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Last month I heard a question on one of then morning news show and I thought it could be about West Bloomfield Real estate.  The question was from a Michigan home seller.  The sellers were having to relocate and sell their West Bloomfield home.  They sold their Michigan home but because home values had fallen so much they didn't not get any money from the sale of their home.

WHAT SHOULD THEY DO NOW?

How do they buy a new home if they received no money from the sale of their old West Bloomfield home.  My suggestion is to go back to the basics.  Get an least expensive apartment and LIVE BELOW your means.  Yes you have to go back to saving.  For many people that is a foreign concept.  Whether you have lost your home in foreclosure or sold your home and got little or no money that is what you have to do.  100% loans have gone away.  There is only one 100% loan and it is a very specific loan for rural areas.  So basically you have no choice but to save.

You have to have a down payment now!  The only way you are going to get that money is to save it or have somebody give it to you.  So how bad do you want a home?

• Do you want to build equity in a home?
• Do you want a place to call your own?
• Do you want to live in a rental home forever?
• Do you want to hear your neighbors next door all the time?
• Do you want your landlord to tell you what you can and cannot do in your home?

If you want your own home again start saving.  Find a nice safe, convenient rental home or apartment that is close to your work and good schools.  Don't get the most expensive one.  I see this mistake happening all the time. 

People lose their home that their were paying $2500 a month on.  So they go out and rent a home for $2100.  They are crazy.  They need to re-think what they are doing.  Get the $1500-$1700.  Forget about appearances.  LIVE BELOW YOUR MEANS!  So you can save for a down payment for your next home.  It will be good practice for your financial future.

Whether you are planning to buy West Bloomfield real estate, Livonia real estate, or any Metro Detroit real estate live below your means for a while and save some money.  You will be glad you did.  

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Here is a list of all the Oakland County lakefront rentals / Oakland County lakefront leases.

Currently there are 43 Oakland County lakefront that are for lease.  Most lakefront homes are more expensive to lease.  It boils down to how nice of a lake and how nice of a home it is that determines how much you are going to pay.  I have seen some extremely over priced leases, but if you want to rent on the water you are going to pay more.

People always ask if there are 3 month or lakefront homes for lease for the summer.  If you want to try to find something like that you need to google "vacation rentals" or Michigan "Lakefront vacation rentals".  There are a couple of sites that cater directly for vacation rentals. 

