S.C. Derby Real Estate

06/18/2026

Which task is usually left undone? Here are some management tips so you can get it done next time around.

These days, we’ve all got busy schedules. From work to family and social commitments, it can b...

06/11/2026

If you don't have gap insurance for your car, you may get caught short in an accident. Make sure you understand your coverage by knowing these terms.

From buying auto insurance to filing a claim, figuring out the language of auto insurance can be dif...

06/08/2026

Ready for your next home to have 10 acres with private lake access and still be close to everything important (trails, golf, slopes, & town)?

Check out this home that has just that! https://youtu.be/IVNgdu_V_3E?si=E5B6uEY1aXISPSez

Presented and Promoted with permission of listing agents, Joan Becker and Dave Becker.

Sierra Looney-Derby, REALTOR®, CHS
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate | S.C. Derby Real Estate
[email protected]
989-306-0452
www. scderbyrealestate.com
100 W. 1st St. Ga***rd, MI 49735

🏡 10 Acres of Northern Michigan Paradise | Chalet Home + Pole Barn ...

06/04/2026

Overspending lately? Try freezing your credit cards (literally!) or one of these other clever tricks.

Overspending is easy to do with a credit card – way too easy – and can often lead to deb...

06/01/2026

Searching in Georgia?

Check out this newly listed property! www.scderbyrealestate.com/the-real-estate-perspective-blog/12j0kmbtx7eop2ji2h7emk8h51zxco



Presented & promoted with permission of Listing Agent, Tim Montgomery
BHHS Kennedy Realty
1000 Bermuda Run Road
Statesboro, GA 30458
Office:(912) 764-6249 | Fax:(912) 764-8810
[email protected]
DRE #: 360284

Ready to start your next chapter? Let's connect!

Sierra Looney-Derby, REALTOR®
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate | S.C. Derby Real Estate
[email protected]
989-306-0452
www.scderbyrealestate.com
100 W. 1st St. Ga***rd, MI 49735

Welcome to 104 Pine Bluff Drive, a beautifully maintained brick home located in the peaceful Hazelwood community of Statesboro, Georgia. Set on nearly an acre, this property offers a rare combination of space, comfort, and timeless character in a quiet residential setting.

05/28/2026

You could be holding yourself back from saving. Here's how to get your head in the game.

Saving money can be difficult, and sometimes your frame of mind can hold you back. Here are some neg...

05/28/2026

Michigan's 10 cent bottle deposit is the highest in the country and has been since the state passed the Bottle Bill in 1976, a piece of legislation so effective at reducing litter that Michigan consistently maintains one of the highest beverage container return rates in the entire United States at around 90 percent. Other states charge a nickel. Michigan charges a dime and Michigan means it and the results speak for themselves every time you look at a Michigan roadside and compare it to literally anywhere else.

The bottle return experience is a specific and deeply Michigan ritual that every resident knows by heart. You save the cans and bottles in bags that accumulate in the garage or the basement or the back porch. You haul them to Meijers or Krogers. You feed them into the return machine one by one while it occasionally rejects one for a reason it never explains and you turn it around and try again. You collect your receipt. You feel like you accomplished something financial even when the total is three dollars and forty cents.

Michigan kids grew up understanding that empty bottles and cans were not trash. They were money. A bag of returnables meant something and finding discarded cans on the side of the road felt like discovering currency because in Michigan it essentially was. The deposit incentivized return so effectively that Michigan roadways are measurably cleaner than neighboring states and the program has been proving that the dime was the right call for nearly 50 years.

The 10 cent deposit is Michigan's most successful environmental policy and one of its most beloved cultural quirks simultaneously. No other state has copied it at this level. Michigan does not need them to. Michigan is just going to keep returning its bottles and pocketing the dime and the roads are going to stay cleaner because of it.

05/27/2026

✨ New Listing Tour in Statesboro, GA ✨

Welcome to 104 Pine Bluff Drive — a beautiful brick home in the quiet Hazelwood community featuring black walnut trim, custom built-ins, spacious living areas, and an expansive outdoor entertaining space on nearly an acre.

Take the full video tour below 👇

https://youtu.be/4FqHHNhmcTI?si=yicWSqRm2ToAIdbp

📍 Statesboro, Georgia
📞 Contact Tim with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices for more information or a private showing.

BHHS Kennedy Realty
1000 Bermuda Run Road
Statesboro, GA 30458
Office:(912) 764-6249 | Fax:(912) 764-8810
[email protected]
DRE #: 360284

Presented & promoted with permission of Listing Agent, Tim Montgomery

Need help finding the right agent for you outside of the state of Michigan? I can assist! Let me know where you're searching.

Sierra Looney-Derby, REALTOR
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate | S.C.Derby Real Estate

989-306-0452
[email protected]
www.scderbyrealestate.com
100 W. 1st St. Ga***rd, MI 49735

05/21/2026

Shopping for homeowners insurance? Here's what you need to know.

You’ve probably seen thousands of ads for Geico or Aflac on television talking about the latest savi...