ERA Reardon announces charity Bowling event to benefit Relay For Life!

We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a Bowling fundraiser June 28th to benefit our Relay For Life team! The event will be held at Center Stage Lanes in Michigan Center. Bowling times will be from 4PM to 10PM. No reservations are necessary, just show up and bowl with your family friends or co-workers. The cost is $5 per game and includes shoe rental. A full menu of food & drinks will be available for purchase during the event. Center Stage Lanes has ben very generous in offering us their entire bowling alley for the evening to help raise money so please support the event if you can! For more information, please call Matt Mansfield at 517-782-2996 for details!

Below is a link to map & directions to Center Stage Lanes:

Map & Directions

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Relay For Life charity garage sale is a huge success!

Thanks to everyone who donated items and to all of the shoppers that turned out last Saturday to help us raise money for our Relay Team! With your help we raised over $1000 to help find a cure for Cancer. Our goal this year is to raise $5000 before the August 4th event. If you want to help by joining our team or donating funds toward our goal, please visit www.reardonrelay.com

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Thanks again!

Rick Reardon

How much home can you afford?

You probably hear many different opinions from different people on how much home you can afford. That is because there are so many different factors that need to be considered, and everyone's situation is different.

It is very important to not "over-buy" when purchasing a home. The last thing you want is to be tied down by your mortgage payment. I recently found this handy calculator on MSN Money that can help guide you in deciding how much home to buy. It calculates a suggested home price based on:

Income
Monthly Expenses
Length of Mortgage
Interest Rate
Down Payment
Credit Rating

I tried it out and it seems to work pretty well. Of course, a lending professional is the best guide for deciding what price is right for you, but this might be a good start. Give it a try and let me know if it work for you. Here is the link address to use the calculator:

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Banking/Loan/HomeAffordabilityCalculator.aspx

Thanks!

Rick Reardon

Welcome to the ERA Reardon Real Estate Blog!

Hi everyone!

I hope that you enjoy our new site. We will be keeping the site up-to-date with the latest industry news, local stories and updates for the Real Estate industry and ERA Reardon Realty.

For those of you that are as new to this as we are, I will start with the basics:

Q: What is a "blog"?

A: It is a "web log" or interactive online page where you can share news, pictures and videos. The greatest part is that anyone can comment or ask questions about the stories that we post!

We feel that this is a great way to keep all of you updated on the current market. Whether you are buying or selling a home currently or you are just beginning your home search, please check back every week for new content. Current customers please use this as a way to communicate with us as well! Feel free to leave comments on any of our stories. We would love to hear your thoughts!

Thanks!

Rick Reardon

Owner, ERA Reardon Realty