Oakland County Lakefront rentals / Oakland County lakefront leases
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.
	$875	2190 N WILLOW BEACH ST KEEGO HARBOR	1 1 RANCH 610	VINYL NO GARAGE 42X24X122X125/0	1915 2,328 846 WEST BLOOMFIELD
	$950	3674 BALDWIN RD AUBURN HILLS	2 1 RANCH 972	UNFINISHED 2 CAR 100X222/0	1943 2,378 795 PONTIAC
	$1,000	1611 TAMSON ST WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP	3 1 SPLIT LEVEL 1,289	BRICK 2 CAR 50X100/0.23	1985 1,127 582 WATERFORD
	$1,000	120 YULE RD ADDISON TWP	3 2 RANCH 955	BRICK, WOOD FINISHED, WALKOUT 2 CAR 204XIRRX294X270/1	1960 1,990 1,524 OXFORD
	$1,200	567 BELLEVUE AVE ORION TWP	3 2 RANCH 900	BRICK FINISHED, WALKOUT NO GARAGE 43X97/0	1923 3,301 497 LAKE ORION
	$1,250	4235 HUNTERS DR HIGHLAND TWP	2 1 RANCH 993	VINYL 2 CAR 40 X 125/0	1968 3,113 848 HURON VALLEY
	$1,250	1000 ODESSA DR HOLLY VLG	3 2 RANCH 1,256	BRICK, VINYL 2 CAR 173 X 223/0	1971 5,123 343 HOLLY
	$1,395	4328 GRANGE HALL RD HOLLY VLG	3 2 OTHER 1,500	WOOD, VINYL UNFINISHED, WALKOUT 2 CAR IRREG/0.52	2005 4,391 1,993 HOLLY
	$1,395	6124 BOROWY DR COMMERCE TWP	3 2 RANCH 1,353	BRICK FINISHED, WALKOUT 2 CAR 60X60X260X260/0.33	1968 2,752 828 WALLED LAKE
	$1,600	213 KINGSTON RD ADDISON TWP	2 2 RANCH 1,112	VINYL UNFINISHED, WALKOUT NO GARAGE 40X86/0.11	1947 2,067 1,657 OXFORD
	$1,700	4039 LAKE FRONT WATERFORD TWP	3 2.1 COLONIAL 1,646	BRICK 2 CAR IRREG/0	1995 WATERFORD
	$1,750	4013 JANE CT WATERFORD TWP	3 3 CAPE COD 2,617	WOOD, STONE FINISHED, WALKOUT 2 CAR 50X150/0	1985 3,350 1,931 WATERFORD
	$1,900	4006 JANE CT WATERFORD TWP	3 2 RANCH 1,293	WOOD FINISHED, WALKOUT 1 CAR 160X50/0.18	1970 1,905 1,278 WATERFORD
	$1,995	1915 GLENFIELD RD BRANDON TWP	3 2 CONTEMP 2,750	CEDAR 3 CAR 80 X 150/0	1950 2,425 1,838 BRANDON
	$2,000	4011 LOTUS DR WATERFORD TWP	3 2.1 COLONIAL 2,013	WOOD, VINYL FINISHED, WALKOUT 2 CAR 50X169/0	1929 2,806 1,661 WATERFORD
	$2,000	3769 LAKEWOOD DR WATERFORD TWP	3 2 CONTEMP 1,692	WOOD 2 CAR 60X60X200X200/0	1977 7,068 2,366 WATERFORD
	$2,000	40405 VILLAGE WOOD RD NOVI	4 2.1 COLONIAL 1,736	BRICK, ALUMINUM PART FIN 2 CAR 80X165/0	1976 3,462 644 NOVI
	$2,000	5523 SHORE DR ORCHARD LAKE	3 3 CONTEMP 2,082	VINYL, STONE 1 CAR 74X22X115X104/0	1950 8,966 234 WEST BLOOMFIELD
	$2,200	4840 WILLOW LN ORCHARD LAKE	4 2 COLONIAL 2,412	WOOD UNFINISHED NO GARAGE 70X186/0.48	1918 13,006 305 WEST BLOOMFIELD
	$2,200	4170 RICH DR WATERFORD TWP	3 2 RANCH 1,531	WOOD 2 CAR 50 X 176.75/0	1940 3,030 1,516 CLARKSTON
	$2,200	2889 LANSDOWNE RD WATERFORD TWP	4 3.1 COLONIAL 2,050	ALUMINUM, STONE UNFINISHED, WALKOUT 1 CAR 76X173/0	1936 4,271 1,438 WATERFORD
	$2,300	1549 LAKEVIEW SYLVAN LAKE	3 2 OTHER 2,102	ALUMINUM, OTHER 2 CAR IRREGULAR/0	1910 PONTIAC
	$2,500	7030 COMMERCE RD WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP	4 2.1 SPLIT LEVEL 2,254	BRICK, STONE FINISHED, WALKOUT 2 CAR 100X115/0.27	1951 5,991 2,444 WEST BLOOMFIELD
