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... by Jon Boyd | Nov 22, 2023 | Electrical, Energy Efficiency, Home Evaluation, Solar Energy
People don’t think of Michigan as a big solar energy state, but plenty of sunlight is here to make solar worthwhile. The key is you need to consider a number of factors to know how well a house might work with solar panels. This video covers the basics. Think... by Jon Boyd | Nov 13, 2023 | Construction, Electrical, Home Evaluation, Home Inspection
There are a lot of things to consider when touring homes to purchase. But some things can kind of float under the radar because most home buyers haven’t spent much time living in older homes. One example is outlets, or lack thereof. This is especially true if... by Jon Boyd | Nov 7, 2023 | Electrical, Energy Efficiency, Home Buying, Home Evaluation, Home Inspection, Solar Energy
For today’s home-buying tip we look at multiple electric meters. This is something we often see when we are showing and evaluating homes with our home-buying clients. https://buyersagentannarbor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/HBT116MetersLF.mp4... 