Category: Buying a Home

Tips for First Time Homebuyers

If you are a first time homebuyer, the process of buying a house can seem overwhelming and even complicated, however just like anything important in life, you must take the necessary steps to get through it. Here are some important steps to follow before and you buy your first home. Get your credit in order… Read more »

Home Prices to Rise in 2012

Some more great news has just been released in regards to the housing market. No longer are the days of dark clouds looming overhead. We now have a clear-cut indication that things are improving (all be it slowly, but still improving). Overall home values are expected to begin rising as early as the end of… Read more »

Best Neighborhoods for Real Estate in Grand Rapids

It’s great to hear that the housing market is slowly improving but what are you going to believe more; what you hear or what you see?  Most people would say that they would like to see actual changes occur like the price of their property improve and to see their real estate actually sell.  Well… Read more »

Doomsday Bunkers A HOT Commodity

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for almost the past four years, then I’m sure you have heard about the superstitions of the impending “doom” lurking over our heads.  There are several reasons out there that have brought these beliefs into people’s minds.  Some of the reasons come from an ancient Mayan calendar, solar… Read more »

First Time Home Buyer Help

If you haven’t seen our previous blog posts regarding tips for first-time homebuyers, here’s what we have reviewed so far.  What house you can afford, selecting the right home, finding a real estate agent, loan pre-approval process and bidding on your first home. Be sure to visit all of those articles for some great tips… Read more »

Bidding on Your First Home

We recently covered the importance of selecting a real estate agent and becoming pre-approved for a loan.  The next step is to place a bid on the house you’d like to call “home.”  There are some things you need to first consider before making a bid, as you want to be sure you make an… Read more »

Pre-Approval Process to Buy a Home in Michigan

Previously we went over the process of picking the proper real-estate agent for your home hunting needs so the next step is to determine the best mortgage program.  Most people do not have thousands of dollars in savings to buy a home with cash so a mortgage will be necessary.  A statistic from the National… Read more »

How to Find the Best Real Estate Agent in Michigan

When you’re out on the hunt for a new home it’s very likely you’ll encounter situations that could be best assessed with a professional real estate agent.  As a buyer, you have full-access to an agent at no cost to you.  For those of you who don’t know, the seller of the home pays real-estate… Read more »