	$2,500	1099 SOUTH LAKE DR NOVI	4 3 COLONIAL 2,850	BRICK 3 CAR 41X115/0	1998 5,455 94 WALLED LAKE
	$2,600	5155 LATIMER ST WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP	3 1.1 CAPE COD 1,972	BRICK, WOOD PART FIN 2 CAR 50 X 197/0	1947 4,910 1,995 WEST BLOOMFIELD
	$2,600	1694 MACKWOOD RD ROCHESTER HILLS	4 3.1 COLONIAL 2,920	BRICK FINISHED 2 CAR 76X118/0	1998 4,869 3,980 ROCHESTER
	$2,750	4411 PARK CT WATERFORD TWP	5 3.1 COLONIAL 3,351	BRICK, VINYL FINISHED, WALKOUT 3 CAR 40 X 174 X 40 X 186/0	2001 4,445 2,563 WATERFORD
	$2,850	1563 DEER PATH TRL OXFORD TWP	4 2.2 CONTEMP 3,500	BRICK, CEDAR UNFINISHED, WALKOUT 3 CAR 150X173X254X194/0.69	2000 4,843 3,849 LAKE ORION
	$2,900	6974 COLONY DR WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP	5 3 COLONIAL 2,700	ALUMINUM 65 X 273/0	1929 7,337 2,003 WALLED LAKE
	$2,995	1600 MADDY LN KEEGO HARBOR	3 2.2 CONTEMP 2,700	BRICK 2 CAR 123X45X98X105/0	1981 12,957 177 WEST BLOOMFIELD
	$3,000	4694 SHERBOURNE AVE N WATERFORD TWP	3 2 CONTEMP 1,300	VINYL, STONE FINISHED, WALKOUT 1 CAR 50 X 115/0	1950 3,488 2,213 WATERFORD
	$3,495	9005 COMMERCE RD COMMERCE TWP	4 3.1 OTHER 3,051	WOOD, STONE FINISHED, WALKOUT 3 CAR IRREGULAR/1.75	2001 7,088 2,394 WALLED LAKE
	$3,500	5145 SECORD LAKE RD ADDISON TWP	3 3.2 CONTEMP 6,400	WOOD, STONE FINISHED, WALKOUT >3 CAR IRREG/6.23	1973 10,547 7,827 OXFORD
	$3,500	2516 DESMOND WATERFORD TWP	4 3.1 COLONIAL 2,046	BRICK, ALUMINUM FINISHED, WALKOUT 2 CAR 40 X 125/0	2004 6,538 1,995 WATERFORD
	$3,800	8145 LOCKLIN COMMERCE TWP	5 2 RANCH 1,825	BRICK, VINYL FINISHED, WALKOUT 2 CAR 51X161X50X157/0	1967 2,669 602 WALLED LAKE
	$3,800	4868 WILLOW LN ORCHARD LAKE	2 2.1 CONTEMP 2,213	CEDAR FINISHED, DAYLIGHT 4 CAR 40X35X154X164/0	1987 WEST BLOOMFIELD
	$4,000	2478 LOCKLIN LN WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP	4 4.1 CAPE COD 4,467	BRICK, CEDAR 2 CAR 181 X 241/1	1966 11,156 5,604 WEST BLOOMFIELD
	$4,500	2100 LAKE ANGELUS SHRS LAKE ANGELUS	3 2.1 RANCH 1,819	BRICK FINISHED 2 CAR 100X300/0.52	1953 WATERFORD
	$5,900	1845 SHANKIN DR WOLVERINE LAKE VLG	6 6.2 CONTEMP 4,000	BRICK PART FIN, WALKOUT 2 CAR IRR/0.22	2005 11,773 1,920 WALLED LAKE
	$6,500	4751 COVE RD WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP	4 5.3 RANCH 5,651	BRICK, ALUMINUM FINISHED, WALKOUT 3 CAR 254X53 0/3	1953 23,329 18,686 BLOOMFIELD HILLS
	$6,500	27675 CHATSWORTH ST FARMINGTON HILLS	6 5.2 OTHER 5,000	BRICK, WOOD FINISHED 1 CAR 256X143X228X166/1.01	2004 12,602 2,803 FARMINGTON
	$7,000	2435 DOLEMAN DR WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP	5 3.1 COLONIAL 4,613	CEDAR, STONE 3 CAR 80X92X169X162/0	1989 11,016 4,468 WEST BLOOMFIELD
	$11,500	4130 PONTIAC TRL ORCHARD LAKE	4 3.2 TUDOR 5,000	BRICK, OTHER FINISHED, UNFINISHED 3 CAR 118X153X253X153/0.82	1926 25,512 1,541 WEST BLOOMFIELD

