Just Listed! 6471 Avalon Dr SE Caledonia, MI

JUST LISTED!!

This amazing 4 bedroom home for sale is only 2 years old, and features lots of extras. With over 2500 sqft of finished living space, it’s a true value at just $83 per sqft. The main floor has an open floor plan with lots of room.

The living room has a gas fireplace, and abuts the formal dining room. There is a flex space currently being used as an office, but could make a great sunroom or breakfast nook. The kitchen has an island with snack bar, and includes all stainless steel appliances. The appliances are GE, and include a smooth top electric range, a built in microwave, dishwasher, and side-by-side refrigerator with water and ice dispenser. There is a powder room and convenient storage closet located off the garage entry.

Upstairs are four huge bedrooms, all with large spacious closets. The master bedroom is over 17’x17’, has its own full bath, and an enormous walk-in closet that is 9x10. All closets feature space saving organizers. A second full bath is located upstairs, and the 2nd floor laundry means no more carrying laundry baskets up and down the stairs.

The home sits on a full walk out basement. The west side of the basement has an egress window in place, and is sized perfectly for a bedroom. There is over 1000 sq ft of finishable living space down stairs, giving this home the potential to be over 3500 sq ft with 5 bedrooms. Plumbing for a future bath was installed under the concrete, and is ready to hook up.

Avalon Pointe homeowners enjoy an association pool and clubhouse. The membership fees are very reasonable at $280 a year. That's less than $24 per month! The association is made up of homeowners in the neighborhood, and organizes neighborhood events throughout the year.

There is a fenced sidewalk connecting Avalon Pointe to Explorer Elementary, a Blue Ribbon Award winning school. There are daycare facilities located with walking distance of Avalon Pointe. M-6 is just a couple miles away, so you can easily access all of Grand Rapids. Gaines Township residents pay some of the lowest taxes in Kent County, so you can put more of your monthly payment towards building equity in your home.

This home is a great value, and can be yours today. First time homeowners may be eligible for $8,000 in federal tax credits. Interest rates are lower than ever, and this home can be purchased with as little as 3.5% down. Call or email Tim White today to schedule your personal tour!

How To Maximize Your Social Media Time

You want to do it.

You need to do it.

You KNOW you need to do it!

But where do you find the time to squeeze in building your web presence? How do balance dealing with current business, while at the same time build for new business?? You already have to much to do! It's too much! ARGHHHHHHH!!!

Stop. Breathe. Relax. Wusaahhhh...

Perhaps my favorite and most often used quote is, "Work smarter, not harder." So how can we apply this to Social Media? I'm going to share a few techniques with you that I use. Try them, see if they work for you.

Step 1: Commit!

Set aside an hour a day to post a blog, add some friends, read some blogs, something SM related. I tend to do a lot of my blogging at night, after the kids are in bed. I plan on an hour, but I usually get swept up in it, and am up til crazy hours. I get swept up in it because I...

Step 2: HAVE FUN WITH IT!

You can meet some truly fascinating people on sites like Twitter, FaceBook, and here at ActiveRain. Don't focus ALL your posting on listings and market analysis. There's a time and a place for this, and it's not everywhere and all the time.

Build your network by sharing a funny joke or story. Comment back and engage in conversation. You'll be amazed at what you can learn. I know I have been. I have to work really hard to convince my wife I am "working" when I'm giggling my fool head at off at someone's Twitter post.

Step 3: Multi-Task your multi-tasking!

Many sites allow you to broadcast your blog to several different sites. For instance, when I post this blog, it will go to:

• http://activerain.com/blogs/timwhitehomes


• http://www.timwhiteblog.com


• http://localism.com/neighbor/timwhitehomes


• http://localism.com/mi/hart


• http://www.twitter.com/timwhitehomes as a tweet linking back to this blog

Then I will go to FaceBook, where I will share the link on my personal profile, AND on my business page. That's SEVEN different URL hits, all from one blog. Oh, and all of those have links leading back to my main page.

Know what's really cool? My friends on Twitter will "ReTweet" the link, and my FB friends will share the links, and so on and so on. My words of wisdom (hahahaha) will spread like a virus through cyberland.

Step 4: KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid)

You don't have to write a book! In fact, longer posts can be a turnoff for some. Try to summarize your idea, and hit the highlights. If people want to know more, they'll ask! That's why this one is so long! You don't need to be Robert Frost or Ernest Hemingway, but good creative writing that sparks interest will generate more hits. I learn a lot about this by reading other people's blogs, and learning from them. Try it!

Step 5: Reciprocate!

You love it when people recommend your stuff, right? Well, so do they! Build yourself up by building others. Over half of my Twitter posts (Tweets) are ReTweets and or replies that promote the work of others.

Call it "karma", call it "spreading the love", whatever. I call it common sense. The more you help others, the more others are going to help you.

For my next blog, I'm going to attempt to explain Twitter, and how it can help you grow. If you haven't subscribed to my blog yet, WHY NOT??? It's a click away, and you'll make me smile :)

The Guy That Inspires Me

One of my most valued friends is Jaime Woodall. I met Jaime about four years ago when I started attending First Baptist Church in Hart. My family and I were new to the church, and Jaime was the youth pastor there at the time. Jaime and his wife Kris welcomed us into the church family, and Jaime and I really connected.

Over the first year or so, Jaime and I would meet for coffee, and talk about some seriously deep stuff. I'd never had a friend I felt so comfortable talking with. Jaime opened up new doors for me, and encouraged me to build my relationship with Jesus Christ.

Jaime is not your typical pastor, at least not the way I came to expect pastors to be. I grew up in Southern Kentucky, where I attended Southern Baptist churches, and never established a real relationship in any of those churches. Jaime is laid back, easy to talk to, and has a very approachable personality. He is a great listener, and doesn't push his opinions on you.

As we became friends, Jaime encouraged me to do some public speaking to other churches' youth groups. With my Marine Corps experiences, and the struggles I have had with my own faith, he helped me reach the conclusion that I had something to offer young adults. I have done a few of these speaking events since, and the rewards have been amazing.

In August of 2007, Jaime and I both announced that we would be leaving First Baptist. I had been given orders to deploy to Iraq, and would be gone for a year. Jaime felt called to do missionary work in Northern Michigan, planting churches. It was a tearful Sunday when we stood in front of the Congregation together and said our goodbyes. We didn't know if we would ever see each other again.

I stayed in touch with Jaime while I was in Fallujah, and we encouraged each other in our endeavors. Jaime was dealing with the upheaval of his family, and I was dealing with my family's sense of loss with me being deployed. Jaime guided me to seek strength in Christ, and I hope I helped him do the same.

I returned from Iraq last September, and returned to First Baptist Church. Jaime was having some success up in Petoskey, and I was happy for him. I missed him and his family, but I knew God was using them for His work.

Today was missionary Sunday, and Jaime came to town to speak to the Congregation. He shared with us how his ministry in Petoskey had grown, and the lives that he and his group had touched. It was amazing. Now Jaime is preparing to move to Boyne City, to plant a church there.

I love the way Jaime ministers. It is a message of love and salvation. He doesn't push, and allows you to come to Christ at your own pace. He fosters a desire for you to want you to learn more without you even being aware of it. Then when you have questions, he is there to answer them.

Jaime is affiliated with Genesis. Genesis has stripped away the dated religiousity that hinders so many from seeking out God's word. Genesis seeks to encourage building a relationship with Christ, fostering goodwill, and community service. Please visit their website by clicking the image below.

Please include Jaime and his family in your prayers, that he may continue to do God's work, and change peoples' lives like he changed mine.