Support Our Troops

Real Estate Help for returning U.S. Troops

I have the utmost respect for the courage, dedication, and service our U.S. troops have demonstrated in the last several years especially. Recently I’ve been disheartened by the stories for example of servicemembers returning from tours in Iraq to find they’re losing their home or can no longer afford their home.

If you’re an active or returning member of the service and need any form of professional real estate help whatsoever, please feel free to call on me, I’d be happy to help out in any way I can. My office is located in Northville, Michigan, and I service basically all of Western Wayne and Oakland counties.

My services to you can include:

• Free, no-obligation, priority counseling on any aspect of purchasing or selling a home. I might be able to help you save your home if you are at risk of losing it.

• No-cost buyer services and overall reduced cost to current/returning troops needing to sell their home. I will personally take no fee whatsoever for selling your home. There would be other selling fees involved that are unavoidable, but I’d at least be able to save you 1.5-3.0% off the overall cost of highly expert, full-service brokerage service.

• Free use of my award-winning web site to advertise your home, even if you are not currently selling through me. I’ll set everything up and maintain it for you.

• 15 years of real estate experience to help answer and guide you through any real estate situation you are facing. No fee or obligation for my services to you ever.

I wish I were able to do more than I currently am, and I’m open to any suggestions anyone might have. I feel strongly about doing whatever I can. I don’t want to “show” support, I want to give support!

I personally feel every service person affected by the current wars deserve all the help and support available here at home when they need it.

Contact Mark Mahakian of Coldwell Banker Schweitzer Real Estate today if you have any questions at all. There is absolutely no obligation to use my or my company’s services; I simply want to help if I can.

Web Site: www.MichiganRealEstate411.com

Email: RealEstate411@earthlink.net

Phone: 248-675-6896

41860 Six Mile

Northville, MI 48168

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• When used on a speaker’s platform, the flag, if displayed flat, should be displayed above and behind the speaker. When displayed from a staff in a church or public auditorium, the flag of the United States of America should hold the position of superior prominence, in advance of the audience, and in the position of honor at the clergyman’s or speaker’s right as he faces the audience. Any other flag so displayed should be placed on the left of the clergyman or speaker or to the right of the audience.
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