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Best Lawyers
congratulates Robert Z. Feldstein on being
named as the Detroit Area Best Lawyers
Family Lawyer of the Year for 2010
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ROBERT Z. FELDSTEIN is:
• President of Robert Z. Feldstein, RC.,
Of Counsel to Kemp Klein Law Firm
• Fellow, American Academy
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you (in the business arena, we have
used Fifth Third Bank). But depend-
ing on need, many local banks
or credit unions are also strong
options. They are ready and willing.
Do not take it personal when lend-
ers ask you questions; they will help
find smart solutions for you.
• Lesson #5: The market is the
market. As a merchant, the rule was
the first markdown is the cheapest.
You sell through a lot when you take
the first right markdown. So if you
want to sell your home, you have to
price it for the traffic coming in to
seal the deal. Have the right ad with
the right price.
You can take advantage of this
day-to-day life, but we would rather
go for a family walk in the evening
than go spend a lot of money. We
tend to enjoy family time at the zoo
has happened, get a good adviser,
know yourself and do not be afraid
or the Cranbrook Science Center or
the like. This allowed us to be ready
to take advantage of the market.
of the banks. Use the banks and the
"team" to help you find solutions. E
gage. Why? Because as we looked
for new home here, we heard it
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getting back to basics means!
• Lesson #3: Banks are not the
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would not be in this eco-
nomic mess. We looked
at more than 200 homes;
the days when the interest rate for
a mortgage was 15-16 percent and
lenders absolutely wanted 20 per-
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old days: You need to be
able to support the loan,
have reasonable credit,
less and less, but that
change need not negate
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via e-mail. He was nice and helpful;
he e-mailed and called often to keep
the process going. He also spear-
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it worked — and it did. We got our 5
percent loan. We closed on time.
we always sat face-to-
face with our banker;
today, that is occurring
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F Kevin Browett is chief operating officer
of Jewish Renaissance Media, parent
company of the Detroit Jewish News. He
is a former executive with Kmart Corp.
The first part of this Executive Tips ran
on Dec. 10.