When we decided to search for and finally purchase a Lake Michigan vacation home we were fortunate to find Luke Bouman as our real estate agent. Luke was extremely helpful in every aspect of our search and purchase. We would recommend Luke due to his fine personality and professionalism. Luke has a hard work ethic, exceptional attention to detail and can be counted on to follow through on any request that is made. We would recommend Luke to any of our friends or family who was considering purchasing a home in Michigan and we know that he would exceed their expectations in making it a wonderful experience. J & A 

To view all Lake Michigan homes in West Olive, visit the Lake Michigan Real Estate West Olive Michigan Page.

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Luke Bouman with West Michigan Association of REALTORS has been awarded the Resort and Second Home Specialist (RSPS) Certification. 

The RSPS Certification is a nationally-recognized certification awarded by the National Association of REALTORS to real estate professionals who wish to demonstrate and promote to consumers and their peers alike their expertise in the resort and second home specialty. 

Luke Bouman joins only 1,550 real estate professionals nationally who have earned the RSPS certification. REALTORS who receive the RSPS certification have successfully completed the Resort & Second Home Markets Course along with another designation or additional advanced courses in the field of resort and second home real estate. 

He now joins other real estate…

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Top 10 US Travel Destinations - 2014

According to Lonely Planet, Grand Rapids/Lake Michigan Gold Coast is the number one travel destination in the US for 2014.  I plan to share this article with clients moving to the area and thought you might want to do the same. 

 1. Grand Rapids & Lake Michigan’s Gold Coast

 Beach bums, beer lovers, and art enthusiasts agree: there’s a lot to love about western Michigan this year. Grand Rapids, Michigan’s second-largest city was voted best beer city in the US by the national Beer Examiner blog in 2012 and 2013, and its beer-tourism revolution rages on. Over 25 craft breweries pour in the area, and events like Cool Brews Hot Eats and the Winter Beer Festival (both in February), and the Summer Craft Beer…

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