The kind of thing a husband should not leave a wife if he dies

I have been blessed with a good number of well qualified buyers, some
of them in the luxury category. For us that means priced over $550,000.

I was in an Ypsilanti home this month that could have been in this
value range if the owner/builder had ever finished it. Unfortunately
he passed away recently, leaving his wife with a home they had been
living in for five or six years that was never finished.

We are talking about a ~4,000 square foot home that is just past the
drywall stage.

So the wife now has to sell, and instead of being a dream come
True, it will probably sell for ~$300,000 and be a real hassle for her.

I wish her the best.

Jon Boyd
Broker / Manager
The Home Buyer's Agent of Ann Arbor
734-662-6240 buyersagentannarbor.com
1908 W. Stadium Blvd. Ann Arbor MI 48103

Top Of The Park 20080603

This is the scene at the Top of The Park at that Ann Arbor Summer
Festival tonight and we are having a blast!

Got-to-love the horn music!

Important Free Class For First Time Buyers - How To Improve Your Credit Score By 100 Points

"How To Repair Your Credit & Boost Your Score By 100+ Points!" Is a class about dispelling some of the myths of credit and showing you exactly what is possible and why it is possible. (In terms of improving your credit file. REALLY improving your credit file.)

You know that your credit file is critical in determining what kind of home loans yu qualify for, but did you know that potential employers will check your credit? Did you know that your credit score has a dramatic impact on your insurance rates? Even renting an apartment is impacted by what is in your credit files.

Why do we know so much about credit and how to improve it? Because as we have been looking out for the best interest of home buyers for close to 20 years, and that includes helping buyers with their credit files dating back for over 15 of those 20 years.

We have personally helped people remove negative student loan information. It isn't something you can do overnight, but it isn't brain surgery either.

So, come to the free class Monday night, June 23rd and find out all about what can be done to turn your credit around in the next six months.

Again the class is free, but pre-registration is required.

Call the voice mail system at 734-223-9831 and leave a message with the number of seats you would lie to reserve, your name(s), and a phone number we cal call to confirm your reservation.

And, we will see you Monday night!

Be careful with those concrete blocks!

I've been really physically tired this week from taking down a pine tree and moving some concrete blocks around.

I found this video where some guys make styrofoam "blocks" and surprise people.



Falling Bricks - video powered by Metacafe

I thought it was worth sharing.

Good Structural Engineer For Those Extra Difficult Inspection Issues

Sometimes after a home inspection the inspector just doesn't have the background knowledge to make a certain determination about a potential problem.

At those times we typically call in a professional structural engineer.

The link above will take you to a post on that topic at one of our other blogs.

Buying an Ypsilanti home built between the late 40's and the early 60's

Example Sewer Line Video

If you are buying a home built between the late 40's and the early 60's in Ypsilanti it is a real good idea to have your sewer line inspected to determine its condition and what it is made of. "Orangeburg" material was popular during that time and much of it is failing these days.

The above link will take you to a video of an example inspection done at a home of this age. This home turned out to have a "Crock" type pipe.

Class for Ypsilanti first time buyers (Free and informative)

Coming up on April 14th we have our Free "Buying a Home Without Losing Your Shirt" class.

The class is a fast moving 90 minutes on the preparation, evaluation, negotiation and location of a "home of your own".

Click on the link above to go to our website for more information.

Reservations are required.