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Selecting your next real estate agent - Novi home buyer tips

You should have confidence that the real estate agent you select will be a trusted advisor. It is very important imperative that you work with an agent that is not out to sell you the first house you "like"  An agent that doesn't feel you need to pick a house out of "six homes they have chosen for you"  An agent who you feel has your best interests in mind.

Call the agent.  Do they return your call in a timely manner?  Excellent communication skills are a must.  Do they email and text you back within 4 hours.  Select an agent that you feel will have the ability to work cooperatively with sellers and other agents during the entire process of purchasing your property.  We as an agent have to work with unreasonable sellers, and non-cooperative agents.  Sometimes with agents that do not answer their phone, that do not return emails, and that do not know the business. 

A good agent can be the foundation of your real estate team. An agent can help you find a home that meets YOUR NEEDS, negotiate terms that you want, and help make your overall moving process easier.  That's my job.   A good agent's negotiating skills and knowledge of property values can save you thousands of dollars.

If you don't feel comfortable with an agent then get a real estate agent you want to work with.  

If you are looking at Novi homes, please give me a call or email me at yesmyrealtor@gmail.com

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In the past year there have been 3 Beckenham subdivision homes (Novi, Michigan) sold and listed for sale. Beckenham subdivision homes range from 3400 to 5200 square feet. The homes are mostly Colonial and Cape Cod style.  Most of the homes have brick exteriors, 3  & 3+ car garages, 3-4-5 bedrooms, 2 + bathrooms, basements (some walkout).

Beckenham has approximately 61 homes in it.  The homes were built during the years of 1991 -1999. Beckenham subdivision is located between 9 and 10 mile roads and between Beck and Ridge Roads.

This home has been on the market for an average of 33 days.

Photo	Price Status MLS Prop. Type	Address City Area Number Map Coord	Bed Bath Style Sq.Ft.	Exterior Basement Garage Size Lot Size/Acres	Year Built Summer Tax Winter Tax School Dist.
	$357,900	22644 BECKENHAM CT NOVI	4 3.1 COLONIAL 3,754	BRICK, WOOD PART FIN , WALKOUT 3 CAR 110X131/0	1997 8,399 3,085 NORTHVILLE

These Beckenham subdivision homes sold within the last year. They were on the market for an average of 60 days.

Photo	Price Status MLS Prop. Type	Address City Area Number Map Coord	Bed Bath Style Sq.Ft.	Exterior Basement Garage Size Lot Size/Acres	Year Built Summer Tax Winter Tax School Dist.
	$490,000	47919 BECKENHAM BLVD NOVI	5 4.1 CAPE COD 3,406	BRICK, OTHER FINISHED 3 CAR 81X81X133X133/0.6	1997 7,223 717 NORTHVILLE
	$582,500	47578 BALDWIN CT NOVI	4 3.2 CAPE COD 3,787	BRICK, OTHER UNFINISHED, DAYLIGHT 3 CAR IRR/0	1999 7,147 710 NORTHVILLE

 If you are interested in any Beckenham subdivision homes or any other Novi homes for sale, please give me a call or email me at yesmyrealtor@gmail.com

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So you have your Novi home up for sale and you received a full priced offer.  You wanted top dollar so you overpriced you home for the current market.  Now you may start worrying whether your Novi home will appraise.

I tell my clients don't worry about it until we get the appraisal back.  Starting to worry about it now doesn't do any of us any good.  Sometimes the homes I think won't appraise do without any problems.  Other ones that I don't think will have a problem do.  So you never know.

So if your Novi home doesn't appraise what should you do?  The first question you have to ask yourself is do you want to sell your Novi home or would you be glad to live in it a few more years?

Your three choices are:

• 1. NOT TO SELL THE HOME
• 2. Lower the sales price to the appraised value
• 3. Ask the buyer to come up with the extra money

Number three no doubt, sounds like the best plan.  You think that the buyer likes the house they should pay what you ask.  After all you have other buyers lined up to buy it.  Unfortunately the other buyers are most likely going to have the same appraisal issues.  So you don't want to jump ship to another buyer because this one won't come up with the extra money.

Put yourself in the buyer's shoes.  Would you pay more than what the house is appraised for?  Would you pay more than the house is worth?  Because that is what you are asking the buyer to do.

Sometimes the buyer will, sometimes they won't.  Another way to shave some money off is sometimes the sellers concessions or personal items being sold with the house (like stove, washer, or dryer).  This won't cover a $15,000 lower appraisal value but it may save $2,000 or $3,000.

So the bottom line is what will you do to sell your Novi home? 

