by Jon Boyd | Dec 31, 2015 | Buyer Agency, Home Buying, Home Inspection, Home Ownership, Mortgages
A lot of real estate agents in our markets these days say they are buyer’s agents. (Most are actually designated buyer agents but that is a different issue.) However, in our experience few agents will actually help a buyer negotiate anything other than the purchase... 
by Jon Boyd | Nov 30, 2015 | Electrical, Generators, Home Buying, Home Inspection, Home Ownership, Seasonal, Solar Energy, Tech
This is from a press release last month: Select Solar And Generator, a Michigan solar panel installer, has signed a contract to design, install, and commission a solar roof for Jon Boyd, a local home buyer’s broker and nationally recognized home buying expert. The... by Jon Boyd | Oct 30, 2015 | Buyer Agency, Home Buying, Home Inspection, Home Ownership, Mortgages, Moving
This question comes up often. I’ve never found a consumer who understood it and the vast majority of real estate agents and brokers I’ve spoken to don’t really understand it either. After years of teaching it in homebuyer classes, I’ve found that diagrams make it much... by Jon Boyd | Sep 30, 2015 | Appraisals, Buyer Agency, Condominiums, Electrical, Generators, Home Buying, Home Inspection, Home Ownership, Moving
So often we talk with real estate agents who question the choice of inspectors or question the reasons for even having an inspection. As the company that represents buyers in our area, I am not surprised. But sometimes I see an issue so obvious I think that anyone in... by Jon Boyd | Sep 30, 2015 | Generators, Home Buying, Home Inspection, Home Ownership, Solar Energy, Tech
As a local expert on solar homes I was pleased to see the Appraisal Institute announced their conclusion on the topic of solar’s impact on property valuation: Solar Electric Systems Positively Impact Home Values To determine the actual number for the value impact is... 