Adorable 3 season cottage on Bass Lake with gorgeous views! It is easy to imagine relaxing on the deck of this unique property 40 minutes north of Grand Rapids. You must see the view! Also includes 13740 Beach St NE, 41-04-12-305-004
This lovely Grandville, MI 4 bedroom 1,980 sqft ranch-style home is tastefully updated, affordable, and conveniently located. Owners enjoy the restored oak floors, memory foam carpet, fresh paint, new appliances, and peaceful fenced yard with patio. Buck Creek Trail at the end of the street is plowed year round and connects with downtown Grandville, Kent Trails, and Wedgwood Park. To the east, a short walk to the Calvin campus, and a 5 minute drive south to Rivertown Mall. With low property taxes, maintenance-free features and numerous updates, future owners will enjoy their new home for its convenience, affordability and charm.
This is a rare opportunity in the desirable Michigan Oaks neighborhood, an affordable condo with ultra-convenient location in a beautiful wooded setting. Plentiful windows allow natural light to illuminate the freshly cleaned and painted large open living spaces. Due to a unique lot layout there are four points of entry. Guests use the main front entrance or follow their noses to the grilling station off the screened-in back porch. Dodge the weather with attached garage entry, or walk out to the basement patio with new retaining wall. Owner-curated flower gardens are permitted as are pets with association approval. Ideal central location equally convenient to downtown Grand Rapids (9 min), Knapp’s Corner (5 min) and Centerpointe and Eastbrook Malls (10 min). See for yourself, visit today!
Grand Rapids Michigan West Leonard business district solid 2 unit building with happy, engaged tenants. $1175/monthly income on month to month leases, spacious apartments, tenants pay utilities. Maintenance-free vinyl siding, back yards separately fenced. Several exterior repairs recently made.
This nice 1900 square foot home on a double lot on a quaint street in the village of Casnovia offers a rare opportunity in this market. The owner has painted the broad strokes and leaves some sweat equity for the next homeowner; move-in ready, yet a blank slate. New appliances. Close to Rogue River State Game area, just south of Grant. Schedule a showing today!
Agent Only Remarks: Home is vacant and easy to show. Casnovia offers the rare combination of city sewer with well water.
If you can get past a basement with a dirt floor, this home is a rare find in Midtown area: good shape, a street away from the farmers market, convenient to downtown and many neighborhood offerings. Plenty of parking also included, which is rare for the street. Two rooms upstairs, main floor laundry, bath and bedroom, fresh carpet paint and flooring throughout.
Walking into this beautifully maintained 3 bedroom arts & crafts two-story feels like home. Main floor features hardwood floors and a generous layout with living room, formal dining room and sliders to a great deck, all with a nice-sized kitchen. Upstairs has been recently refinished, carpeting has never been used. Take Engle just two streets over to Battjes park where there is fishing, green space and a kids playground. Located an easy 3 mile bike or car ride to downtown Grand Rapids down Chicago Drive.
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Cedar Springs, MI. This is a classic 50’s style ranch that has been nicely maintained in every aspect. Kitchen has been updated, new paint throughout, nice floors. The spacious back yard is bordered by nice flowerbeds and landscaping. New roof. Set up a private showing today!
You think you’re having a tough time looking for a place to buy in this market? Try renting one! Grand Rapids is currently at nearly 100% rental occupancy, the lowest rental vacancy rate in the US. Home prices have been back to pre-crash levels for about a year now, and the market is increasingly competitive if you are looking to purchase. No surprises here!
So, what’s the best route to go? You’re putting all of this effort in…should you rent or buy? Lets take a look at typical scenario in a great rental area, Eastown, a popular Grand Rapids neighborhood near downtown, where there is a high demand and quantity of both rentals and purchases.
The Eastown Comparison:
52 homes recently sold
(What’s currently for sale in Eastown? Glad you asked.)
Average sale price: $131,780
Average #BRs: 3.5
Avg SQFT: 1743
Average Rent for a 3-4 BR 1750 sqft home in Eastown: $1400/month.
Here’s how it looks, running this scenario through the Realtor.com calculator:
The Upgrade
Looks like buying in Eastown quickly pays for itself, comparing $1400/month rent to a purchase of a $132,000 home. But what if you’re already leasing a home in that price range, but you’re ready for an upgrade and/or increased square footage. You want a home with a nice bit of land, an entry-level home in East Grand Rapids, maybe a distinctive spot in East Hills, or something in an historic district. Your lender says you can afford a $230,000 purchase price. Here’s how that looks:
Try out your own scenairo! Here’s a tool from Realtor.com:
Nice little place to call home a street away from Riverside Park! Just under 80k, many nice improvements and architectural components, fenced yard, and a gnarly oversized garage that is the envy of the block.
