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What if your home could help pay for itself?That is the simple idea behind house hacking.. and for many people, it can c...
09/23/2026

What if your home could help pay for itself?

That is the simple idea behind house hacking.. and for many people, it can completely change the way they think about buying a home.

Instead of viewing a residence only as a monthly expense, a house hack creates the possibility of combining homeownership and real estate investing in the same purchase.

A classic example is a duplex: live in one side, rent the other, and use that income to offset part of your mortgage and other ownership costs.

The bigger idea is the paradigm shift.

You are not just asking, “Can I afford this house?”

You are also asking, “How can this property help me build equity, reduce my housing expense, and become my first step into real estate investing?”

For someone looking to enter the real estate investment world, house hacking can be one of the most approachable ways to begin.

…And we may have a very interesting real-world example coming soon to the market. 👀

We recently worked with a 20-something investor who has been saving and investing his money since he was a teenager.He w...
09/22/2026

We recently worked with a 20-something investor who has been saving and investing his money since he was a teenager.

He worked summers doing landscaping and gardening, saved what he earned, invested along the way. He recently decided it was time to turn some of his lifelong savings and investment dollars into real estate.

Recently, he closed on his first investment property: 12 Leonard NW.

It’s a mixed-use building on the Leonard Corridor, positioned between River North, Creston, and downtown Grand Rapids.
Street-level occupied commercial space with a warehouse/garage.
Two occupied residential apartments above.
And, a side yard.

Great visibility.
Current income.
Future upside.

We met, and started looking at buildings.

From there, he stayed engaged through the process: the numbers, the offer, the inspections, the leases, the financing, the due diligence, and the closing.

He asked questions.
He listened.
He learned.
He made decisions.
He bought the dang building.

This is what investing can look like.

Not flashy.
Not overnight.
Not lucky.

Intentional.
Rental income.
Potential appreciation.
Debt pay down.
Tax benefits via expenses.
Depreciation.
Leverage.
Long-term options.

And we haven’t even scratched the surface yet on improvements, incentives, grants, neighborhood growth, or what this building can become over time.

This photo is of him and his girlfriend in front of his first real estate investment.

A 29-year-old investor.
A 100+ year-old building.
A new chapter on Leonard Street.

We cannot wait to watch him improve it, steward it, learn from it, and grow from it.

Plant good seeds.

09/21/2026

THAT. JUST. HAPPENED.

ArtPrize 2026 officially kicked off Friday night, and Grand Rapids is now officially in full-on ART CITY USA mode.

We already talked about the Opening Celebration on Coffee, so I don’t want this to be another detailed recap. I want it to feel more like: Look what happened to our city this weekend.

Get your walking shoes on and GO SEE

📸 Some of the epic imagery featured in this reel is courtesy of Austin, Coyer Photography & Media — grateful to share their beautiful work.

09/18/2026

ArtPrize 2026 starts TODAY—and Grand Rapids is going BIG. 🎨✨

Opening Night has everything:
🎉 Kickoff at Rosa Parks Circle
🚶 Opening Parade through downtown
🎶 William Close + the Earth Harp Collective on the Pearl Street Bridge
🎆 Fireworks over the Grand River

And that’s only the beginning.

This week on Coffee with Steve & Margaux, we’re giving you the quick Opening Celebration rundown so you know where to be, when to be there, and what you absolutely do not want to miss.

Because this is what makes Grand Rapids so dang cool:

The city becomes the experience.

🎥 Watch the full episode for the ArtPrize Opening Night game plan.

Then tell us in the comments:

Which part are you most excited for—parade, Earth Harp, or fireworks?


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Come experience the Boardwalk Penthouse. ✨This Saturday, step inside Penthouse #552 at 940 Monroe Ave NW and see what m...
09/17/2026

Come experience the Boardwalk Penthouse. ✨

This Saturday, step inside Penthouse #552 at 940 Monroe Ave NW and see what makes this rare top-floor, double-unit residence so special.

🏙️ 2,044 SF
🤍 3 Bedrooms | 2 Bathrooms
🚗 2-Car Attached Garage
🌳 Arboretum Courtyard views
✨ RVNU Design services included

And outside your front door? River North, downtown Grand Rapids, ArtPrize, restaurants, trails, and a neighborhood continuing to grow around you.

OPEN HOUSE
Saturday | 12–2 PM
Hosted by Jessica Griffis
Now offered at $599,000.

