style, all-brick two-and-a-half story home. From its white columns in the front that remind you of "Tara" to its soothing ...

On September 21, 1897, it was buried on the editorial page, under articles about politics, railroads and a new bicycle design. A letter was sent to the editor of the New York Sun newspaper from an 8-year-old named Virginia O'Hanlon, the only child of a New York City Coroner's Assistant, questioni...

Did you know that Dr. Clement Clarke Moore, who wrote, "A Visit from St. Nicholas," which, today, we refer to as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," was the author of a Hebrew dictionary and for more than 20 years, would not acknowledge he was the author of the famous Christmas poem?  Moore was B...

"After two years on the market with other agents, we hired Don and we finally got our home sold - not right away, but Don kept at it until he got the job done.  Then he helped us buy our new home."-- Jamison & Jennifer Boyd donphelan.comWhere the buyers are.Don Phelan, RE/MAX of Grand Rapids, Inc...