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Friday, October 21, 2016

How Colin Found His Forever Home Using the NAEA System



Today I wanted to share the story of Colin, a homeowner from England who found his forever home using the NAEA System.

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I would like to share with you another portion from a real estate documentary I was privileged to be part of. This clip shows how an expert adviser helped a buyer named Colin Hatcher and his family find a forever home.

Colin and his family were originally from England and had moved a lot in the last few years. They were looking for a home to settle down in and have forever. They thought the home buying process would be littered with homes they didn’t like and prices they didn’t agree with, but they were pleasantly surprised and ended up finding their dream home quickly using the NAEA System.

An expert adviser helped Colin find a forever home.

To learn what Colin has to say about his experience finding his dream home, watch the video above.

Thanks for taking the time to get another taste of the documentary! If you have any questions about the NAEA System or the Kalamazoo real estate market, give me a call or send me an email. I’d be more than happy to help you out in any way I can.

Thursday, September 15, 2016

How an Expert Adviser Helped a Buyer Find Her Dream Home

Today I wanted to share the story of Alma, a homeowner from San Antonio who found her dream home using the NAEA System, and working with her own expert adviser.

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I wanted to share a great clip from a real estate documentary that I was privileged to be part of. In this part of the documentary, a buyer with high standards and big goals find her dream home with the NAEA System and an expert adviser. 

Alma, a self-described “picky buyer,”  was coached by her expert adviser and was able to find a home with all the features she wanted. Alma said she thought of this home as the next-to-last resting place for her.  

She wanted it to be perfect, and her expert adviser delivered. Alma also talks about moving from San Antonio and not being able to come to travel back and forth for certain things, and how her expert adviser was able to give her peace of mind by taking care of them.

Thanks for taking the time to get another taste of the documentary! If you have any questions about the NAEA System or the Kalamazoo real estate market, give me a call or send me an email. I’d be more than happy to help you out in any way I can.

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Why Do We Recommend Pre-Listing Inspections?



I wanted to share with you a small clip of a real estate documentary I made recently. This clip talks about how we help our home sellers with a pre-listing inspection. Instead of waiting until the buyer’s inspection to address problems, having a pre-listing inspection will help you be proactive. It will help you sell for more money too. To learn more about pre-listing inspections and how useful they are, watch this short video.

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I wanted to share a portion of a real estate documentary that I was privileged to make recently. This segment is about pre-listing inspections, and I think it’s quite insightful.


Depending on the type of transaction we have, there are a lot of different variables. On the seller side, there are 115 different variables we look at. There are 85 different variables on the buyer side.


Buyers appreciate pre-listing inspections.

For sellers who want to sell for top dollar, a pre-listing inspection is key. People don’t realize that when they get their home under contract, they still have to go through the inspection period with the buyer. This opens up another round of negotiations and can ultimately kill a deal. A pre-listing inspection fixes that.


By having a full inspection done before you even list your home, it gives you the flexibility to find problems, address them, and ultimately sell for a higher price. Buyers appreciate this as well, and are more likely to pay your price if a home inspection has already been done on the home.

If you have any questions for me about inspections or anything else real estate related, don’t hesitate to give me a call or send me an email. I would be happy to help. Also, check out the full documentary here!