If you are looking at Novi homes, please give me a call or email me at yesmyrealtor@gmail.com

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In the past year 8 Churchill Crossing subdivision homes sold (Novi, Michigan). On average these homes were on the market for 90 days. These Churchill Crossing subdivision homes range from 2700 to 3600 square feet. The homes are mostly Colonial and Cape Cod style.  Most of the homes have brick exteriors, 2 & 3 car garages, 3-4 bedrooms, 2 + bathrooms, basements (some walkout).

Churchhill Crossing subdivision is actually 3 subdivisions with one homeowners association.  Churchhill Crossing has approximately 216 homes sites in it.  The homes were built during the years of 2002 -2008 (still building).

Photo	Price	Address City	Bed Bath Style Sq.Ft.	Exterior Basement Garage Size Lot Size/Acres	Year Built Summer Tax Winter Tax School Dist.
	$2,600	24306 THATCHER CT NOVI	4 3.1 COLONIAL 3,139	BRICK UNFINISHED, WALKOUT 2 CAR 72 X 141/0	2003 0 0 NOVI
	$2,600	24271 THATCHER CT NOVI	4 3.1 COLONIAL 3,148	BRICK, WOOD PART FIN 3 CAR 89 X 89 X 142 X 142/0.26	2003 5,624 1,495 NOVI
	$2,800	24609 CAVENDISH AVE NOVI	4 3.1 COLONIAL 3,451	BRICK UNFINISHED 3 CAR 140 X 136/0	2004 5,805 1,164 NOVI
	$365,000	24427 PERCEVAL LN NOVI	4 3.1 COLONIAL 3,479	BRICK UNFINISHED 3 CAR 57.6 X 137.5/0.37	2004 6,497 1,209 NOVI
	$367,500	24604 CAVENDISH AVE NOVI	4 3.1 COLONIAL 3,176	BRICK, WOOD UNFINISHED 3 CAR 80X80X150X143/0	2007 6,737 2,381 NOVI
	$381,000	24652 CAVENDISH AVE NOVI	4 3.1 COLONIAL 3,660	BRICK, OTHER UNFINISHED 3 CAR 55 X 132/0.35	2003 6,601 1,228 NOVI
	$398,800	24401 CAVENDISH AVE W NOVI	4 3.1 COLONIAL 2,879	BRICK, WOOD FINISHED 3 CAR 128 X 79/0	2003 5,183 1,039 NOVI
	$459,900	24332 CAVENDISH AVENUE EAS NOVI	4 3.1 COLONIAL 3,321	BRICK, OTHER UNFINISHED 2 CAR 80X80X125X122/0	2007 7,345 3,128 NOVI

If you are interested in any Churchill Crossing subdivision homes or other Novi homes for sale, please give me a call or email me at yesmyrealtor@gmail.com

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In the past year 6 Westmont subdivision homes sold (Novi, Michigan).  On average these homes were on the market for 71 days. The homes in Westmont subdivision range from 2600 to 3600 square feet. The homes are mostly Colonial style.  Most of the homes have brick/wood & brick/cedar exteriors, 2 & 3 car garages, 3-4 bedrooms, 2 + bathrooms, basements (some walkout).

Westmont Village subdivision is actually 3 subdivisions with one homeowners association.  Westmont has approximately 72 homes in it.  The homes were built during the years of 1996 -2000.

Westmont homes  are located between 8 and 9 mile roads and between Taft and Beck Roads.

Photo	Price	Address City	Bed Bath Style Sq.Ft.	Exterior Basement Garage Size Lot Size/Acres	Year Built Summer Tax Winter Tax School Dist.
	$2,595	24069 WESTMONT DR NOVI	4 2.1 COLONIAL 3,340	BRICK, WOOD FINISHED 2 CAR 90 X 134/0	1997 5,645 1,124 NOVI
	$3,000	45837 WILLINGHAM DR NOVI	5 3.1 COLONIAL 3,640	BRICK, WOOD FINISHED 3 CAR 122 X 137/0.29	1997 5,843 1,164 NOVI
	$300,000	24185 WESTMONT CT NOVI	4 2.1 COLONIAL 3,369	BRICK, VINYL UNFINISHED 2 CAR 65 X 140/0	1997 5,892 1,188 NOVI
	$328,000	45848 LATHUM DR NOVI	4 3.1 COLONIAL 2,926	BRICK FINISHED 3 CAR 95.56 X 151.9/0	1996 5,422 1,085 NOVI
	$413,000	45871 WILLINGHAM DR NOVI	4 2.1 COLONIAL 3,295	BRICK, CEDAR UNFINISHED 3 CAR 142X120/0	2000 5,835 1,162 NOVI
	$468,750	23964 WESTMONT NOVI	6 4.1 COLONIAL 3,569	BRICK, WOOD FINISHED, WALKOUT 3 CAR 105X148/0.36	2000 6,447 1,286 NOVI

If you are interested in seeing any Westmont subdivision homes or any other Novi homes for sale, please give me a call or email me at yesmyrealtor@gmail.com

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