Plymouth, MI

The Box Bar & Grill in Plymouth Michigan is one of the places that people remember about Plymouth. The Box Bar is a Plymouth Institution. It used to be a small old time neighborhood Plymouth bar known for it's hamburgers.

In the 1990's it underwent a large renovation. Originally the owners were going to turn the bar into a brew pub. But brew pubs have kind of come and gone so Chip has changed gears and expanded the beer menu to one of the best in the Metro Detroit area. Featuring an amazing 700 + beer menu, including 40 draughts from around the world.

During the week you might find the Plymouth Backgammon club playing in the back room of the Box Bar & Grill. And you will find all the local sports teams playing on one of the TV's. There are 3 big screens, and 10 other tvs to watch your favorite team.

It still is an down home bar with sandwiches, burgers, chili, and soups as the main fare. No gourmet dinners here. At Christmas time the owners go all out and decorate the bar inside and out.

In the past few years Chip and Lauren have upgraded the Box Bar with new carpeting, and some nice renovations to make your dining experience even more enjoyable. They have even added outdoor seating in the past year so you can enjoy all of Plymouths great festivals..

Located right across from Kellogg Park in Downtown Plymouth the Box Bar & Grill is nice inexpensive place to grab a meal with the whole family.

The Box Bar & Grill

777 W. Ann Arbor Trail

Plymouth, MI 48170. T: (734) 459-7390

American, sandwiches, and tavern fare. Open 11-midnight on Mon-Thurs and 11-1am on Saturday and Noon to 10 pm Sunday.

So whether you are just doing a little shopping in Downtown Plymouth, or going to one of the festivals stop in the Box Bar & Grill Plymouth Michigan for a beer and a light meal.

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Country Acres Plymouth Michigan is one of western Wayne Counties nicer subdivisions. It has estate sized homes on large lots and conveniently located close to the expressways.

Located in Plymouth Township which has one of the lowest Millage rates (tax rates) in Wayne County Country Acres is off Ann Arbor Rd. It is north of Ann Arbor Rd, south of Powell Rd. East of Napier Rd, and West of Ridge Rd. M-14, I-96, and I-275 expressways make it just 15 - 20 minutes away from Ann Arbor, MI, 30 minutes from downtown Detroit, and 25 minutes from Metro Detroit airport.

Country Acres has approximately 312 homes that were built during the years of 1997 - 2001. The characteristics of Country Acres Plymouth Michigan homes are:

• Mostly Colonial and Cape Cod style
• 3000 - 4500 square ft
• Most have brick exteriors & brick/vinyl & brick/wood exteriors
• Lot sizes range from 7/10 of an acre to 1 acre
• 3 + car garages
• 3-5 bedrooms
• 2.5 + bathrooms
• All have basements (some walkout, some daylight, some regular basements).

The children that live in Country Acres Plymouth Michigan homes go to Plymouth Canton School district.

Shopping and restaurants are just a short drive away. Downtown Plymouth Michigan and Downtown Northville Michigan are within 5 minutes. These two old time downtown centers have lots of little boutique stores and lots of non-chain restaurants. If you have to have a chain restaurants there are probably 40 different restaurants within a 5 -15 minute ride. Everything from McDonalds, to Flemings, Applebees, Max and Ermas, Wendy's, Tim Hortons, Champs, etc. 12 Oaks Mall is about 20 minutes away and Laurel Mall is about 10 minutes away. Enough stores to satisfy even the shopaholic.

Country Acres Plymouth Michigan homes aren't far from a large hospital. St. Mary's hospital is located in Livonia, Providence Hospital is in Novi off Beck rd. U of M Hospital is located in Ann Arbor. So top notch quality health is just a short ride and ready for any emergency your family may have.


The streets that are in the Country Acres subdivision are:

Maple Valley Dr
Fellow Hill Dr
Fellows Creek Dr
E Fellows Creek Ct
W Fellows Creek Ct
Pine Ct
Oak View Ct
Top of Hill Dr
Maple Ridge Dr
Ash Ct
Powell Ridge Ct
N Ridge Rd
Plymouth Lake Dr
Plymouth Valley Dr
Plymouth Ridge Dr
Plymouth Ridge Ct

Plymouth Michigan is a great place to live if you have a Metro Detroit relocation in your future.. So if you have any questions feel free to email me or call me with any questions. I hoped this helped!

Russ Ravary your Metro Detroit real estate agent

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Congratulations Plymouth Township, Michigan! I have always know you were a great place to live but now you have national recognition. Read the little blurb they have about Plymouth. CNN Money ranks you as one of the top small towns in the US!