Buyers, come take a look.
Buyer agents, send your clients—we’d love to show them around.

Questions or want a private tour? Reach out to Team RVNU.

Plant Good Seeds. 🌱

09/16/2026

Tonight’s Club RVNU conversation with Melissa J. King of BIZZY BEE Virtual Solutions + CareBEE is all about a side of wealth building we don’t talk about enough:

Protecting what you’ve built.

Melissa shares why organization matters before there’s a crisis, what people often forget to document, and how her Beehive Workbook helps bring financial, legal, medical + family information into one place.

And stay with us to the end for her 3 Ps for staying proactive, purposeful + protective.

▶️ Watch the full interview now.

Then, at 6:30 PM ET, women are invited to join our FREE private Club RVNU Mastermind on Zoom.

Register at ClubRVNU[.]com

Building wealth matters.
So does protecting it.

You can spend years building wealth and still leave a mess behind if no one knows where anything is.Tonight on Club RVNU...
09/16/2026

You can spend years building wealth and still leave a mess behind if no one knows where anything is.

Tonight on Club RVNU, I’m talking with Melissa J. King, founder of BIZZY BEE Virtual Solutions + CareBEE, about the overlooked side of wealth building:

Protecting what you’ve built.

Melissa works with business owners, real estate investors, trustees, guardians and caregivers and she sees firsthand what happens when the important stuff only lives in someone’s head.

A few reasons to stay with us until the end:
🐝 The simple philosophy Melissa uses to protect the documents, digits + details
🐝 The organizational mistake that becomes a BIG problem during a crisis
🐝 Why she created her Beehive Workbook to put critical financial, legal, medical + family information in one place
🐝 And the 3 Ps she believes can help you move through life proactively instead of reactively

This conversation may have you looking at your own files, passwords, paperwork and financial life a little differently. 👀

📺 Watch the full interview TONIGHT at 6 PM ET on RVNU Residential social channels.

Then at 6:30 PM ET, women are invited to join us for our FREE private Club RVNU Mastermind on Zoom.

👉 Comment "Club RVNU" or visit ClubRVNU[.]com to register for the mastermind.

Because building wealth matters.
So does protecting it.

ArtPrize hits differently from the 32nd floor.Penthouse 3200 puts art, culture, the river, the skyline, and the Calder i...
09/15/2026

ArtPrize hits differently from the 32nd floor.

Penthouse 3200 puts art, culture, the river, the skyline, and the Calder itself right outside your glass.

335 Bridge St NW #3200
Grand Rapids, MI 49504

For inquiries + private showings:
Margaux | 616.262.4692

Plant Good Seeds. 🌱

SUNSHINE + OPEN HOUSE + ARTPRIZE = your Saturday plans. ☀️🏙️🎨Here’s the move:Put on your comfortable walking shoes.Come ...
09/12/2026

SUNSHINE + OPEN HOUSE + ARTPRIZE = your Saturday plans. ☀️🏙️🎨

Here’s the move:
Put on your comfortable walking shoes.
Come downtown.
Experience what downtown living could actually feel like.

Because this is where the cool stuff is happening.

FIRST STOP: BOARDWALK PENTHOUSE #552
📍 940 Monroe Ave NW
🕐 Open House | 1–3 PM
Hosted by Margaux

This rare top-floor, double-unit residence offers:
🏙️ 2,044 SF
🤍 3 Bedrooms
🛁 2 Bathrooms
🚗 2-Car Attached Garage
🌳 Arboretum Courtyard views
✨ RVNU Design services included

Then, keep walking.
ArtPrize 16 Preview Week starts TODAY!

From September 12–17, you can get an early look at some of this year’s entries before the full competition gets underway.
And this week’s featured art form is DANCE. 💃

Think performances at Rosa Parks Circle curated by the Grand Rapids Ballet, plus community events throughout the week ranging from line dancing to swing—and even a silent disco.

And look what’s hiding in the corner of the official event guide:
ART CITY, USA.
Yep. That’s us.

And here’s the really fun part: you could actually live here.
You could walk out your front door, head into ArtPrize, grab dinner, catch a performance, explore downtown, and then walk home to the Boardwalk Penthouse.

This is the weekend to come downtown, beat the crowds, explore ArtPrize early, and see what it feels like to have all of this outside your front door.

Come see me at the penthouse from 1–3 PM, then go play downtown.

Art City, USA. And maybe… your city too. 🤍
Plant Good Seeds. 🌱

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