There are always Metro Detroiter's looking to buy a lakefront home close to work or a lakefront cottage so they don't have to drive too far on the weekends.  Some people want a cottage or summer home close to their kids. Putnam Township lakefront homes fit the bill.  Here is the latest list of Putnam Township lakefront homes for sale as of 10/19/20102.   STREET NAME LIST PRICE WATER NAME SQUARE FOOTAGE BEDROOMS BATHS.LAVS GARAGE SUNSET 84000 HILAND 520 1 1 N PORTAGE LAKE 159900 PORTAGE LAKE 1645 3 1 Y WESTSHORE 189900 HILAND LAKE 1612 3 2 Y RIVERBANK LN 189900 HILAND 1000 3 1 Y WILBUR 234900 PORTAGE 2085 4 2.1 Y PATTERSON LAKE 259000 HIGHLAND 2672 5 2.1 Y WEIMAN 385000 HILAND 3000 3 3 Y NITA DR 779000   2800 3 2.1 Y LANCELOT 1375000 PORTAGE 5044 4 3.2 Y   There are two different chain... 10/19/2012

Yup, and it only took a little over an hour. I had to preview a bank owned property today.  It was what I euphemistically call ‘a Purell (R)‡ house’.  You know, the kind that you can’t wait to get back to your car to wash your hands with Purell (R)?  This kind of property has made me an expert and turning lights on and off with my elbows, by the way, so my wife will be pleased to learn that you can teach an old dog new tricks.  The house was in the Pinckney zip code, but really it was just a bit west of the lovely hamlet of Hell, Michigan.  Yes, there really is a Hell, Michigan. And jokes abound, of course.  In summer, if your city is warmer than it is there, you can honestly say it’s “hotter than Hell.”  In winter, if you record a lower temperature, it’ll be “colder than Hell.” Meteoro... 11/16/2011