Michelle Gordon's Blog

I was reading an article that one of my net works on linked in posted - 5 questions for the 1st time home buyer - Found on Bankrate.com This one of the best articles for home buyers I have read in a while. Question #1 - How much can I afford - I like that the author did not send the buyer for a p...

My husband bought me a pair of boots 2 years ago for Christmas.  Now he bought these for me because my VERY old Ugg boots needed to be replaced and I refused to replace them.  That after Pamela Anderson wore them my $80.00 boots went up in price, now $200.00.  And this made me mad.  It did not co...

Well this is another way to be green and with style!   Dan who is a licensed builder and a client of mine has started up this business due to the loss of New Construction business.    However Dan is proof when one door closes another one opens.  About 2 years ago he found he could use his love fo...

I received an interesting article from a local lender here.............Jason Jenkins with MetLife about the home buyers credit. This article is very interesting...........John Burns, president of John Burns Real Estate Consulting (JBREC),  suggest that we may not be on stable ground this summer a...

What a great tool for inspecting a new home or doing an energy loss evaluation for your current home.  This is probably one of the most awesome technologies I have seen in a while............not new to the industry but new to me.  The way I understand it as this infrared camera can see behind wal...

Keller Williams Realty has been voted as "best of" in the readers poll of the Grand Rapids Magazine. How proud I am to be working at Keller Williams Realty, not just today, but every day.  Keller Williams Realty really does build people - they educate their Realtors so we can stay on top of the c...

I was watching a demonstration on my new program for top producer web site and the instructor was explaining how people can pop on my website and check out the area info and see what has sold, what is listed ..................etc.   Finding this information is fun, great to see what you neighbor ...

I can not tell how many times I have had a new home buyer and they fall in love with the interior of the home and want to buy it because it is "pretty".  ‘   Now do not get me wrong, pretty is a great thing...............but is it really move in condition?    We see many homes listed as "move in ...

If you move on them NOW!!!! I have 2 listings that are very cute and NOT a bank owned or a short sale.  You can even have possession at close and both of them qualify for just about the full amount of the $8,000 1st time home buyers credit.  Well, 110 Graceland qualifies for the full amount - dep...

I have 2 GREAT listings on the THornapple River!  Both have spectacular views and an AWESOME location.  There is just something about living in a river community that makes you want to come home and say AHHHHHHH! You know living on the river with private access means you do not have to spend any ...