Brighton Michigan Home Buying

Baltimore News Station Runs Article Featuring Brighton Home Buying Expert

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:00:00 +0000

A journalist for Bankrate.com interviewed our broker Jon Boyd one or two months ago for an article he had been working on regarding home purchase language.

In particular, the theme was things listing real estate people will say with reference to their listings to try to grab the attention of home buying consumers. Hint: The positive features are often exagerated.

These phrases were collected from our nationwide organization (naeba.org) and the are absolutely authentic.

Here is what you should probably ponder:

If a real estate agent habitually directs words like these to buyers, why would you ever want somebody like at being your buyer's agent or designated buyer's agent?

Just a idea to mull over as you search for Brighton real estate.

Here is the story.

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jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:37:00 +0000

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jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:19:00 +0000

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Flamingos invade!

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:57:00 +0000

I'm at an inspection today and one of the neighbors has about a dozen
flamingos.

I remember 20+ years ago when I had a flamingo in my yard on West
Madison.

Burried Oil Tank Fill And Vent Pipes Show Up In Crawl Space

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Sun, 31 May 2009 20:51:00 +0000

We had a home inspection recently where the crawl space provided a surprise.

The signs of a buried oil tank.

Here is what the inspector saw:

The fat pipe would be the fill pipe and the skinnier pipe would be the vent pipe.

Here is a link with a lot more information: Oil Tank Information

Note two things:

1. The home owner lived in the home when the tank was taken out of service, but the owner didn't mention it on the seller's disclosure.

2. The listing agent complained at the length of the home inspection. (The inspector was in the crawl space for about 45 minutes.)

It is common for listing agents to complain about the length of a buyer's inspection because listing agents typically recommend "quick and easy" home inspectors. Another reason you don't want to be using a traditional agent when you buy a home!

Brighton Real Estate Agent Receives Savings Award

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:25:00 +0000

Our Exclusive Buyer Agent Laura Degiovanni just received an award for her great work with an area home buyer recently.

It was a very tough transaction but she still managed to help her buyer client save a whopping 24% of the already greatly reduced home price.

Here is the article:

Brighton Michigan Real Estate Buyer Agent Receives Wolverine Savings Award

Congratulations Laura!

If you are interested in buying a home in Livingston County, Western Oakland County, or North Western Wayne County you should talk to Laura. Her expert viewpoint will be valuable no matter what direction you choose.

Contact her at:

734-662-6240

Funny Video About High Presure Real Estate Sales

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:30:00 +0000

I just saw this on another real estate blog and thought it was worth sharing.

Note: This is NOT what a buyer agent does! :>)

Livingston Daily Newspaper Announces Layoffs

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:00:00 +0000

I just read an announcement today that the major newspaper in the Brighton Michigan area is cutting way back on its staff.

We are saddened for the staff and the community, we only hope that something can take place of the newspaper as a source of local news.

SEO link Building: 100 Comment luv Plugins

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:34:00 +0000

SEO link Building: 100 Comment luv Plugins

Looks like a good idea for building links.

I am working to make sure our office website has a healthy set of links for Ann Arbor real estate buyers.

Home inspector gets good cell phone reception on an Ann Arbor roof

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:35:00 +0000

I just thought this was funny. I'm at a home inspection and the
inspector and buyer are up on the roof of this very nice home.

He gets a call and as he is looking around in this very wooded
neighborhood, and my thought is - I bet there is good reception up
there.

Interesting diet fraud expose

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:26:00 +0000

There is an excercise "guru"who writes some stuff I enjoy reading.

He just posted a really interesting thread about fake photos in diet advertisements.

This doesn't have anything to do with Brighton Michigan real estate, but it is really interesting if you've never seen it.

Take a look: Fake Photos from Diet Product Advertisements

That is it for now -

Jon Boyd
Ann Arbor real estate buyer's agent
The Home Buyer's Agent of Ann Arbor

Real estate scam website from big real estate company

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:43:00 +0000

We have a term, buyer abuse, that we use to describe what other real estate companies do to buyers sometimes.

We ran into a great example this week with a scam real estate property search site.

