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Buying Your First Home? Realtors Are Your Professional Guides. Make Sure You Choose a Top Expert.
 

You might be a bit afraid or intimidated by the whole process of buying your first home. As a top Ann Arbor, Dexter and Chelsea real estate expert, it's my job to guide you, from beginning to end. 

I will take the time to go through each and every step of the buying process. There are no dumb questions! 

Together, we will consider: 

- How much can you really afford? 

- How to qualify for a mortgage. 

- How much cash you should put down. 

- How to buy a home with little or nothing down. 

- What it takes to get approved for financing. What banks and other financial institutions are looking for. 

- How much your payments will be. 

- The tax advantages of buying. 

- Is renting or buying better for you? 

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Real Estate Tips

Closing or Settlement >Handle Needed Repairs Early

There is a standard chain of events that occurs when an offer comes in on a home. After a meeting of the minds, the buyer often brings in a home inspector who may find a few items that need to be repaired. The real estate agent gives the homeowner a list of the requested repairs. What comes next?

In most transactions, the seller will take care of the repairs. Many sellers wait until the week before the closing to call someone to do the work, because they want to be sure that they are going to make it to the closing table before they spend money on repair work. If you are responsible for making repairs to a home you are selling, make sure you have the work done well in advance of the closing date by licensed professionals who will stand behind their work. If the work is done at the last minute and is incomplete or unsatisfactory, it could cause complications at the closing. You should provide the buyers with all the receipts and the names of the persons to contact in case there is a problem with the repairs.

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Real Estate Trivia

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What 70-room East Coast mansion was built as a summer home and is known as a "Gilded Age cottage"?

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Cornelius Vanderbilt's "Breakers" Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, named for the waves crashing along the cliff that separates the property from the ocean.
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Elizabeth Brien, REALTOR®, real estate agent and broker for Ann Arbor, Dexter and Chelsea, Michigan home listings, property and land for sale - NUMBER1EXPERT

Elizabeth Brien
The Charles Reinhart Company Realtors

2355 W. Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI. 48103
Elizabeth Cell: 734.645.4444
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Elizabeth Brien is a dedicated champion for the achievement of the dreams and goals of her clients and their families. Elizabeth's keen ability to establish relationships with her clients, her vast marketplace knowledge, and her focus and effort, have resulted in a significant list of satisfied, and often repeat, clients. Elizabeth has over 25 years of experience throughout the entire residential market - new construction and re-sale of homes, condos and income properties. With over $43 million in sales in 2009, and $613 million in career sales, Elizabeth Brien was the top-selling realtor in Washtenaw County in 2009. Please contact Elizabeth for information concerning the Ann Arbor and greater Washtenaw County areas, and for assistance in buying or selling a home in Ann Arbor, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea or any other part of Washtenaw County. She'll be happy to help in any way she can.

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