Selling Your Home in West Michigan
The marketing starts before your home reaches the MLS, so buyers are already waiting rather than still to be found.
What would I walk away with?
Slide the bars or type your numbers. Everything updates as you go.
Your lender gives the exact payoff. Your latest statement gets you close.
Commission is negotiable and is whatever you and I agree to in your listing agreement. Whether it also covers the buyer's agent can change the total a lot, so I go over yours with you, line by line.
Help with the buyer's closing costs, or repairs after inspection.
Estimated walk-away, before commission
$344,126
- You walk away with 98%
- Title, taxes and fees 2%
- Sale price
- $350,000
- Mortgage payoff
- -$0
- Commission
- as agreed
- State transfer tax
- -$2,625
- County transfer tax
- -$385
- Owner's title policy (estimate)
- -$2,069
- Title closing fee (estimate)
- -$500
- Brokerage admin fee
- -$295
This is an estimate, not a closing statement. Your final numbers come from your lender (the exact payoff) and the title company (the closing statement). Property tax prorations, final utility bills and any liens aren't included. Michigan transfer taxes are set by state law; the title policy uses a published Michigan schedule (Fidelity National Title (Chicago Title's sister company), Michigan residential schedule, Dec 2022), and your title company's quote is the one that counts.
Sell first or buy first?
Two quick questions and I'll point you to the order that fits.
What's my home worth?
The calculator needs a price, and the best price comes from homes like yours that actually sold. Send your address, plus photos or a video tour if you like, and I'll build your number.
Get my home's value →Most Agents Start the Day the Sign Goes In
That is the whole difference, and it is worth being plain about it. The standard version of this job is: list the home, put it on the MLS, and wait for another agent to bring a buyer. Everything else is decoration on that.
The Lakeshore Demand Method starts earlier. Presentation is built while the home is still being prepared, and paid, targeted marketing runs to likely buyers before it reaches the MLS. So the listing arrives to an audience instead of to silence.
That matters here specifically. The buyer for a lake place is usually two or three hours away and is not refreshing the MLS at nine in the morning. They have to be found and shown, which is work somebody has to actually do.
Where would you like to start?
What You Get, Every Week
A written report. Showings, feedback, and how the campaign is performing. Every week, whether the news is good or not. You should never have to ring me to find out where things stand, and you should never learn something important a fortnight late.
An honest read on what the feedback means. Three showings and no offers says something specific, and it is usually about price or about one fixable thing. I will tell you which.
And the right to cancel at any time if you are not satisfied with my work. I would rather stand behind the work than lock you into it.
Read the whole selling process for what happens at each stage, including what you sign and when.
In their words
What working with me is like
Going with Tamara as our realtor was a fantastic decision! She is honest, calm, professional, and a fantastic listener. I would most definitely recommend her to anyone!
Tamera was the best ever! Give that woman a raise!
Selling on the Water Is Its Own Job
A waterfront listing is not a normal listing with a nicer view. The buyer pool is different, it is mostly out of the area, and it decides on things a photograph handles badly.
Which means the marketing has to answer the questions a serious buyer actually has: what the frontage is like, what the access is like, what the water does through the year. A listing that shows a sunset and nothing else attracts people who like sunsets. A listing that answers the real questions attracts people who are ready to buy.
Same applies to land. Buildability, access and what a seasonal road means are the things that sell a parcel or stall it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is your marketing different?
It starts before your home reaches the MLS rather than the day the sign goes in. Presentation is built while the home is still being prepared, and paid targeted marketing runs to likely buyers first, so the listing arrives to an audience rather than to silence. The first week is the one you never get back.
How often will I hear from you?
A written report every week covering showings, feedback and campaign performance, whether the news is good or not. Not a phone call when there happens to be news.
What if I am not happy?
You can cancel at any time. I would rather stand behind the work than rely on an agreement to keep you.
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