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2009/snapshots/PL2665085.html

When relocating to Michigan ....Plymouth real estate is a great place to start looking.

Here are some of the pluses of Plymouth and Plymouth Township:

• low taxes
• easy access to freeways (I-275, M-14, I -96)
• good school system (Plymouth Canton Schools)
• old time downtown
• Active and lively downtown with restaurants, bars, festivals, small boutique stores
• nearby parks
• wide variety of homes in all price ranges and styles

But the best part of Plymouth Township is the people. People who love Plymouth. Nice people. That's what makes Plymouth Township MI a great place to live.

Russ Ravary your Plymouth real estate agent

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With the current economy and real estate market we deal with a lot of REO listing agents (for those of you that don't know what that means it means agents who handle bank foreclosure listings). There are some that are good at their job but there is a percentage of them that are unethical and basically dirt bags. They don't care about ethics, your clients, their word, simple customer courtesy.

1. Some foreclosure agents will NEVER call you back. So you never know what is going on with the offer. Your clients are left in the dark until the foreclosure agent blesses you with a denial email or acceptance. Once in a while you win one with these agents. But you have no voice contact. I never want to be that way. Communicating with the other agent always makes the deal go smoother.
2. Some foreclosure agents will verbally tell you have a deal and then two weeks later you don't have on. One case that happened to one the agents my office is that a clients offer was verbally accepted. They were waiting for the banks addendums to be emailed to them. This went on for two weeks. At that time they were told the house was sold in a block to somebody else. The foreclosure listing agent got both commissions so he sold the house out from underneath the buyer. I too just had one ripped off after my client accepted the banks counter offer. Two days later they changed their mind and sold the house to somebody that offered more. If I need to make money that way I don't want to be a real estate agent.
3. Some agents will list the house. You go out there with clients and then submit your offer. But your offer never even makes it to the bank. When the sale price shows up on the MLS it is much lower than your offer price. The foreclosure agent has sold the home to a buddy or friend. So much for real estate ethics. There is no way to prove it because the asset managers are unidentifiable. I still want to be fair to all people that put an offer in. I don't want to be a sandbagger.
4. Then there is the just plain nasty agent. I recently had a deal where the young lady had to fix the house to meet the city certificate of occupancy requirements. She did quite of bit of work and spent her money because the bank required the buyer to do the city inspections and work. Well those items delayed the mortgage a little and the closing was going to be delayed a day or two. The agent was nasty and threatened to cancel the deal. Shame on him. No human decency at all from that agent. The buyer had to put money into a house they didn't own (because of the listing agents rules) and the other agent wanted to cancel it because it was fixed up now and he could sell it for more. He's a dirt bag plain and simple. I never want to be like him.

Unfortunately this is happening frequently in the Metro Detroit foreclosure market. Anything goes and you just hope you win the bid. It's pure luck right now whether a client wins a bid. And usually it will take two or three tries to win. Then we work thru it to get the deal closed no matter how many hurdles or hassles the listing agents give us. It's not always easy but we get the clients the home once the banks signs the offer. We often deal with these kind of agents that have no care for clients. They just care about the amount of money they make.

But my philosophy is that I treat people the way I would want to be treated. Life's too short to be a jerk. Sure more money 's is good but I'll do without it if I ever have to treat people that way.

Russ Ravary your Metro Detroit real estate agent

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Plymouth MI is a great little town. What is great about the City of Plymouthis that they are trying hard to keep the old downtown area alive by bringing in people from outside the city to visit. ( And they are succeeding!) The way they do that is to have some different festivals throughout the year.

The Plymouth festivals are:

• Plymouth Ice festival
• The Green festival
• Plymouth Art in the Park
• The Chili Cookoff
• The Plymouth fall festival

Sometimes these Plymouth festivalsdraw a couple of hundred thousand people that shop and eat in all the local Plymouth restaurants. Even in the frigid cold the Plymouth Ice Spectacular draws huge crowds. It keeps the local businesses afloat by bringing in outside dollars and makes the old time downtown a place to "be". It's fun to go down there whether you are young or old. Kellogg Park comes alive. Here are pictures of the "Green festival" The green festival had vendors and information on how to make your house and yard more green. Plus it was fun.

There was a petting zoo, and a box city for the kids to play in. Plymouth Festivals are a great way to spend the day whether you live in Plymouth, Northville, Canton or any Oakland or Livingston county city.

Plymouth is a great little town to live in. For more information about:

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