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Home Buying Tip #051, Five Things To Look At In Basements, Water Intrusion
In our market in southeastern Michigan, most homes have basements, and there are a lot of basement problems. One time we were looking at six Ann Arbor homes on our first time out with a first-time homebuyer couple. Four of the six homes either had current basement...
Home Buying Tip #024, Comparing Floor Plans From a Typical 1930s Home To A More Modern 1970s Home
Each decade brings different developments, but for this tip, we’ll just compare a typical 1930s home with one from the 1970s for a similar-sized home. This is the type of information that is very useful for home buyers to consider, but that often does not get...
Before You Apply For A Loan – Home Buying Tip #220
These days lenders are having a hard time. Interest rates are high and prices are high so the loan demand is low. (Refinances are almost non-existent.) So when you apply for a loan and your lender checks your credit, the credit reporting companies are selling your...
Home Buying Tip #225 – Don’t Get Fooled By Staging When You Are Looking At Homes
If you are looking at homes to buy, it is likely that at least some of the homes you view will be staged. That means someone has gone into that home and decorated it specifically to get it sold as fast as possible for the most money possible. Now, there is...
Loan Level Pricing Adjustments for 2023 will frustrate a lot of home buyers –
I'm afraid the new Loan Level Pricing Adjustment (LLPA) for 2023 are going to cause a lot of problems in the next couple months. There is a whole new adjustment based on a buyers total Debt-To-Income (DTI) ratio. So if a buyer's DTi is at 39% when they apply for their...
The Definition Of Exclusive Buyer Agency
There seems to be some needless confusion about the definition of Exclusive Buyer Agency. This is partially understandable because a lot of consumers don't know the actual difference between a real estate agent, a REALTOR, a real estate broker and a real estate...
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