	$875	2190 N WILLOW BEACH ST KEEGO HARBOR	1 1 RANCH 610	VINYL NO GARAGE 42X24X122X125/0	1915 2,328 846 WEST BLOOMFIELD
	$950	3674 BALDWIN RD AUBURN HILLS	2 1 RANCH 972	UNFINISHED 2 CAR 100X222/0	1943 2,378 795 PONTIAC
	$1,000	1611 TAMSON ST WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP	3 1 SPLIT LEVEL 1,289	BRICK 2 CAR 50X100/0.23	1985 1,127 582 WATERFORD
	$1,000	120 YULE RD ADDISON TWP	3 2 RANCH 955	BRICK, WOOD FINISHED, WALKOUT 2 CAR 204XIRRX294X270/1	1960 1,990 1,524 OXFORD
	$1,200	567 BELLEVUE AVE ORION TWP	3 2 RANCH 900	BRICK FINISHED, WALKOUT NO GARAGE 43X97/0	1923 3,301 497 LAKE ORION
	$1,250	4235 HUNTERS DR HIGHLAND TWP	2 1 RANCH 993	VINYL 2 CAR 40 X 125/0	1968 3,113 848 HURON VALLEY
	$1,250	1000 ODESSA DR HOLLY VLG	3 2 RANCH 1,256	BRICK, VINYL 2 CAR 173 X 223/0	1971 5,123 343 HOLLY
	$1,395	4328 GRANGE HALL RD HOLLY VLG	3 2 OTHER 1,500	WOOD, VINYL UNFINISHED, WALKOUT 2 CAR IRREG/0.52	2005 4,391 1,993 HOLLY
	$1,395	6124 BOROWY DR COMMERCE TWP	3 2 RANCH 1,353	BRICK FINISHED, WALKOUT 2 CAR 60X60X260X260/0.33	1968 2,752 828 WALLED LAKE
	$1,600	213 KINGSTON RD ADDISON TWP	2 2 RANCH 1,112	VINYL UNFINISHED, WALKOUT NO GARAGE 40X86/0.11	1947 2,067 1,657 OXFORD
	$1,700	4039 LAKE FRONT WATERFORD TWP	3 2.1 COLONIAL 1,646	BRICK 2 CAR IRREG/0	1995 WATERFORD
	$1,750	4013 JANE CT WATERFORD TWP	3 3 CAPE COD 2,617	WOOD, STONE FINISHED, WALKOUT 2 CAR 50X150/0	1985 3,350 1,931 WATERFORD
	$1,900	4006 JANE CT WATERFORD TWP	3 2 RANCH 1,293	WOOD FINISHED, WALKOUT 1 CAR 160X50/0.18	1970 1,905 1,278 WATERFORD
	$1,995	1915 GLENFIELD RD BRANDON TWP	3 2 CONTEMP 2,750	CEDAR 3 CAR 80 X 150/0	1950 2,425 1,838 BRANDON
	$2,000	4011 LOTUS DR WATERFORD TWP	3 2.1 COLONIAL 2,013	WOOD, VINYL FINISHED, WALKOUT 2 CAR 50X169/0	1929 2,806 1,661 WATERFORD
	$2,000	3769 LAKEWOOD DR WATERFORD TWP	3 2 CONTEMP 1,692	WOOD 2 CAR 60X60X200X200/0	1977 7,068 2,366 WATERFORD
	$2,000	40405 VILLAGE WOOD RD NOVI	4 2.1 COLONIAL 1,736	BRICK, ALUMINUM PART FIN 2 CAR 80X165/0	1976 3,462 644 NOVI
	$2,000	5523 SHORE DR ORCHARD LAKE	3 3 CONTEMP 2,082	VINYL, STONE 1 CAR 74X22X115X104/0	1950 8,966 234 WEST BLOOMFIELD
	$2,200	4840 WILLOW LN ORCHARD LAKE	4 2 COLONIAL 2,412	WOOD UNFINISHED NO GARAGE 70X186/0.48	1918 13,006 305 WEST BLOOMFIELD
	$2,200	4170 RICH DR WATERFORD TWP	3 2 RANCH 1,531	WOOD 2 CAR 50 X 176.75/0	1940 3,030 1,516 CLARKSTON
	$2,200	2889 LANSDOWNE RD WATERFORD TWP	4 3.1 COLONIAL 2,050	ALUMINUM, STONE UNFINISHED, WALKOUT 1 CAR 76X173/0	1936 4,271 1,438 WATERFORD
	$2,300	1549 LAKEVIEW SYLVAN LAKE	3 2 OTHER 2,102	ALUMINUM, OTHER 2 CAR IRREGULAR/0	1910 PONTIAC
	$2,500	7030 COMMERCE RD WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP	4 2.1 SPLIT LEVEL 2,254	BRICK, STONE FINISHED, WALKOUT 2 CAR 100X115/0.27	1951 5,991 2,444 WEST BLOOMFIELD