Watch the video and see for yourself:

Ann Arbor Homes For Sale - Scam - video powered by Metacafe

Let us know what you think!

We moved servers - it everything looking OK?

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:23:00 +0000

As often happens in this technology driven life - we had to move servers.

Just posting to make sure things are OK.

Continuing Education for real estate in Belleville

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:33:00 +0000

This morning I'm in Belleville taking my yearly continuing education
class.

Jean-Paul Pilot is doing a nice job teaching.

Blogged from my iPhone.

Rudolph Steiner Bazaar in Ann Arbor Saturday

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:29:00 +0000

It's December again and that means it is time for the Rudolph Steiner
holiday Bazaar.

It is tomorrow only at the Steiner lower school on Newport in Ann Arbor.

There are lots of fun activities for young children and young adults
of all ages!

This picture is from the tent during set-up. It usually gets quite
crowded during Saturday.

Blogged from my iPhone with spelling corrections done later from my desktop!

Blogging from a home inspection - amateur electrical work.

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:11:00 +0000

Now remember, no home is perfect. (And today with all the foreclosures
we are seeing a lot of run-down homes.)

I am at a home inspection right now at a very well cared for home.
But, we see some home-owner wiring here in the basement.

I wish home owners would leave the work to the pros for electrical!

posted from my iPhone.

NAEBA Awards Banquet Under The Seas in Disney

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:56:00 +0000

The National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents closed their annual
conference this week with a banquet at Disney's EPCOT Center.

The dining room is under water and the windows look out at fishes in the huge aquarium.

Funny, we never did find Nemo!

Posted from my iPhone

Citigroup moving Five Hundred Employees to Ann Arbor Michigan Office

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:43:00 +0000

The link above has a little more detail, but the interesting thing is that in the last month Citigroup Mortgage has layed off about 60 people from its Ann Arbor facility.

Now they are closing their Southfield Michigan office and moving those folks to the Ann Arbor building.

Interesting stuff if you are into mortgages and lenders like we are.

Blabberize, New Website for Sillyness

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:03:00 +0000

I just ran across a that shows some potential for long-term sillyness.

It is called blabberize and here is an example of what people are doing with it:

I haven't thought of any productive way to use it to help Brighton home buyers, but now you can's say I never gave you anything!

Free Class Monday -How Brighton Home Buyers Can Boost Their Credit Score 100+ Points!

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:06:00 +0000

This Monday night we are having another free class. But this time it isn't just for home buyers, 59% of Americans can use help correcting or improving their credit files.

"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 in terms of 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.

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!

Great Youtube Video on Home Buying

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:25:00 +0000

This is a quick video that points out how beneficial it can be to look at a home with another set of eyes. In the video the real estate agent is "selling" the home and the wife is liking it on an emotional level. The husband has some concerns though....

Foreclosure Class Tonight Was Well Received

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:46:00 +0000

I just got home from teaching another one of our free "How To Buy A Foreclosure" classes. This time we didn't run out of seats like we did last month, but the folks who came seemed to learn a lot.

This is not about getting rich and most of the people who come are thinking about buying a home to live in.

We don't sell home study courses or seminars, we just give solid, useful information for serious home buyers.

If you are interested you can find the schedule at our website at the link above.

Buying a Brighton home built between the 40's and early 60's

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:21:00 +0000

If you are in the market for a Brighton area home and you are looking at some of the older homes built from the late 40's to the early 60's, you want to find out what kind of sewer line the home has.

If it has "Orangeburg" is can be an expensive problem because many of these lines are failing.

The link above is to a link made with "Crock" type pipe.

Skeletons in the closet - of a home I'm showing

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:29:00 +0000

This link is to a news article about the funny thing we see when we look at homes for sale.

As an Exclusive Buyer's Agent we only help buyers so we see a lot of homes!

Visit our regular website for more information about what we do; http://buyersagentannarbor.com

Brighton Assessments

jon@buyersagentannarbor.com (Jon Boyd) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:58:00 +0000

The Daily Press & Argus had a good article on the dropping of many assessments in the Brighton area following the falling real estate values.