Orchard Hills · Trading Up
Trading up to a colonial in Orchard Hills
Moving out of a starter home, with the order of your sale and your purchase worked out first.
Trading up in Orchard Hills
Trading up in Orchard Hills often means moving to one of the neighborhood's two-story colonials, which spread more space over two levels. Some owners move up from a ranch in the neighborhood. Others move in from elsewhere in Ann Arbor.
You're selling one home and buying another, so we plan the order before anything goes on the market.
Trading up within Orchard Hills often means moving from a ranch to a two-story colonial, or to a home that backs up to the pond, while keeping Sugarbush Park and the Thurston Nature Center close by. I'll show you recent sales of each so you can see what the move costs.
Planning both moves
We start with your current home's value, from the sales near it, so your lender can show you what your next home can cost. Then we decide whether to buy first or sell first, based on your finances.
I'll show you recent colonial sales in Orchard Hills, so you know what the move costs before you commit.
Selling your current home
If you're selling an Orchard Hills ranch, the marketing shows its one-floor layout and the location near North Campus and US-23. Read about selling in Orchard Hills. I run a checklist on both sides, and you hear the next step before you ask.
Talk through your move
If you're ready to trade up, call me or send a note. You can also read my guide to Orchard Hills, compare trading up in Ann Arbor, or see my page on trading up.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I move from a ranch to a colonial in Orchard Hills?
Yes. The neighborhood has both, and we'll plan the sale and purchase together.
Should I sell first or buy first?
We decide with your lender before your home goes on the market.
Where is Orchard Hills?
On Ann Arbor's northeast side, just north of Plymouth Road.
Orchard Hills
What trading up looks like in Orchard Hills
A 1960s and 1970s north Ann Arbor subdivision of ranch homes and colonials, with a neighborhood pool.
- The homes
- A subdivision on Ann Arbor's northeast side, just north of Plymouth Road, built in the 1960s and 1970s, with ranch homes and two-story colonials. Some homes back up to a pond.
- Why people choose it
- An established 1960s and 1970s neighborhood, often listed with neighboring Maplewood as Orchard Hills–Maplewood, with two large parks close by.
- Schools people ask about
- Thurston Elementary is within walking reach.
- Getting around
- Close to the University of Michigan's North Campus and medical campus, with easy access to US-23.
- Nearby
- Sugarbush Park, 27 acres with tennis courts, a ball field, two playgrounds, a sledding hill, and wooded trails, and the Thurston Nature Center, about 24 wooded acres around a 7-acre pond. A neighborhood pool residents can join in summer, and shops and restaurants along Plymouth Road.
The method
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