Brighton · Trading Up
Trading up to a Brighton lake home or bigger house
Moving out of a starter home, with the order of your sale and your purchase worked out first.
Trading up in Brighton
Trading up in Brighton can mean a bigger house, or it can mean a home on one of Brighton's popular lakes. Either way, you're selling one home and buying another, and the order matters.
Brighton homes sit on the higher side for the area, so we'll start with the numbers: what your current home is worth, and what the homes you want have actually sold for.
Planning both moves
Your current home's value, from the sales near it, tells your lender what your next home can cost. Then we decide the order. Buying first means one move, if you can carry both homes for a while. Selling first gives you your equity before you buy.
I run a checklist on both sides, so you hear the next step on each home before you need to ask.
Buying a lake home
A lake home is a different purchase from a house on a street. We look at the house, the shoreline, and the setting together, and before the inspection I explain what to focus on: safety, structural issues, and foundation issues.
If you're selling a Brighton home too, read about selling your home in Brighton.
Talk through your move
If you're ready to trade up in Brighton, call me or send a note. You can also read my guide to Brighton or my page on trading up across the area.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I move up to a lake home in Brighton?
Yes. Brighton has a couple of popular lakes to live on.
Should I sell before I buy?
It depends on your finances. We decide the order with your lender first.
What do you look at when buying a lake home?
The house, the shoreline, and the setting together, plus a careful inspection.
Brighton
What trading up looks like in Brighton
North of Ann Arbor up US-23, with a downtown on the Mill Pond, homes on popular lakes, and an easy commute.
- The homes
- Homes on the higher side for the area, including homes within walking reach of downtown and homes on a couple of popular lakes.
- Why people choose it
- A lively downtown, and an easy commute to the University of Michigan up US-23.
- Getting around
- About 15 to 20 minutes north of Ann Arbor up US-23.
- Nearby
- Downtown restaurants and shops, including rooftop bars, and a Costco. The Mill Pond on South Ore Creek sits in the middle of downtown, with seating by the water, a wooden boardwalk, and a three-way footbridge called the Tridge.
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