Link to Youtube videos on assessments
The link above takes you to three different videos where the new assessments are explained. Two of them are from local real estate associate broker kathy Toth's team. (Thank you Kathy)
It is facinating that we have resources like this in Ann Arbor. These are quite informative!
Tryly Youtube is changing our lives!
I just saw this article in the Milan paper by Edward Freundl.
The article discusses what a homeowner should do if they are getting behind in payments.
The article seperates foreclosures into two catagories: Tax and Mortgage
Tax foreclosures are easier to would through because the decisions are local. In fact they represeent such a small portion of foreclosures that we don't even discuss it now in our "How To Buy A Foreclosure" class.
Mortgage foreclosures are a different matter.
Good article Edward!
Milan News Article on Foreclosure Prevention
Information on our "How To Buy A Foreclosure" class
Here is a challenge for home buyers, real estate agents and home inspectors.
I've posted a photo below of a side rail from a garage door. This rail tells you something about the garage that is unique. I would guess only 1 in 20 doors is like this. And it could be a problem for some home buyers.

So, what do you think?
Additional information that may or may not have any relevance:
The home was build in the 20's.
It is a two car garage with two doors.
The home started priced over $300,000.
The driveway is stamped concrete.
There are two missing windows.
The neighbor has a fountain.
Back in 2006 I posted a couple pictures of a house being moved from Washington Street downtown to Pontiac Trail near Barton.
House being moved blog postLast night I was downtown and I noticed the big crane on the lot where the house had been. I thought it made an interesting picture showing the shops at Liberty.
This is one of two different big cranes downtown this year. It is good to see the new construction even in these challenging times for Ann Arbor!
So here is a question for you...
It is April in Ann Arbor and if you look closely at some of the larger yards around you will see some big brown areas like these two pictures from our back yard. I know I've seen this in areas of Ann Arbor Hills as an example.
Do you know what causes this and if it is a problem? It turns out that this is just a different kind of grass.
Zoysia grass is a very hearty dense growing grass that is a little happier in warmer climates. So it takes about an extra month to green-up in the spring. Other than that you could argue that it is better grass than the Bluegrass - Rye - Fescue blends that are so popular in Michigan. One of the reasons it isn't more popular is that you can't start it from seed. You have to start it with plugs. And it is a bit expensive.

Here is another view:

The zyosia is green and very lush in the summer and actually stays green better in the dry months than the rest of the lawn. A previous owner of our house told us he planted the Zyosia because the soil was so gravely that he had a hard time getting regular grass to grow.
When my children were younger they loved to "go play in the zyosia".
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