Need To Know Tips Before Buying A Home

Need To Know Tips Before Buying A Home

• Make sure you are ready for the commitment.

 

• Know if you should build a home or buy a home, depending on where you want to live.

• Find the location that you want to live in.

• Get approved for a mortgage unless you are going to pay in cash for a home.

• Weigh the cost of owning a home to whatever you are doing now.

 

• If you are going to pay in cash, then make sure you have enough for the area and/or home of your dreams.
• Find a real estate professional that you like and want to work with through the process of buying a home.
• Make sure to have an inspection done on the home that you want before purchasing it.

 

• Get a full disclosure from the inspector and from the agent on what the home needs to have fixed.
• Meet with a professional tax consultant to learn about property taxes and any other taxes that come with buying a specific home or a home in a specific area.
• Get a copy of the entire process in paperwork from start to finish when going to buy a home.
• After you purchase the home, make sure to change the locks first before doing anything else.
• This is to prevent any past residents or other agents and their potential buyers from being able to get into your home.

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Senior Housing

Senior Housing

As more people consider retirement, they might also be looking to downscale their living arrangements. The following shows a list for Oakland County and a list of Macomb County senior housing to help with the transition.

 

·       Oakland County

 

 

 

 

o   American House West Bloomfield Senior Living

§  www.americanhouse.com/senior_living

§  5859 W Maple Road

§  West Bloomfield Township

§  248-254-6943

o   Regent Street West Bloomfield

§  www.regentstreetwestbloomfield.com

§  4460 Orchard Lake Road

§  West Bloomfield Township

§  248-636-1130

o   Canterbury-On-The-Lake

§  www.canterburyonthelake.com

§  5601 Hatchery Road

§  Waterford Township

§  248-674-9292

o   St Anne’s Mead Retirement Home

§  www.stannesmead.org

§  16106 W 12 Mile Road

§  Southfield

§  248-557-1221

o   Halsted Place Apartments

§  www.halstedplace.com

§  29451 Halsted Road

§  Farmington Hills

§  248-489-8988

o   Clare Bridge of Farmington Hills I & II

§  www.brookdaleliving.com/clare-bridge

§  27950 Drake Road

§  Farmington Hills

§  1-877-712-9780

o   Boulevard Health Center

§  www.boulevardsubacute.com

§  3500 South Boulevard West

§  Rochester Hills

§  248-852-7800

·       Macomb County

o   Village of East Harbor

§  www.pvm.org/index

§  33875 Kiely Drive

§  Chesterfield

§  586-725-6030

o   Church of Christ Care Center

§  www.cofccc.org

§  23575 15 Mile Road

§  Clinton Township

§  586-285-7122

o   Northpoint Village of Utica

§  www.npointvillage.com

§  45201 Northpointe Boulevard

§  Utica

§  586-739-9545

o   Shelby Nursing Center

§  www.beaumonthospitals.com

§  46100 Schoenherr Road

§  Shelby Township

§  586-566-1100

 

o   Harborchase – Sterling Heights

§  www.harborchase.com

§  13400 19 Mile Road

§  Sterling Heights

§  586-254-5716

o   Arden Courts of Sterling Heights

§  www.hcr-manorcare.com

§  11095 E 14 Mile Road

§  Sterling Heights

§  586-795-0998

o   Sunrise of Shelby

§  www.sunriseshleby.com

§  46471 Hayes Road

§  Shelby Township

§  586-532-9559

 

 

 

Thinking of Selling Your Home?

Take the first step by finding out what your house is worth. We are happy to provide you with a FREE, No obligation Comparative Market Analysis. 

 

Call Inside Realty today at 248-758-0022

 

Or visit our website at http://www.insiderealty.com/sell/

 

 

 

 

Ways To Decorate Your First Home

Ways To Decorate Your First Home

Clean and go through everything you have before or as you move in. Get rid of everything and anything that you don’t need or want or haven’t used in years.

Once you are moved in, make sure that you go through the rooms again to make sure that you like everything and you aren’t storing anything that you will never need or use.

 

Don’t buy anything until you are completely moved in.

Before buying anything, ask yourself if you really need it or if you just want it. If you just want it, don’t buy it just yet. Buy your necessities first.

Don’t match everything in your house. Each room can match itself but do not match your living room with your bedroom with your kitchen.

 

With that being said, don’t drastically change colors throughout your house so that it ends up looking like Peewee Herman’s house.

You can always reupholster something if the color doesn’t go along with the rest of the living room.

Try the simple and inexpensive ways before going out and buying things to just decorate with.

Again, always remember not to just go out and buy. Realize what your needs are first and buy those to be comfortable in your first new home.

 

 

 

Selling Your Home - Fast Fixes for Home Showing / Staging

Whether we choose to professionally stage your house or not, here are some simple practices that will help keep your home looking open and appealing.

  

☼ If it’s smaller than a grapefruit it needs to be put away. Anything nonessential should be put away during showings.

☼ Limit the number of items on any surface to 3 or less.

☼ Beware of odors: especially bad ones and strong ones. Any smell that is strong should be eliminated. Check garbage cans, disposals, sinks, and bathtubs. Do not rely on air fresheners to mask smells, these can often be just as offensive to some buyers. Instead, clean or remove the source of the odor, and keep windows open when possible to allow fresh air inside.

☼ The only exception to the smell rule is chocolate. Baking chocolate before a showing can help a buyer envision living in your home.

☼ Remove pictures of your family—it may seem counter intuitive—but it helps buyers see themselves in the home.

☼ Remove personal items like trophies, pictures of names, or school flags. Buyer’s can’t see themselves in a home when they are constantly reminded that it is someone else’s.

☼ Put away unsightly laundry or cleaning products.

☼ Try to position furniture to make rooms look larger and more appealing.

☼ Stage the outside of the home. Never underestimate the power of “curb appeal.” Buyers want to be proud of the home they are buying, and its place in the community they are moving to.

Getting Your Home in Showing Shape

Quality of Life

All About Pontiac

Pontiac

With quick access to I-75, M-59, M-24, Woodward Avenue and Telegraph Road, Pontiac is an ideal location for business, shopping and housing.

 

 

Pinegrove Historical Museum is located in Pontiac. It is located on Cesar E Chavez Avenue. This museum is a tribute to the early Pioneer Settlers of Oakland County. The collection at the museum includes their tools that they made themselves.

The Creative Arts Center has been in Pontiac for more than 40 years. It’s main goal is to teach Pontiac to learn and enjoy art. It has classes for adults and children who are interested in dance, drama, arts and crafts, water color and oil painting, drawing, and African drums.

The following is a list of parks in Pontiac where you can do many different activities:

1.    Galloway Lake Park – Perry Street at Giddings Road

2.    Hawthorne Park – Telegraph Road and Hawthorne Park Drive

3.    Jaycee Park – Joslyn Avenue and Walton Boulevard

4.    Oakland Park – Montcalm, Glenwood Avenue, and Hammond Street

5.    Beaudette Park – Orchard Lake Road and Sylvan Court

6.    Murphy Park – Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Osmun Street

7.    North Kiwanis Park – Stanley Avenue and Kinney Road

8.    Aaron Perry Park I and II (North Side and South Side) – Edison Street and Marquette Street

Thinking About Making a Move?

Inside Realty and Angels Night Fun Fest

Inside Realty was a proud sponsor of the 2013 Angels Night Fun Fest!

 

 

It was great community event.  We really enjoyed meeting all the little ghosts, ghoulies, and superheroes!

 

 

 

Face painting was very popular...

 

...and it was a perfect night for trick-or-treating.

 

 

 

 

Check out our 'Monster Mash' video!