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Before You Sign A Buyer Broker Contract!
So, you’re buying a house, and of course, the real estate industry tells you it’s easy: just sign on with a buyer agent, and they’ll do everything for you. But wait—before you sign anything, consider this: not all buyer agents are created equal, in fact there are huge...
Home Buying Tip #016 The Unhappy Tax Discussion – Buyer Agent Ann Arbor Brighton
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...
Home Buying Tip #014, The Harsh Reality about Home Inspectors, Buyer Agent Ann Arbor, Buyer Agent Brighton, Buyer Agent Canton
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...
Home Buying Tip #207, How Radon Is Measured
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 having radon...
Home Buying Tip #199, New Comforming Loan Limit For 2024, Huge Difference In Loan Pricing In Ann Arbor
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 "jumbo" loan...
Home Buying Tip #088, Do It Yourself Fails We See When Touring Homes – Water Heaters
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...
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