	$2,500	1099 SOUTH LAKE DR NOVI	4 3 COLONIAL 2,850	BRICK 3 CAR 41X115/0	1998 5,455 94 WALLED LAKE
	$2,600	5155 LATIMER ST WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP	3 1.1 CAPE COD 1,972	BRICK, WOOD PART FIN 2 CAR 50 X 197/0	1947 4,910 1,995 WEST BLOOMFIELD
	$2,600	1694 MACKWOOD RD ROCHESTER HILLS	4 3.1 COLONIAL 2,920	BRICK FINISHED 2 CAR 76X118/0	1998 4,869 3,980 ROCHESTER
	$2,750	4411 PARK CT WATERFORD TWP	5 3.1 COLONIAL 3,351	BRICK, VINYL FINISHED, WALKOUT 3 CAR 40 X 174 X 40 X 186/0	2001 4,445 2,563 WATERFORD
	$2,850	1563 DEER PATH TRL OXFORD TWP	4 2.2 CONTEMP 3,500	BRICK, CEDAR UNFINISHED, WALKOUT 3 CAR 150X173X254X194/0.69	2000 4,843 3,849 LAKE ORION
	$2,900	6974 COLONY DR WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP	5 3 COLONIAL 2,700	ALUMINUM 65 X 273/0	1929 7,337 2,003 WALLED LAKE
	$2,995	1600 MADDY LN KEEGO HARBOR	3 2.2 CONTEMP 2,700	BRICK 2 CAR 123X45X98X105/0	1981 12,957 177 WEST BLOOMFIELD
	$3,000	4694 SHERBOURNE AVE N WATERFORD TWP	3 2 CONTEMP 1,300	VINYL, STONE FINISHED, WALKOUT 1 CAR 50 X 115/0	1950 3,488 2,213 WATERFORD
	$3,495	9005 COMMERCE RD COMMERCE TWP	4 3.1 OTHER 3,051	WOOD, STONE FINISHED, WALKOUT 3 CAR IRREGULAR/1.75	2001 7,088 2,394 WALLED LAKE
	$3,500	5145 SECORD LAKE RD ADDISON TWP	3 3.2 CONTEMP 6,400	WOOD, STONE FINISHED, WALKOUT >3 CAR IRREG/6.23	1973 10,547 7,827 OXFORD
	$3,500	2516 DESMOND WATERFORD TWP	4 3.1 COLONIAL 2,046	BRICK, ALUMINUM FINISHED, WALKOUT 2 CAR 40 X 125/0	2004 6,538 1,995 WATERFORD
	$3,800	8145 LOCKLIN COMMERCE TWP	5 2 RANCH 1,825	BRICK, VINYL FINISHED, WALKOUT 2 CAR 51X161X50X157/0	1967 2,669 602 WALLED LAKE
	$3,800	4868 WILLOW LN ORCHARD LAKE	2 2.1 CONTEMP 2,213	CEDAR FINISHED, DAYLIGHT 4 CAR 40X35X154X164/0	1987 WEST BLOOMFIELD
	$4,000	2478 LOCKLIN LN WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP	4 4.1 CAPE COD 4,467	BRICK, CEDAR 2 CAR 181 X 241/1	1966 11,156 5,604 WEST BLOOMFIELD
	$4,500	2100 LAKE ANGELUS SHRS LAKE ANGELUS	3 2.1 RANCH 1,819	BRICK FINISHED 2 CAR 100X300/0.52	1953 WATERFORD
	$5,900	1845 SHANKIN DR WOLVERINE LAKE VLG	6 6.2 CONTEMP 4,000	BRICK PART FIN, WALKOUT 2 CAR IRR/0.22	2005 11,773 1,920 WALLED LAKE
	$6,500	4751 COVE RD WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP	4 5.3 RANCH 5,651	BRICK, ALUMINUM FINISHED, WALKOUT 3 CAR 254X53 0/3	1953 23,329 18,686 BLOOMFIELD HILLS
	$6,500	27675 CHATSWORTH ST FARMINGTON HILLS	6 5.2 OTHER 5,000	BRICK, WOOD FINISHED 1 CAR 256X143X228X166/1.01	2004 12,602 2,803 FARMINGTON
	$7,000	2435 DOLEMAN DR WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP	5 3.1 COLONIAL 4,613	CEDAR, STONE 3 CAR 80X92X169X162/0	1989 11,016 4,468 WEST BLOOMFIELD
	$11,500	4130 PONTIAC TRL ORCHARD LAKE	4 3.2 TUDOR 5,000	BRICK, OTHER FINISHED, UNFINISHED 3 CAR 118X153X253X153/0.82	1926 25,512 1,541 WEST BLOOMFIELD

