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What If Your Ann Arbor Home Does Not Appraise?

Missy Caulk — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:07:13 +0000

What if Your Ann Arbor Home Does Not Appraise? The first thing to do if you Ann Arbor home doesn’t appraise is not to panic. When we are representing buyers on a the purchase of the home in Ann Arbor, we write into the contract, “the purchase price must meet the appraised value of the [...]

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What If Your Ann Arbor Home Does Not Appraise?

FHA Loan Limits to Change in Washtenaw County on October 1st

Missy Caulk — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:15:16 +0000

FHA loan limits are changing in Washtenaw County beginning October 1st. The Federal Housing Association sets the FHA loan limits throughout the nation and they can vary depending on socio-economic status of each county. The FHA loan limits have been $345,000.00 in Washtenaw County. On October 1st, FHA is lowering the FHA loan limit in [...]

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FHA Loan Limits to Change in Washtenaw County on October 1st

Ann Arbor Buyers Be Careful if Looking for a Home on Craigslist

Missy Caulk — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 23:43:30 +0000

Craigslist Scammer If you are looking for a home for rent or to buy on craigslist, be careful Ann Arbor buyers. Today I received “another” call from a person who saw my listing for rent on the Huron River via Craigslist. Only it is NOT my ad, but some spammer. I went to Craigslist flagged [...]

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Ann Arbor Buyers Be Careful if Looking for a Home on Craigslist

Ann Arbor Buyers Preparing for the “Final Walk-Through”

Missy Caulk — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 14:03:58 +0000

In Ann Arbor our purchase agreements provide a time frame of 48 hours to do a final walk-through before closing. Typically this is done the night before or an hour before the closing. This is really important for a new home buyer to do. Many times you may think, oh I just saw it, measured [...]

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Ann Arbor Buyers Preparing for the “Final Walk-Through”

Craigslist Scammers in Ann Arbor

Missy Caulk — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 03:21:00 +0000

Ann Arbor folks looking to rent BEWARE! Craigslist scammers are out in full force advertising our homes for sale in Ann Arbor and posting them as rentals. I had three calls this week, from really nice folks looking at one of my homes for sale that they found on craigslist for rent. For rent for [...]

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Craigslist Scammers in Ann Arbor

Retesting for Radon – Why one test isn’t enough

Missy Caulk — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:30:53 +0000

Ann Arbor homeowners Washtenaw County has pockets of high radon, so we always have our buyers check during the inspections. If radon is over 4.0 then we ask the sellers to install a Radon Mitigation System. They are between 750.00 t0 800.00 installed. When you get it installed you can have a meter put on [...]

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Retesting for Radon – Why one test isn’t enough

Michigan Property Taxes (SEV and TV)

Missy Caulk — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:53:49 +0000

When the Missy Caulk TEAM works with buys moving into Michigan we are asked frequently what the SEV and TV mean when they look at the MLS listing ticket. SEV is the State Equalized Value, this is reset when you transfer the deed to a new home owner. It is typically at 1/2 the Sales [...]

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Michigan Property Taxes (SEV and TV)

Time to Get Pre-Approved Again? (Buying a Home In Ann Arbor)

Missy Caulk — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:39:13 +0000

If you are a buying a home in Ann Arbor, give your lender a quick call to verify your Pre-Approval. Why Should I Get Pre-Approved Again? When a lender qualifies you for a home purchase, they look at your debts, income, credit scores and the interest rates to give you an amount of a new [...]

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Time to Get Pre-Approved Again? (Buying a Home In Ann Arbor)

What Style of Home Should I Buy in Ann Arbor?

Missy Caulk — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:14:36 +0000

When buying a home in the Ann Arbor Area, there are numerous styles of homes to choose from. Obviously some styles are more popular than others. In the Ann Arbor Area, 2 story, colonials are the most popular and sell for the highest price per square feet. Actually the 3 story homes sell for about [...]

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What Style of Home Should I Buy in Ann Arbor?

Is Your Realtor Pushy?

Missy Caulk — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:28:37 +0000

I found this funny little YouTube video on pushy Realtors. Missy Caulk & TEAM in Ann Arbor Michigan area is not pushy, it is your home, your finances and you have to love the house or we keep looking. This is one reason why we love Social Media so our future clients can get to [...]

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Is Your Realtor Pushy?