Robert L. Brown~Grand Rapids Real Estate's Blog

Tips for First Time Sellers: The Home Inspection If you’ve never sold a home before, you’ll likely have many questions regarding the process. After you have an accepted offer in hand, the next step is to have the potential buyers select a home inspector and complete a 2-4 hour inspection of the e...

Get to Irie Kitchen- For a Slice of the Authentic Caribbean Right Here in West Michigan!!! Here at the NexT LeveL Team, we try to be intentional in our support of local small businesses. We go out of our way to buy goods and services from the people with which we are in community. It is our pleas...

5 Tips to Make YOUR Home More Attractive to BuyersNo matter the market in which you find yourself selling a home, nearly all sellers want the same things: a swift transaction for the best price and profit available. To that end, there are many things you can do to make your home stand out from th...

The Importance of Expectations and Follow-Through  A negative customer service experience got me thinking recently about why situations like that can go badly. Whether the person offering, selling or servicing the product or service or the one purchasing said commodity, there are pitfalls that ca...

There’s No Place Like West Michigan! I truly love living and working independently here in the Greater Grand Rapids area. There is truly an undefineable special “something” about this community. It’s my pleasure and honor to serve each and every person here that I have before, and each one that I...

Hidden Gems for Camping in Michigan If you’re from the Midwest, chances are that a lot of your childhood memories include summer trips to your family’s favorite camping spot. For us it was just over an hour away, northwest of our home right on Lake Michigan’s beautiful coastline north of Muskegon...

Why Do I Need a Professional Realtor© to Buy or Sell my Home? The internet and social media have given us so many tools to make our lives easier! You can watch YouTube videos and learn to do ANYTHING- from fixing your leaky faucet to how to play classical piano to writing your first novel. Not to...

GREAT Condos for Sale in West Michigan Under $150,000   All home buyers have some things in common. The desire to build equity in their own space, remodel or decorate to make it their own, and own their personal piece of the “American Dream” are all things nearly every buyer desires. However, whe...

Why Pre-Approval is Always the FIRST Step to Home Purchase Buying a home is an exciting and detailed process! Whether it is your first time doing so or you have previous experience in this arena, there are always certain things required to ensure a smooth transaction for you as a home buyer. If y...

Best Golf Courses in the West Michigan Area I must confess that the weather outside has me thinking SPRING! With no chance of a groundhog seeing anything in this mess, thoughts turn toward sunnier days and fun times outdoors. With that in mind, let’s talk the great options in West Michigan for go...