Congrats to our client Nika for picking this beauty up during a very tough time to acquire a property!
[Listing and Photos Courtesy of Josh May Group]
Amazing new listing in Mulick Park hits the market! You will fall in love with this two story that features beautiful hardwood flooring throughout, fireplace in living room, formal dining, kitchen with eating area, recently finished basement, vinyl windows, new water heater, fenced back yard, and two stall garage! Just a short walk away to parks, schools and more! Come see this great home today!
https://grandriverrealty.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200303141138885332000000-o-scaled.jpg9991500Pete Bruinsmahttps://grandriverrealty.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/GrandRiverLogo-med.pngPete Bruinsma2020-06-02 09:51:162020-07-23 09:51:06[Sold] 1338 Orville SE – Boston Square, Mulick Park | Grand Rapids, MI
146 Graceland NE, $150,000 2BR 1BA in Riverside Gardens | This absolutely adorable 2 bedroom home is located just off of Riverside Park. Recently renovated, the home boasts refinished oak hardwood floors, newer windows, furnace and water heater. The sizable private back yard is a huge bonus, backed up to an open nicely-manicured field. Enjoy it from the enclosed back porch with no less than 10 windows. Central A/C, automatic 1 stall garage, and very clean basement. All appliances stay, home is vacant.
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Enjoy hassle-free living just outside of downtown Holland! This custom home, occupied for just 2.5 years, offers a modern layout and efficiencies in a mature neighborhood with a tasteful nod to traditional architecture. Just under a mile from seven of the ten best restaurants in Holland including New Holland Brewing Co., 1 mile away from Riverview Park on the Macatawa River. Enter right into the main-floor-spanning great room, then to the open kitchen with soft-close cabinets & black stainless steel Samsung appliances. Wide trim surrounds custom built-ins around down the closet-lined hallway from the attached garage. This layout also includes a convenient main floor laundry with washtub and private half-bath. The upper level has a creative layout that must be seen. Great master bedroom, walk-in closet connected to main bath, and large east-facing windows. Inviting private deck out back with nice space to grill or enjoy a fire. Open house Saturday 1:00-1:40pm, photo and video tour is currently available.
Home Repair Services of Kent County offers educational and repair services for all homeowners. Most recently, the “Rookie Renovators” Series is comprised of regularly offered free classes each focusing on one area of a home. According to the web site, depending on your household size and income, you may qualify additional home repair assistance.
December 7, 2019: Basic Plumbing (at Home Repair Services)
December 10, 2019: Drywall (at KROC Center)
December 14, 2019: Basic Electrical Workshop (Home Repair Services)
December 20, 2019: Lunch & Learn about Home Repair Services
January 14, 2020: Plumbing
February 12, 2020: Home Maintenance
Home Repair Services has roots tracing back to the mid 1970’s and the local faith community, Home Repair Services has been a civic response for vulnerable homeowners facing critical health and safety repairs.   Always located in the Hall and Division area of Grand Rapids, Home Repair Services became an independent nonprofit agency in 1979 and moved to its current home, a converted Oldsmobile dealership, in 1999.  Home Repair Services has grown through the years to offer services that not only build up safer and healthier homes but it has added programs that build up the homeowners that live in them.  Over 35,000 Kent County homeowners have benefited from the work of Home Repair Services over the years.
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Thanks to everyone who participated in Grand River Realty’s efforts to support two great local nonprofits this week! Because of your generosity and dedication to our community, we were able to donate $1000 in matching funds to WYCE.
Additionally, Grand River Realty clients and friends voted for Family Promise to receive a second donation of $1000. What a fun event! We’ll have to do this again soon.
Just listed: 4 Unit Property in Cedar Springs | 84 S 1st St | $260,000 Affordable, fully-occupied turnkey investment property in a thriving area, just off the main drag in downtown Cedar. $3200/month in rents. Whole-house boiler installed new in October 2019. Rental certificate through Sept 2023. Three of the Four units are updated, one needs some cosmetic updates such as paint and flooring. 6-8 parking spaces, on-site laundry room, large back yard for recreation. Everybody wants to walk to the Brewery, plus Morley Park, the Cedar Springs Historical Museum and the Elementary School are just as close. Pardon the dust while 1st Street is in the process of being repaved. Basic cash flow figures are included on the listing. View this great property today!
Just Listed: 218 Michigan St, Zeeland MI | $153,000 – This lovely home in downtown Zeeland is right near the Early Childhood center, walking distance to The Farmhouse – Zeeland, Vitales Zeeland, and Captain Sundae. There is some work to be done, but many buyers will find it manageable work, in an area where homes are going for much more. The main floor has an alluring front porch, living room, formal dining room, a bedroom and a full bathroom. You may enter from the back of the home from your large two stall garage that will fit most trucks, and a large back yard with garden and plenty of room for hanging out. The basement is over half finished, and includes a nice full bathroom. View this home today!
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Here’s a nice success story. Pete assisted our buyer Shanee in purchasing this home in 2016. We’d been outbid maybe 10-15 times on other homes due to our FHA financing, the search was starting to feel a little demanding on time and resources. This home had some issues with peeling paint and overall appeal, but it had the potential to be a great home. Because of that, they hadn’t received any initial offers and we were able to receive offer acceptance, with the understanding that we as buyers would handle any FHA concerns that came up. Pete called Tig Painting and helped coordinate the soffits being painted and the home passed the FHA appraisal inspection. Due to unforseen circumstances two years later, the home had to be sold. We worked together through a list of light improvements to prep the home for sale, and we are able to sell within 2 years and minimal updates for a gain of $25,000.
This is a great example of how Life Cycle Property Management and Grand River Realty work well together as sister companies.
Pete found this home, in foreclosure at the time, for the Dayley family in 2012. They were new to the area and first time buyers. We won the REO bid at a price of $54,729. A few years later the family relocated to Washington state for a job. Life Cycle managed the property for about 5 years, keeping great tenants and making improvements to the home that increased its appeal each year. In 2019, Grand River Realty & Pete were hired to sell the property. Pete put together a list of several improvements and upgrades to be made as well as a professional staging contact, and Life Cycle implemented the upgrades. The home sold in 2019 for $200,000.
 
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