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Michigan home

Buying a home is one of the most exciting yet complex decisions of your life. Whether you’re searching for a cozy condo in a bustling city or a sprawling lakefront estate, Andrew McManamon provides guidance every step of the way.

Expert Guidance 

for Every Buyer

The Michigan real estate market moves quickly, and understanding it is key to a successful home purchase. Andrew provides step-by-step guidance for both first-time and experienced buyers, along with in-depth insights into neighborhoods, schools, and local lifestyle amenities. Through IDX home search tools, interactive area guides, and click maps, he makes it easy to explore the state’s diverse communities. He also connects buyers to down payment assistance programs and other local resources, ensuring every client has the support they need. Every buyer is unique, and Andrew tailors his approach to match your individual goals, timeline, and budget.

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Start to Finish

Buying a home is one of the most exciting yet complex decisions of your life. Whether you’re searching for a cozy condo in a bustling city or a sprawling lakefront estate, Andrew McManamon provides guidance every step of the way. With a focus on education and resources, he ensures you feel informed, confident, and supported throughout the entire process.

Buyer Insights

We possess extensive knowledge of real estate markets, providing you with insights into various neighborhoods and market trends to make an informed decision about your new home.

VIP Home Search

Experience a tailored approach focused on your needs and desires. We prioritize understanding your preferences to guide you toward properties that match your lifestyle and requirements.

Expert Negotiation

Count on our negotiation expertise to secure the best possible deal. Our team is dedicated to advocating for your best interests throughout the buying process, ensuring a smooth transaction.

How Does Buying A Home Work?

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Find A Real Estate Professional

Even if you aren't 100% ready to buy a home, it's important to get in touch with a real estate professional to give you insight on the current housing market as well as give you recommendations on several resources throughout the process. Let's start by having a conversation! Click the button below to get started!

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Get Pre-Approved For A Mortgage

Again, it doesn't matter if you aren't 100% ready to start the process or not, getting in touch with a mortgage professional early is crucial to understand how much home you can afford, what you need to do to make that happen, and what barriers could be keeping you from affording more, or the reason for driving your monthly payment up. Reach out to Andrew and he will give you several recommendations to get the home buying process underway!

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Decide What Your Ideal Home Looks Like
What does your "needs" and "wants" list look like? Be sure to write down the differences, and narrow in on what is a priority to you and what isn't. What price range do you want to stay under? What's your ideal commute to work or extracurricular activities? How long will you be staying in the home? All these questions can drastically affect the type of home you're looking for.

Viewing Homes
After you fill out our Michigan Home Finder form, Andrew will personally review the details you have provided and create a home search with housing inventory that hits your inbox as soon as it hits the market. Once you come across a home you like, send the address to Andrew, he will perform backend due diligence on the home and a showing will be scheduled if all the details are satisfactory.

Making An Offer

After you have spent time viewing homes and found the one you see yourself pulling into the driveway everyday, it's time to make an offer. Andrew will review the offer and all the necessary documents with you, advise you on negotiations, terms, and any conditions to benefit you as a buyer. Here's a complimentary guide to get you acquainted with submitting an offer in a competitive market right HERE.

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Inspections & Due Diligence

Once you get your offer accepted, now is the time for inspections and due diligence, which is an allotted amount of time after the offer has been accepted to investigate and inspect as much as you can about the home from: home inspections, sewer scopes, water tests, radon gas, infestations, septic tests and well tests, along with ordering title work for the property to understand the legal aspect of a home purchase. Once you are satisfied with this step, if applicable, an appraisal will be ordered to value the home to determine how much the mortgage lender will give you to finance the home.

Closing Time

After the home gets appraised and the outcome is negotiated accordingly, the mortgage lender will verify a few more things with you and if all conditions are met, a closing date can be set, and funds will be provided either by cashiers check or by wire from your financial institution to the title company. Once funding is received and the documents are signed, you will receive the keys to your new home!

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Down Payment Assistance

One of the main reasons buyers postpone their homeownership dream is to save for a down payment. 

Did you know there’s down payment assistance available? Click the button below to see if you’re eligible!

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Michigan Home Buyers Guide

If you're looking to buy a home (in Michigan or not), this guide will cover everything you need and more! Whether you're buying your first home or your fifteenth, you can surely take some value away from this digital guide.

What exactly is covered in this guide you may be asking?

  • Real Estate vocabulary & explanations
  • Perspective reasoning
  • Process information and preparation
  • Appraisals, Home inspections, Credit scores,
  • How to's from start to finish
  • Questions you need to ask
  • What to avoid
  • Worksheets & checklists
  • Budgeting, After closing duties
  • + a FREE gift! Home budget template to help you stay financially organized!
  • Other real estate resources
  • and much MORE
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Michigan Home Offer Guide

In a housing market where things can get a little chaotic (like they did throughout the pandemic), It's crucial to understand the in's and out's that come with submitting the best offer possible when there's some competition on the home you love.

What exactly is covered in this guide you may be asking?

  • What & Why - Bidding Wars?
  • "Highest and Best Offer"​
  • BIGGEST Bidding War Mistakes Today
  • 7 Mistakes To Avoid​
  • How To Win Bidding Wars
  • The 6 strategies to make your offer standout​
  • A breakdown of how each strategy works
  • Extensive offer examples and scenarios
  • FREE Gifts & Resources
  • A BASKET of resources to help you succeed as a buyer or seller in Michigan​
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The Michigan real estate market moves quickly, and understanding it is key to a successful home purchase. Living in Michigan provides step-by-step guidance for both first-time and experienced buyers, offering in-depth insights into neighborhoods, schools, and lifestyle amenities across the state. With IDX home search tools, interactive area guides, and click maps, the platform makes it simple to explore Michigan’s diverse communities. The brand also connects buyers to down payment assistance programs and other local resources, ensuring every client has the support they need. Because every buyer is unique, Living in Michigan tailors the experience to match individual goals, timelines, and budgets.

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In the Words of our Clients

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"Andrew is very knowledgeable and helped me navigate this process clearly and efficiently"
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Justin Bright
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"Andrew provided excellent service in the sale of five homes in the Detroit area over the past few years. His expertise was consistently valuable throughout these transactions. We encountered several challenging situations, including managing a squat…
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George Ng
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"Compassionate, Professional, and Exceptionally Skilled — Andrew is the Realtor You Want on Your Side I recently worked with Andrew to sell my 85-year-old parents’ home on Lake Ponemah in Fenton—where they had lived for over 53 years. As a Realtor my…
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"Andrew McManamon has a gift for this. My wife and I were looking for houses in two very different parts of metro Detroit. That made a couple of realtors balk, but not Andrew. He was more than happy to help us cast a wide net. He knows a lot about the…
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