If you would like to see any of these Oakland County Lakefront rentals / Oakland County lakefront leases give me a call (313) 310-9855 or email me at yesmyrealtor@gmail.com

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Are you relocating to West Blooomfield Michigan?

West Bloomfield Michigan is what I would call an upper middle class to high end township in Oakland County.  Located in the Northwestern suburbs of Detroit it has easy access around the city.   West Bloomfield is a 35 -40 minute drive to downtown Detroit or Ann Arbor.  West Bloomfield MI (like much of Southeastern Michigan) was originally a farming community. Late in the 19th and early in the 20th century, it became a popular lake resort area, accessible from Detroit by interurban railway.  West Bloomfield grew from a farming community, to a lake community, and became a highly desirable upscale suburban community.  Today West Bloomfield is a well developed and well maintained area of single family homes and some up-scale condominiums and apartments.

 According to the 2000 census, the township had a population of 64,860 in 2000.  It has grown since then, so I will say the poplulation has grown.  When relocating to West Bloomfield Michigan you most likely are looking for a larger home in a good school district with people that you can identify with.  People with the same "social economic status".  In the metro Detroit real estate market West Bloomfield is widely known for its larger homes, good school district, and being a community with middle to high socioeconomic status with many holding advanced degrees and working in professional capacities in local business and industry. West Bloomfield is a varied community of all races, cultures, and religions.  West Bloomfield also has a large Chaldean and Jewish presence.

