by Jon Boyd | Feb 13, 2024 | Real Estate Taxes
When you buy a home in Michigan, your real estate taxes often increase significantly the year after purchase. That is because real estate taxes are based on the value and location of a home, but they are limited on how fast they can increase by the consumer price... by Jon Boyd | Feb 6, 2024 | Construction, Home Evaluation, Home Inspection
We’ve gotten a little particular about inspectors after being involved in thousands of home inspections. We typically discuss inspectors with you and generally have some recommendations, but you, the buyer, still choose the inspector. Interestingly, some of the worst... by Jon Boyd | Jan 22, 2024 | Home Evaluation, Home Inspection, Uncategorized
Our Govenor had proclamed that January is Radon awareness Month. So who are we to question that? Now, we’ve actually been painfully aware of radon for about 31 years because we help home buyers find and evaluate homes. As part of that process we’ve been... by Jon Boyd | Dec 6, 2023 | Buyer Agency, Mortgages
Interesting event in the office this week. We routinely shop and negotiate with lenders for our buyer clients. Last week, we were looking at loans for one of our luxury home buyers whose loan amount will be close to a million dollars. This is in the... by Jon Boyd | Dec 1, 2023 | Construction, Home Evaluation, Home Inspection, Plumbing
Home Buying Tip #088, DIY Common Fails We See When Evaluating Homes When looking critically at homes with our home-buying clients, we often see Do It Yourself (DIY) work in houses. Often, it is terrible. One of the most common DIY failures we find is water heater... 