Kathy Jackson's (kathyjacksonhomes) Blog

I had just attended the NAR convention in Orlando, Florida.  It was a really great event with lots of good classes.  One of the main messages that was constantly given to current and new Realtors is the following:  It's more important than ever to be constantly searching for new buyers and seller...

I'd like to encourage anyone who is interested to consider a career in real estate.  It's a great way to be your own boss, have unlimited income potential and meet a lot of great people, as well as assist them in some really rewarding ways. We've all heard the news about the present real estate m...

This week has gone quickly.  I've been dealing with some leases and people wanting to rent for the past couple of days.  As Realtors we are showing listings that are also renting the general public, as well as selling. The open house from this past week was a little slow....just 3 people.  I thin...

Within the past year or two there has been a lot of news about people moving out of the state because of job loss, however, there are some businesses who are hiring....bringing people from out of state into the area.  I'm going to be working with a delightful couple from the South this week, on o...

I've listed some new properties this week that I'd like to tell you about: First of all...there is a office building just north of Chelsea that is listed at $395,000. It is on 2 acres, has 28 parking spaces, an upstairs apartment with 4 bedrooms and 1 bath as well as 9 offices on the first floor ...

I have a good contractor inspector I'd like to recommend. I've been working with George Krause of Krause Inspect for the past 5 years. I've found him to be thorough with the inspection and report, fair, and pleasant but down to business.  George does radon inspections and pest inspections as well...

Had a couple of contractor inspections this week. They were on "first time homebuyer" homes.  One of the inspections seems to have a roof which is at the end of it's life.  The other one has a septic field which doesn't have a requirement by the county for replacement, however, it appears as if t...

Today I'm showing a property in Webster Township to a person who wants some nice acreage and room for a pole barn.  The house already has an oversized garage on it, which will be good for equipment storage.Towards the end of the day a young couple will be writing an offer on a house south of Chel...

I just wanted to promote a lender in the Ann Arbor area who is very good at servicing her clients!  Karen Hallway is with First Financial Services in Ann Arbor.  I've been working with Karen for several years and she is always very patient in explaining things to her clients, as well as finding t...

I was showing some homes towards the end of last week to a first time home buyer who hasn't been able to get into the market before, because of expense but is now able to.  We were looking around the Buhr Park area in Ann Arbor and saw some tremendous values!  Cute ranch style homes that are in t...