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Buy a Home in Salt Lake County

How Buying Works

Five Steps to Closing

1

Get Pre-Approved

A lender verifies your finances and writes a pre-approval letter. Sellers usually take pre-approved offers more seriously.

2

Search Homes

I set up a search around your budget and the neighborhoods you want. I cover all of Salt Lake County.

3

Tour & Choose

Tour homes in person. Before you decide, I walk the street and tell you what I see.

4

Make an Offer

I pull the closed sales around the home you want, so you know where your offer stands before you sign it.

5

Close

Sign the paperwork and get the keys. I stay on the file until it closes.

Plan Your Purchase

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These are estimates for planning purposes. For a pre-approval you can write offers with, I can point you to a local lender.

Talk it through first
Neighborhood Guides

Find Your Neighborhood

Every area has its own personality. Here's my take on the parts of the valley I know best.

$500K and up

9th & 9th

A walkable commercial corner ringed by craftsman bungalows. Independent shops and restaurants, and the whale in the roundabout.

Walkable Local scene Character homes

"9th and 9th is the neighborhood people move to when they've looked everywhere else and want something real. It has a culture to it that newer parts of the valley simply can't manufacture."

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$550K and up

The Avenues

Salt Lake City's most historic neighborhood. Victorian architecture, tree lined streets, and five minutes from downtown.

Historic homes Walk to downtown Canyon access

"The Avenues is unlike anywhere else in the valley. The architecture is the draw, and the street grid up there predates cars. Buyers who move here rarely leave."

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$475K and up

Sugar House

Small-grid streets, brick bungalows, and a business district you can finish on foot. Homes here tend to go quickly.

Walkable Character homes Always in demand

"This is where Salt Lake feels most like a real city. Walk to breakfast, know your neighbors. People move here once and don't leave."

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$275K and up

Millcreek

Close to the canyons, with condos and townhomes from the mid $200s and houses from about $490K.

Canyon access Best value nearby Fast appreciation

"I point buyers here when they want to be close to everything without paying Sugar House prices. Canyon access, good restaurants, room to grow."

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$575K and up

Holladay

Established, private, and spacious. Gets attention fast when inventory comes up.

Private Large lots Move-up buyers

"Holladay doesn't shout. Big lots, mature trees, real privacy. When something good comes up here it moves fast so be ready."

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$625K and up

Cottonwood Heights

Mountain access, quiet streets, and views that make every dollar worth it.

Ski access Mountain views Trail network

"If you ski or hike, this is the one. Two canyons, four resorts, straight out the back door."

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$450K and up

Sandy

Strong schools, solid infrastructure, and real value for what you pay.

Top schools Strong infrastructure Family focused

"Sandy is the quiet workhorse of the south valley. Not flashy, but families who move here tend to stay for decades. That tells you something."

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$325K and up

Draper

Panoramic views, newer construction, exceptional trails, close to Silicon Slopes.

Corner Canyon trails Silicon Slopes Panoramic views

"Draper has the views, the trails, newer construction, and ten minutes to Silicon Slopes. It costs more than most of the valley and buyers consistently tell me it was worth it."

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