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149 S. Union, Sparta, MI - $89,999Great 2 bedroom home located in the quaint village of Sparta on one of the largest lots in the city.  Everything is within walking distance to some of the greatest shops around.  (People tell me you need to visit Trino's - the best Mexican Restaurant in the area!...

4434 Miramar, Grand Rapids, MI - $139,999Beautiful first-time home buyer home in Northview Schools.  4434 Miramar is a 3 bedroom 2 bath home with many updates.  Wonderful hardwood floors, newly remodeled bath with ceramic tile and whirlpool tub, kitchen with granite countertops and new appliances...

9175 Lady Lauren Dr, Rockford MI - $274,900.00Gorgeous Rockford home with 3 bedrooms (possibly 4 - den/office area could be made into 4th bedroom) with 2.5 baths.  2172 square feet with room to finish off daylight basement which is already plumbed for another bath, studded and 9 foot ceilings.  M...

Are you where you want to be?  I mean in life.  I find that as I get older, I'm constantly asking that question, "Where do I want to be or what do I hope to accomplish?"  This question obviously comes up at the beginning of the New Year when all those "new or revisited" resolutions come into play...

 Here's one of my favorite stories of real estate.  I've been working with a couple that was looking for a home in the $300-$400K range.  They spotted a home they wanted to view and called to set up a showing.  While setting up the showing, I heard from the Realtor® that someone was making an off...

Market Update (Information Gathered from the Grand Rapids Association of Realtors)  Single Family and Condo ReportPrice                                                             #Sold through                                                                          March 2007           $0 to $  ...

 I ran into someone the other day that had their home listed and was upset that their open house ad wasn't in the paper.  Even though it wasn't my listing, I tried to explain to the person that when Realtors track their responses to advertising they usually find out that most people came from the...

I received a call the other day from a Realtor at another brokerage that was wondering if I would be willing to share in the expenses of having an open house for my listing at 149 S. Union Street in Sparta.  Her goal was to see how many of the homes could be open on May 20th.  I thought it was a ...

I believe that people want to know what the secret is to selling a home, especially in a buyer's market.  Maybe some Realtors even wonder what the secret is to getting their homes sold?  Is it pricing, is it staging, is it the Internet, is it....?The longer I'm in real estate, the more I believe ...