Category Archives: Advice for Sellers

Selling Your Home in Michigan Today

Selling your home in Michigan today can require some adjustment in thinking.  In previous years when one bought a home, they improved the home in the time they lived there, real estate values increased year to year, and when it … Continue reading

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Preparing for Winter in Southwest Michigan

If you have a second home in Southwest, Michigan, and it is time for you to move back South to a warmer climate, then you will not be unfamiliar with the need to prepare your home for the coming winter … Continue reading

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Selling Your Home in Battle Creek, Michigan

Selling your home in Battle Creek, Michigan can be challenging if the home is not marketed or price properly. Working with a Realtor that knows the market area, and has a good understanding of many different approaches to marketing is … Continue reading

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Isolating the Cause of the Decline in Property Values

When trying to analyze what brought about the current decline in property values in recent years, one has to examine a lot of different factors. I recently created a video called the ‘Battle Creek Market Report Chapter 2’ and I … Continue reading

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Selling Your Home in Battle Creek Michigan

Selling your home in Battle Creek, Michigan in the present market environment can be a challenge.  However, selling your home in Battle Creek, Michigan is possible.  I can mean that new marketing approaches need to be tried, and most likely … Continue reading

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Selling Your Home Quickly in Battle Creek, Michigan

Selling your home quickly in Battle Creek, Michigan or the surrounding Southwest area can be challenging in an uncertain market.  However, despite what you hear from the news media, people are still buying homes.  In fact, if you are seriously … Continue reading

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Winter in Southwest Michigan

Winter in Southwest Michigan is a unique time of year.  Some aspects of our change of lifestyle with this shift in the season effects many industries, including Real Estate.  An outsider might assume that winter in Southwest Michigan or in … Continue reading

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FOR-SALE-BY-OWNER Home Sales Decline Across the Nation

Homes sold without the help of a real estate professional dropped to a record low over the past year.  According to the 2010 NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, unrepresented sellers made up only 11 percent of the market, … Continue reading

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One has to remove distractions and make your home attractive…

When a home is on the market for sale, it is important to offer a presentation that is the most appealing to the prospective buyer.  One has to remove distractions and make your home attractive. There is an old saying … Continue reading

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