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

Never a smart thing to do. Way too much liability if you let this happen. If they need a place to stay that's why they have hotels. Time to make 1 smooth move versus 1 large headache. With all the talk about hot technology gadgets, social media, mobile devices somethings in real estate never chan...

99% of us already know this is going on. If you don't you need to read this. Tell your clients. Buyers need to be educated about the market. They need to know if they "snooze" they will undoubtedly lose through no fault of ours. Homebuyers Caught Off Guard by Bidding War That's the title of an ar...

A little humor mixed in with some hard truth. We(realtors) work hard for what we do and sometimes not appreciated for all our efforts. People think, at times we're overpaid but yet they wouldn't walk a day in our shoes and take the crap we take at times. This post made my afternoon. I was intervi...

Just an FYI. A little common sense goes a LONG way here in realtor/seller safety. A short but very informative post to remind your sellers about the pitfalls of letting folks in your house unattended(AKA without a realtor of THEIR choice). Pass the word around. A very good reminder. I received a ...

Robert Brown | Bellabay Realty | (616) 366-7030 38 Delaware St SE, Grand Rapids, MI Priced to sell right now. Renters in both units. 5BR/2BA Multi-Family, 2 units offered at $52,000 Year Built 1900 Sq Footage 2,590 Bedrooms 5 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial Floors 2 Parking Unspecified Lot Size 3,44...

Robert Brown | Bellabay Realty | (616) 366-7030 1031 Merrifield ST SE, Grand Rapids, MI 3 possible 5 bedrooms. 3 full baths. Very nice kitchen. Fenced rear yard with deck. 3BR/3BA Single Family House offered at $58,900 Year Built 1951 Sq Footage 1,928 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 3 full, 0 partial Floor...

  Mostly for the people on the Lakeshore of Michigan   I had the opportunity to meet a professional tow truck driver who came to Grand rapids to pick up a couple cars I had sold to someone on Craigslist. The buyer contracted Harold’s North Shore Service LLC to come here to pick them up. It was a ...

This seems to be a great idea. There's always someone in need somewhere. I think people hold our servicemen and women in such high regard that this would be a natural thing to do.This past Memorial Day I wrote a post entitled Memorial Day 2011: Giving Back To a Veteran in Need. In it, I announced...

  The 25 “WORST” passwords of 2011.   What a coincidence coming on the heels of being HACKED myself last Friday this article lists the worst ones on the list to have. After my horrendous situation ALL my passwords have been changed and hopefully to be more secure in the future. To think there are...

How many times has this happened to you? How many times have you done this to other's? I really appreciated this post. Hopefully you will as well. There is little more annoying than seeing ones name being butchered.            It is astonishing how little effort people put into understanding and ...