Dexter · Trading Up
Trading up to more room in Dexter
Moving out of a starter home, with the order of your sale and your purchase worked out first.
Trading up in Dexter for more room
Trading up in Dexter usually means more space. Beyond downtown, Dexter's neighborhoods are more spread out, so you can often find more room around your home than you would closer to Ann Arbor.
You might be moving from a home near downtown Dexter, or from Ann Arbor, 10 to 20 minutes east. Either way, you're selling one home and buying another, and the order matters.
Working out the order
We start with your current home's value, from the sales near you. With that number, your lender can show you what your next home can cost.
Then we choose the order. Buying first lets you move once, if you can carry both homes for a while. Selling first protects you if you need the money from your sale. We decide with your lender before anything goes on the market, so you aren't stuck between two houses.
Selling your current home
Your current home gets the full plan: professional photos, video, and drone footage, a property website, and a paid social media campaign for its first two weeks. If it's in Ann Arbor, read about selling your home in Ann Arbor. If it's in Dexter, see selling your home in Dexter.
I run a checklist on both sides, and you hear the next step from me on each home before you ask.
Talk through your move up
If you're ready to trade up in Dexter, call me or send a note. You can also compare trading up in Chelsea, where much of the land is rural, or read my page on trading up across the area.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I find more space in Dexter than in Ann Arbor?
Often, yes. Dexter's neighborhoods beyond downtown are more spread out than Ann Arbor's.
Should I sell first or buy first?
It depends on your finances. We decide the order with your lender before your home goes on the market.
How far is Dexter from Ann Arbor?
About 10 to 20 minutes, depending on where in Dexter you live.
Dexter
What trading up looks like in Dexter
A small town just west of Ann Arbor, with older homes near a busy downtown and more spread-out neighborhoods beyond.
- The homes
- Older homes on sidewalk streets near downtown, and more spread-out neighborhoods beyond it.
- Why people choose it
- A small town with a busy downtown, a park and gazebo for community events, a winter skating rink, live music on summer Friday nights, and festivals through the year.
- Getting around
- About 10 to 20 minutes west of Ann Arbor, with the freeway close by. Several access points to the Border-to-Border Trail start downtown.
- Nearby
- Downtown restaurants with outdoor seating in summer, the park and gazebo, the Border-to-Border Trail, and Hudson Mills Metropark on the Huron River.
- The trade-off
- Neighborhoods are more spread out than in Ann Arbor.
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