If you're new to the blog and not yet aware - I love, love, love homes built in the 1920s. So, I'm sorry if I go on about them too much, but there are some beauties available right now in the Westside Neighborhood and I wouldn't feel right if I failed to mention them. You don't see homes like these three on the market very often. Now the homes I'm about to show you are on the higher end of the price range.  Most of the homes in the neighborhood are a little smaller and sell in the mid 100s.  These three are some of the beauties of the neighborhood and I'm surprised that they're all available at the same time.  Even in a slower buyer's market I don't expect them to be available for long.First Up: 1330 N. Genesee  - MLS #159783 - Listed for $229,900The Second Lovely Contestant: 520 Westmo... 10/02/2007

I'm a sucker for homes built in the 1920s and so are a lot of my clients.  Who can resit hardwood floors, built-ins and all the rest of the charm and character that comes with a house from that era?  Not me. I get contacted often by first-time buyers who would kill for a historic home in East Lansing's Chesterfield, Bailey, or Glencairn neighborhoods.  Then they tell me they're pre-approved for a $150,000 mortgage.  Whoa, $150,000 isn't going to get them very far in East Lansing.  But they shouldn't despair, there are options for historic home lovers on a first-time buyers budget.Lansing is full of neighborhoods built in the 1920s.  I know, Lansing isn't East Lansing, but there are some great neighborhoods.  My favorite historic Lansing neighborhood is the Westside Neighborhood.  The ba... 07/17/2007