If you are relocating to West Bloomfield with children then you will want to know about the schools in West Bloomfield.   The school district serving the town is the West Bloomfield School District, which is one of the premier districts in the state, and the Walled Lake Consolidated School District serves the city west of Drake Road.  The West Bloomfield school district has a diverse population of 6,633 students. A survey of languagesspoken by students in 2008 indicated 40 different languages represented in the district in addition to English.  Major languages represented include: Chaldean, Arabic, Japanese, Russian, Chinese, Hebrew, Spanish, Korean, Urdu, Hindi, German, Romanian, and Albanian.  The West Bloomfield School district has a 98.4% average daily attendance rate and 94.8% graduation rate.

   The West Bloomfield school district has a highly qualified staff of 450 teachers with 17% holding Bachelors degrees, 82% Masters, and 1% Doctorate.  Their expertise provides a highly engaging learning environment for students at all grade levels.

If you are relocating to West Bloomfield Michigan I hope this West Bloomfield MI information helps you choose a place that is "right" for you and your family.  West Bloomfield is a great place to live and raise a family.

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West Bloomfield has plenty of lake front real estate to chose from with over 25 lakes that cover 1858.7 acres or 14.3% of the land. West Bloomfield Township has more lakes and ponds than that of any other township in the United States except for one Township in Minnesota.   

 There are little pond, small lakes that only good for swimming, some lakes only good for kayaking, and canoes. There are six all sports lakes that I know of.  I don't know if Green Lake or Hammond Lake are all sports lakes or even allow motors.  Last time I knew Hammond Lake was a non motorized lake.

The major lakes in West Bloomfield are:

• Bloomfield Lake          5.6 acres                                                   private
• Brookfield Lake        4 to 5 acres                         lake regulations   private
• Cass Lake               1,280 acres    123 ft. Deep                             private              all sports            
• Cross Lake                 7.3 acres                          lake regulations   private
• Darb Lake                 16.5 acres                         lake regulations    private
• Flanders Lake             9.6 acres                                                    private
• Fox Lake                    6.2 acres                                                    private
• Green Lake                166 acres     65 ft. depth     lake regulations   private
• Hammond Lake           85 acres                                                    private
• Lake Marion                  6 acres                                                    private
• Middle Straits Lake     171 acres     55 ft. depth                               private
• Mirror Lake                  11 acres     25 ft depth                               private
• Moon Lake                 3.7 acres                           lake regulations   private
• Morris Lake                 15  acres                          lake regulations   private
• Orchard Lake             788 acres    110 ft. depth                              Public Access    all sports
• Pine Lake                  395 acres     90 ft. depth                              private             all sports  
• Pleasant Lake             41 acres                           lake regulations   private
• Rockwell Lake             2.7 acres                                                    private
• Scotch Lake                9.3 acres                                                    private
• Simpson Lake           13.2 acres                          lake regulations    private            all sports
• Union Lake                465 acres    102 ft. depth                              private            all sports
• Upper Straits Lake     323 acres      96 ft. depth     lake regulations    private           all sports
• Walnut Lake             232 acres     101 ft. depth     lake regulations   private
• West Bloomfield Lake 12 acres                                                       private
• Woodpecker Lake       16 acres                             lake regulations   private

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Get the best value on the West Bloomfield home you buy

The days of 2-13% annual appreciation of your home doesn't exist at this time.   West Bloomfield home buyers in the 1990's and early 2000's benefited tremendously from upward spiraling, ever appreciating home prices.  Now we are seeing a down turn in value.

The key in home buying is to buy right.   You need to look at a West Bloomfield MI homes that have good values if you are to guard against the possibilities of falling prices,and corporate layoffs that can dramatically affect your home values. The Metro Detroit economy is fragile and so dependant on the ups and downs of the auto industry. 

The better the deal you buy the home at, the more you will get when you go to sell the home.

The rule of buying the worst house in the best neighborhood is the best plan to have. The saying, "make money buying a home, not selling one," should keep you focused on the long-term importance of the purchase price and getting the best deal.

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