This week’s fave house: 3550 Woodland

Ooh, we do love this contemporary 1.5 story at 3550 Woodland Dr., reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs. Wonderful layout inside, open and winding, with peaceful views from every window.

Sellers’ market around the corner?

Lovely Ann Arbor homeNovember’s stats from the Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors® and a recent report from Realtor.com, which named Ann Arbor a Top Ten Turnaround Town, are encouraging—and may show that the city’s on the verge of becoming a sellers’ market.

This week’s fave home: 2143 Pauline Ct.

Our brand new listing at 2143 Pauline Ct. goes straight to the top of the Fave Home List this week. Gorgeous kitchen! All updated so tastefully. Plenty of storage with the pantry cupboards from floor to ceiling.

Our fave house this week: 1020 Bruce

So retro, so mid-’50s, we can hardly pass up 1020 Bruce as one of the cutest homes for sale in Ann Arbor. From the basement paneling and speckled tiles to the pink and blue bathroom, there’s lots of love in this 1956 home, especially if you go for ret-ro.

Tales of the unexpected in property management

I’ve been in property management since…before I was born…. By the time I was in high school, I was answering tenants’ questions, flipping apartments, and writing rental receipts. I learned to do the usual business things, like screen tenants, chase down rent and run ads. But the unexpected things were the more interesting life lessons. Here are a few that expanded my horizons.