Lakefront property Michigan/Steve and Shelley Frody

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Real Estate Agent - City2Shore Real Estate
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Did you hear about the Repo worth a few thousand but had a 1.8 million value on the street.A new buyer just bought a home for dirt cheap...and then realized it was worth 1.8 million on street value.  What they found, was the home was filled with POT!!!  Valued at 1.8 million.Nice return on invest...
10/31/2008
I just topped it off by Gun Lake at $2.33 a gallon.  Its interesting how many more people head inside now to get drinks and snacks knowing the price is so cheap.Then the news of Exxon Mobil making record profits!! I am not complaining here.  My brother in Japan...fuel runs well over 6-7 bucks a g...
10/31/2008
Is it real??  Under $3 bucks a gallon.  Just a couple weeks ago we were all excited about the fuel at $3.57 a gallon.  Now at $2.95.  Who would have known?  Now the question is how low will it go??  Do I fill up today or wait til tomorrow??Its great for the real estate market for buyers. It remov...
10/16/2008
I recieved this comic this week and thought HOW FITTING>  As all the kids travel up an down the local streets, there will be less candy this year.  This made me smile when I recieved this and never thought of the foreclosure market this way.  Just this week within a half mile from home, two more ...
10/10/2008
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Last Friday Oct 3 the GR press had a very accurate article for home sales in the GR area regarding Sept 2008 and the previous years. Of the sales last month, a whopping 54% of those sales were foreclosures.  These are just the facts.Only 46% solds were from normal sellers like you an me.  Every b...
10/08/2008
Gas prices...interesting thing today..   Down to $3.57.  This is a key detail and confidence measuring stick with real estate.  This does take the pressure off some buyers in their day to day living.  One less thing to worry about. What is really interesting...is no one is talking about the price...
10/01/2008
I had someone ask me the other day....what is a great referral???We are looking for buyers looking to find a cottage home...within a hour or GR.  Here is the common criteria...sandy beach...place for the kids/grandkids...that will not break the bank.  Common things people will search for when loo...
10/01/2008
For first time buyers...this day October 1 is changing the purchase market. For many years, home buyers could purchase a home for 0% down.  NOW...the purchase market has changed and buyers at a minimum must have at least 3 -3.5% down.  So...for the 100K home.  Buyers need $3500 cash to purchase a...
09/14/2008
Above....is a common question that I am faced with in this market... In a nut shell...I thought I would drop a few comments... One thing regarding listings/sellers that I have found over the last year. Listings in general have taken some time longer to sell unless priced very agressive to match t...
09/14/2008
Here is an interesting development in the real estate market. Last month...860 homes sold in the Grand Rapids area.  This is about 30percent lower than couple years ago. Here is the kicker.  Of the 860 solds....50% or 430 homes were bank controlled properties.  What this means is that only 430 ho...
09/06/2008
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