An Easier Way to Search for Homes

Our home search website is one of the best out there. Here are the advantages of using it.

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If you’re in the market to buy a home, our website offers a unique home search feature that we think you should be aware of.

There’s a widget located on the right side of this page. It’s a quick portal to our home search website, located right underneath the market snapshot.

All you need to do is type in the area you’re looking in, the number of bedrooms and bathrooms you want, add your price range, and click “search.”

The widget will lead you directly to our live feed of listings, which are pulled directly from the MLS constantly. If there is a property that you want to take a better look at, simply click the address and you will find photos, specs, and other information about the home.

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The widget will lead you directly to a live feed of listings.

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This is a really useful tool that many of our clients have used successfully in the past. If you’re searching for a home, we hope it helps you too.

If you have any questions for us at all, don’t hesitate to reach out. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

How Can You Stage on a Budget?

Buying in Southeast Michigan? Perform a full home search

Selling in Southeast Michigan? Get a free Home Price Evaluation

If you are looking to sell your home, your goal is to get the most money possible in the shortest amount of time. One of the best ways to add value and appeal to your home is through home staging. You have a lot of options for how you want to go about it. You could hire a professional staging company, but that comes with a hefty price tag. Most of the time, a few simple fixes is all it takes to transform a living room. 

Today we are going to go through some of our most favorite, inexpensive home staging tips for you. We hope these will help you save both time and money when it comes time to sell your home.

A fresh coat of paint is always a good idea. Neutral, warm colors work best for highlighting the natural light in your home. This will make it easier to punch up the room with some colorful accessories and pull everything together.

A common design problem facing many homeowners is that they have no real entry way, as their front door opens up to the living room. To fix this, you can add a table, some lighting, and a rug to "fake a foyer" and make it feel like the living room and entryway are two different spaces.

A patterned rug, some pillows, or bright curtains add a ton of texture and an eclectic layer to the space, which is essential to a well-designed room.

In some cases, a "make-under" is just what you need. In the case of most fireplaces, taking some accessories and clutter away enhances the look and feel of the room greatly.

You could spend well over a few thousand dollars with a staging company, or you could do these fixes yourself for around $500. That's a normal investment considering the value that you add to your home by adding those pieces.

If you have any questions for us about staging your home or anything else real estate related, give us a call or send over a quick email. We are always here to help, and would love to hear from you!

How to Make a Good Offer on a Southeastern Michigan Home

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When the real estate market gets competitive, you need to go ahead and start making strong offers on homes. Today I'll be explaining three things that I believe will make your offer stronger and have a higher likelihood of being accepted.

1. You need to have a strong purchase price to show that you are a serious buyer. Figure out the comparable properties, find out the condition of the home, and make a fair offer on it. Otherwise you stand the chance of looking uninformed and uncommitted as a buyer.
2. Use a reputable lender. You want someone that is well-known in your community, and someone that people trust. You'll also want to look for someone that can close on time and get you into that home when you need to be there.
3. If you can give the sellers occupancy, then your offer will be much, much stronger. Not a lot of people can afford to buy a home and not move into it right away, but if you can do this, you'll be in much better standing with the sellers.

If you have any questions about buying or selling in Southeastern Michigan, please don't hesitate to contact me!