One Easy Way to Add Value to Your Home

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Today I'm with Florin Pope, who works with 123 Cabinets, and he's going to show us just how easy it is to remodel your kitchen cabinets. They have a very easy system for getting this done.

1. Pick your cabinets
2. You get free measurements and free designs
3. They deliver it to your home as fast as possible

With 123 Cabinets, it only takes about 2-3 weeks to arrive at your home, and then it takes about 2 days to install.

This is a unique company in the fact that they provide all the bells and whistles for you, and their product is entirely wood. 

Florin also believes that this is a great way to add value to your home, whether you plan to sell it or not. A kitchen/cabinet remodel is relatively inexpensive when you think about what you're getting back from the costs when you sell. Florin estimates that it costs roughly $5,000 to $7,000 dollars to get these renovations installed. 

The best way to get in touch with 123 Cabinets is to go to their website, but you're also welcome to contact me if you would prefer to do that. 

As always, please don't hesitate to contact me if you're looking to buy or sell in Southeast Michigan!

Where Is the Southeast Michigan Market Heading?

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Hello, and welcome back! Today, we share the latest trends and conditions for the Southeast Michigan real estate market!

We have good news to report for our area. The number of homes under contract is up 10% for the month of May over May of 2014. Additionally, the days on market is down 5%!

What does this mean for you?

For starters, we have more buyers in the Southeast Michigan market and it's taking less time to sell than it did during the same time period last year. Also, values and price per square foot are up 6% over April of last year! In short, now is a pretty great time to consider putting your home on the market!

If you have any questions about conditions in your particular area, or if you need real estate assistance of any kind, give us a call or shoot us a quick email. We would love to hear from you! 

Demystifying the Lending Process

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Today, Ramzi Faraj of Prime Lending joins us once again to help demystify the lending process!

Back in the day, when you called someone for a mortgage, it used to be a very simple, straightforward process. Now, things are a bit more involved, and you need to do the work necessary to ensure you can get the loan you need.

When you call a loan officer, you want to make sure you're dealing with a professional who knows what they're doing and really has your best interests at heart. You will know the loan officer cares about you if they don't simply ask questions about your credit. Questions like:

• How long do you plan to stay in the home?
• What kind of investments do you have outside of the home?
• What kind of down payment do you want to do?
• Are you open to other options?

Ramzi prefers to get basic information over the phone first, before sitting down for a serious consultation. This information includes name, date of birth, social security number, address, where you work, what you make, what kind of assets you have, and other information along those lines. 

Once Ramzi has this information, he will have something to show you when you meet in person. This will save you a lot of time when you begin the borrowing process. Prime Lending offers just about every type of loan imaginable: conventional, FHA, VA, and USDA loans are just a handful of the options!

If you want to get a hold of Ramzi you can text or call him at (248) 613-9044 or email him at RFaraj@PrimeLending.com. He would love to hear from you!